by jtadmin | Jan 25, 2021 | Life in the DMV
Washington City Paper, D.C.’s weekly newspaper of 39 years, is the recipient of two grants from the Facebook Journalism Project that will support its work on D.C.’s maternal health crisis as well as the further development of City Paper’s recently launched reader...
by jtadmin | Jan 22, 2021 | Life in the DMV
The year that devastated the hospitality industry is coming to an end, but 2020 will have lasting effects. Many restaurants and bars will never reopen, with fond memories and scorched livelihoods left behind. Now-empty storefronts will soon be ready for the next...
by jtadmin | Jan 20, 2021 | Life in the DMV
The percentage of cash home sales in DC in 2020 dropped compared to previous years, likely the result of borrowers taking advantage of record low interest rates. 8,744 homes sold in the District through the first 11 months of 2020 — and 15 percent of those homes went...
by jtadmin | Jan 18, 2021 | Life in the DMV, Uncategorized
Amazon has put nearly $400 million in below-market loans and grants toward the Washington Housing Conservancy’s purchase of the Crystal House apartments in Arlington. The 828-unit apartment complex was sold to the Washington Housing Conservancy, an affordable housing...
by jtadmin | Jan 15, 2021 | Life in the DMV
Movie stars Gal Gadot and Kristen Wiig are pretty good in Wonder Woman 1984, but the unofficial film critics at DCist agree that the film’s other star, Landmark Mall, stole the show. The defunct mall in Alexandria’s West End got an ’80s-themed makeover for its role as...
by jtadmin | Jan 13, 2021 | Life in the DMV
A proposed measure in Montgomery County would enable taller buildings in commercial districts. However, it doesn’t look likely to pass in its current form. Introduced in November, Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 20-05 would permit the county’s Planning Board...
