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Credo: Marion Barry
Liz Essley
Published: Sat, May 11, 2013
"Mayor for Life" Marion Barry started his public career as a civil rights activist in the 1960s and later became mayor of the nation's capital. The 77-year-old is perhaps most famous for his 1990 arrest on drug charges, but that didn't stop his political comeback: He was elected mayor again in...
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D.C. summer school expanded in passage of $241m supplemental budget
Alan Blinder
Published: Tue, May 7, 2013
The D.C. Council backed a $241 million supplemental budget on Tuesday, opening up thousands of additional seats in summer school and funneling millions of dollars into housing initiatives. Lawmakers gave swift approval to the proposal from Mayor Vincent Gray, who submitted the supplemental...
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Harry Jaffe: D.C. still split by race 40 years after home rule debate
Harry Jaffe
Updated: Tue, Apr 16, 2013
Walking some neighborhoods of Washington, D.C., you might get the wrong idea about integration and race. Sample the bars and restaurants around Logan Circle and up the 14th Street strip. You will see a colorful mix of black and white faces, Latinos and Asians. On a tour of Bloomingdale and...
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With Michael Brown out, D.C. Council at-large race is wide open
Eric P. Newcomer
Published: Wed, Apr 3, 2013
Reading the tea leaves in the D.C. Council at-large race was already a Herculean task, but after a few recent announcements -- including the decision by former Councilman Michael Brown to drop out of the race -- predicting the outcome to the April 23 special election looks harder than ever....
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D.C. Councilman Marion Barry released from hospital after blood sugar scare
Alan Blinder
Updated: Wed, Apr 3, 2013
D.C. Councilman Marion Barry left a Washington hospital Wednesday after a one-night stay, an episode that was a high-profile reminder of the aging lawmaker's questionable health and widespread influence. "He's at home and resting," said Barry spokeswoman LaToya Foster, who added that Barry is...
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D.C. Councilman Marion Barry hospitalized for low blood sugar
Alan Blinder
Published: Tue, Apr 2, 2013
D.C. Councilman Marion Barry was admitted to the hospital Tuesday after suffering from a bout of low blood sugar. The veteran lawmaker -- and the city's longest-serving mayor -- said in a statement posted to his Twitter account that paramedics had taken him to a local hospital. He was expected...
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Former D.C. mayor endorses Bonds in contested council race
Eric P. Newcomer
Published: Wed, Mar 20, 2013
Former D.C. Mayor Sharon Pratt endorsed Councilwoman Anita Bonds for the April 23 special election. Pratt served as the District's mayor for a tumultuous single term, from 1991 to 1995, and oversaw a ballooning budget deficit. The Bonds campaign released a statement Wednesday afternoon...
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Council hears testimony from formerly homeless youths
Eric P. Newcomer
Published: Wed, Mar 13, 2013
Witnesses testified to the plight of the homeless in the District and a range of other issues during the Human Services oversight hearing run by Ward 1 Councilman Jim Graham. As the oversight hearing stretched into late afternoon, Graham decided the hearing's only executive branch witness,...
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Marion Barry wants city to pay tuition at UDC's community college
Alan Blinder
Updated: Fri, Mar 8, 2013
D.C. Councilman Marion Barry wants the District to pay the tuition tab for residents of the city who are students at the University of the District of Columbia Community College. "Finances are the biggest impediment to going to college and staying in college, so I want to remove any...
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D.C. could get pro sports teams license plates
Alan Blinder
Updated: Tue, Mar 5, 2013
A D.C. councilman wants city residents to have access to license plates featuring the logos of the District's professional sports teams. Ward 2 Councilman Jack Evans introduced similar legislation several years ago, but it faltered. On Tuesday, he said he'd try again. "This is a great way...
