Congress Heights business owners worry about the future if the Mystics move downtown. Nearly 1,500 housing units planned for former DC General site. Fired Montgomery County Planning Director reaches settlement with new planning board.
DC Council holds 8-hour public hearing on reparations. Sycamore and Oak Black-owned ‘retail village’ and business incubator opens in Congress Heights. Community groups continue to protest Capital Beltway lane expansion in Maryland.
Metro shootings seen as part of national gun violence epidemic. DC Council is closer to decriminalizing street vendors and reducing their barriers to operation. MoCo passes bill to make it easier to build affordable housing on county-owned land.