Doug Jemal Sued!
I mean it wouldn't be the first time, right? Doug Jemal, head of Douglas Development, is one of D.C.'s top developers and property owners. His curling snakey symbol is all over the city, and I...
View ArticleStrip Mall for Jesus
Things are different in Prince George's County, which became plainly evident to me last night as I crossed onto Oxon Run Drive last night and was greeted with Faith Plaza: A suburban strip mall? No, a...
View ArticleMaryland and Virginia Congressmen Play Tug of War Over FBI HQ
If not here, where? The debate over whether the FBI should move to a new location in the District upon departure from its obsolete headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue NW is murky. But bring suburban...
View ArticleMapping Metro by Race and Income
Back in April, data whiz Chris Dickersin-Prokopp created a map for Washington City Paper showing the median income for each Metro stop in the system. Now, Metro's planning blog, PlanItMetro,...
View ArticleCity Faces a Growing Crisis in Housing Homeless Families
The city puts up some homeless residents at the Days Inn on New York Avenue NE. Before finding herself homeless and bouncing around shelters with her four children, one witness at this morning's D.C....
View ArticleTop Development Official Departs for Prince George’s County
Mayor Vince Gray's top official for economic development is leaving the D.C. government to take a job in Prince George's Country, according to an announcement by Gray. Victor Hoskins, the deputy mayor...
View ArticleReport: District Homeowners Pay Lowest Property Taxes in Immediate Area
Before you move out to the suburbs for the schools or silence (or both), here’s a pertinent fact: D.C. homeowners pay the lowest property taxes in the region, according to a report released today by...
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