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By Neil O. Albert – Washington Post The region’s late-night economy became officially stymied on Monday when Paul J. Wiedefeld, the general manager of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, […]

The District of Columbia recently announced a $1.7 million grant to open a Downtown Day Services Center (“The Center”) to serve individuals experiencing homelessness.   [Read the full press release here.]  The Center will […]

Journey to DowntownDC for the ultimate holiday shopping experience at this year’s DowntownDC Holiday Market, which opens on Black Friday (Nov. 23) and runs through Sunday, Dec. 23. Featuring over 150 vendors with unique, handmade items […]

Luxury fashion is making its way to the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) (1250 New York Ave) through Rodarte, an exhibition opening Nov. 10 which will feature the fashion house […]

The National Park Service (NPS), the DC Department of General Services (DGS), the DC Office of Planning, the DC Department of Parks and Recreation and the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) are […]

Healthy greenery and colorful flowers are coming to the medians along K Street NW as part of the latest landscaping and beautification efforts by the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) and District Cleaning […]

As part of the DowntownDC Business Improvement District’s (BID) workforce development initiative, Safety/Hospitality and Maintenance ambassadors (SAMs) beginning in September now have the opportunity to take a computer training course.  A computer skills class was the number one request from SAMs, […]

Learn about the life of a law enforcement officer at the District’s newest museum, the National Law Enforcement Museum (444 E Street NW). The museum will host a free Community Day for its Oct. 13 grand opening […]

The next chapter in the New York Avenue Sculpture Project recently arrived in DowntownDC with the installation “Signals of a Long Road Together” by Mexico-City based sculptor Betsabeé Romero.  The art installation opened Sept. 28 in the medians of New York […]