Mayor Vincent C. Gray Invites You to the FY2014 Budget Town Hall Meeting (see the 5D MPD yahoogroups.com files sections for other citywide locations)  Ward 5 Wednesday April 10, 2013 6:30pm- 8:30pm Luke C. Moore Academy 1001 Monroe Street, NE  For more information or if you require translation or interpretation services contact: 202 442-8150  Mark … More Invitation to the DC FY2014 Budget Town Hall Meeting

Mayor Gray launched the One City Action Plan website, enabling residents and stakeholders to track progress on each of the 66 specific action items and 19 long-term indicators outlined in the plan. “Transparency and public feedback have always been integral parts of the One City Action Plan, and this site further allows the public to … More Mayor Gray Launches One City Action Plan Website; Site Enables Residents & Stakeholders to Track Progress on Plan’s Initiatives

On February 15, 2013, I placed a post here on the BACA blog on the announcement of the development of the SeVerna on K. The 02/15/2012 announcement “celebrated the groundbreaking of The SeVerna on K – a residential housing development that will provide affordable rental housing as part of the Northwest One New Communities Initiative.” … More crane erection permit issued for the SeVerna at 43 K St NW

See this Washington Examiner article on medical marijuana dispensaries prepping to open, including the facility at 1334 North Capitol Street NW. Medical marijuana dispensaries prepare to open in D.C March 20, 2013 | 6:00 pm By April Burbank, Special to the Washington Examiner The District’s first facilities for selling medical marijuana are expected to open … More “medical marijuana dispensaries prepare to open”

From: Geovani A Bonilla [mailto:gbonilla@hospicemanagement.com] Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 10:01 PM To: ‘doxie.mccoy@dc.gov’; ‘marc.bleyer@dc.gov’; ‘kenneth.diggs@dc.gov’ Cc: ‘kmcduffie@dccouncil.us’; ‘kleindc@gmail.com’; ‘Joyce Robinson-Paul’; ‘Teri Janine’; ‘Crain, Deborah (OP)’; ‘Bradley A. Thomas’; ‘TClark@DCCOUNCIL.US’; ‘Marchim.williams@dc.gov’ Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Deputy Mayor for Education and Department of General …  Dear member of the Deputy Mayor of Education, Office of General Services … More City Awards J.F. Cook to Another Charter School

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, February 11, 2013  CONTACT: Doxie McCoy (EOM) 202.727.9691; doxie.mccoy@dc.gov Marc Bleyer (DME) 202.727.9543; marc.bleyer@dc.gov Kenneth Diggs (DGS) 202.671.1326; kenneth.diggs@dc.gov  Deputy Mayor for Education and Department of General Services Award J.F. Cook School Building to Mundo Verde Public Charter School Will Use Truxton Circle-Area School Building (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The … More General Services Award J.F. Cook School Building to Mundo Verde

Council Chairman Phil Mendelson will host two town hall meetings that will focus on the District’s recently announced tax assessments. The workshops are designed to help residents understand the tax assessment process as well as help taxpayers understand and utilize the appeal process. This year taxpayers have until April 1st to file an appeal. Office … More Chairman Mendelson’s Tax Town Hall Meetings

Dear Friends, Students, Colleagues and Alumni, The University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law is holding its Spring 2013 Law Day – Open House Program: 　Saturday, March 23, 2013 10:00 am – 2:30 pm UDC Clarke School of Law 4340 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20008 (2 blocks north of … More UDC Open House for Prospective Law Students: Sat., 3/23

The District joined amicus briefs in two cases urging the Supreme Court to strike down laws that discriminate against same-sex marriage. D.C. joined a brief filed by on behalf of 13 states and the District that asks the Court to recognize that a California law that bans marriages by same-sex couples violates the Equal Protection … More District Joins Supreme Court Amicus Briefs in Favor of Marriage Equality

Contact: Officer Hugh Carew (202-727-4383)  March 16, 2013  Persons of Interest Sought in Robbery Force and Violence: Unit Block of O Street, NE  (Washington, DC)- The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a two person of interest in connection with a Robbery-Force & Violence incident which occurred in the … More Persons of Interest Sought in Robbery Force and Violence: Unit Block of O Street, NE