(WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Vincent C. Gray today launched a partnership with BrightFarms to build a 100,000 square-foot, state-of-the art greenhouse farm in Ward 8 designed to grow up to one million pounds of local produce per year. The greenhouse farm project – which also has the potential to create jobs for District residents – [...]
(Washington, DC)- The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating two persons of interest in connection with a kidnapping, sexual assault and robbery which occurred in the 1500 block of Meridian Place, NW. One of the suspects is shown in photos below that were taken from surveillance video. On Monday, [...]
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Legislation Would Rectify Potential Problems as District Moves to Elected Attorney General (WASHINGTON, DC) – Former Mayor Anthony A. Williams and other leaders who have significant experience with the District government have advised the DC Council in writing of their strong support for a proposal by Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Attorney General Irvin B. [...]
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Vincent C. Gray and the DC Office of Planning’s (OP) Historic Preservation Office presented the winners of the 10th Annual Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation at the National Academy of Sciences. OP partnered with the DC Preservation League on this event. “We are honoring the return to glory of [...]
(Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a fatal shooting which occurred in the 4100 block of 20th Street, Northeast. On Sunday, May 5, 2013, at approximately 6:41 pm, units from the Fifth District responded to the 4100 block of 20th Street, NE for the report of an unconscious person inside [...]
(Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Unit are investigating a traffic fatality which occurred in the 900 Block of Valley Avenue, SE. On Sunday, May 5, 2013, at approximately 5:44 pm, a 2005 Yamaha 700R four wheel off road all-terrain vehicle was traveling in a grassy area near Oxon Run Park and the 900 block [...]
(Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Unit are investigating a traffic fatality which occurred in the 1100 block of Kenilworth Avenue, NE. On Thursday, May 2, 2013 at approximately 11:45 pm a 2006 Honda Accord was travelling northbound on Interstate 295. The driver was operating the vehicle at a high rate of [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – Capital Bikeshare launched a new membership option today in celebration of its 4 millionth trip taken, giving occasional riders the ability to purchase a key for quicker, on-the-go access to bikes at stations throughout the District, Arlington and Alexandria. The Daily Key membership option will cost just $10 and will provide [...]
(Washington, DC)- The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating two persons of interest in connection with an Armed Robbery which occurred in the 500 block of Howard Place, NW. On Friday, April 26, 2013 at approximately 1:45 am, two subjects were captured by surveillance cameras as they ran across [...]
