Partnerships in Education. Mayor Fenty and Chancellor Rhee testify at a hearing for the US House Education and Labor Committee on their challenges and successes in working to improve DC public schools. The Committee heard from Mayor Michael Bloomberg and school chiefs from other major US cities, including New York, Chicago and Atlanta. Read more >>
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New Space for Columbia Heights. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and city officials unveiled a plan to begin preliminary work on the Columbia Heights Public Realm plan. The project, developed by DDOT, represents a culmination of several years of community meetings that centered on a framework of landscape and transportation improvements in public areas surrounding recent neighborhood development. Read more >>
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Restoring Eastern Market. Mayor Fenty tours the Eastern Market South Hall, under renovation after last summer’s fire. The roof, windows and original skylight have been replaced as the first part of the exterior renovations that will bring back the 135-year-old market by next summer.Read more >>
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DC Homeownership. The DC Bond Program offers low-interest mortgage loans for homebuyers in Washington. All loans are 30-year fixed rate mortgage loans and may be combined with the Department of Housing and Community Development’s Home Purchase Assistance Program (HPAP) and other down payment assistance programs.Read more >>
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New Gun Rules. Mayor Fenty and members of the Council announced legislation and regulations on the registration and storage of handguns. The new rules are necessary because of the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, which struck down the District’s handgun ban after 32 years.Read more >>
DCPS Scores Soar Mayor Fenty and District education leaders announced significant gains for DCPS elementary and secondary students in reading and math as compared to prior years.Read More
Not in OUR DC DPW kicked off its litter- and graffiti-prevention campaign with the Youth Empowerment Summit.
