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Your guide to the DMV athletes heading to the Olympics
PARIS, France — As the summer sun warms the streets of the DMV, a different kind of heat builds among its athletes destined for Paris: the feverish excitement of Olympic dreams coming true. Several local athletes will be going for gold this summer in Paris. Among them is Quincy...
Don’t Miss Out: Area Weekend Events
Like this article? Support us by subscribing here. Your donation will help us continue to provide quality-of-life news and make local impact possible. This weekend, don’t miss out on farmers markets, a play, outdoor music, a night market, a Christmas in July vendor event, and the Tea in Neverland event.
Notes: Southern Towers air conditioning fails during intense heat wave
⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect scattered showers and thunderstorms from noon to 2pm, followed by showers and potential thunderstorms, with a high near 97 and heat index reaching 106. Southwest winds will be 5 to 8 mph, and there’s an 80% chance of precipitation with new rainfall amounts between a quarter and a half-inch. Wednesday night will have showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, likely showers and possible thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, and scattered showers after 2am. Expect a low of around 75, southwest wind 5 to 7 mph, 80% chance of precipitation, and new rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch.
Alexandria Optometrist Offers Summer Eye Advice
Your eyes need protection from sun and swimming just like your skin does. An eye doctor sheds light on what helps. When you head out to enjoy the sun this summer, you’re protecting your skin with sunscreen. (You are, aren’t you?) But are you protecting your eyes?. Dr....
An ANC 3F election update: Who’s in, who’s not, and the deadline to join the race
It’s not too late to run for the advisory neighborhood commission serving Van Ness, Forest Hills, and parts of North Cleveland Park and Chevy Chase. So far, ANC 3F incumbents Teri Huet (ANC 3F02), Mitch Baer (3F03), and Courtney Carlson (chair, 3F06) have told Forest Hills Connection they are running for another two-year term. Marilyn Slatnick (3F01) says she will not run. Adrian Iglesias (3F05) has not yet decided. Claudette David (ANC 3F04) has not responded.
News Bytes: Mansion Tax, GU President Suffers Stroke
The District Council passed the city’s $21-billion budget for fiscal 2025 on June 12. The new budget contains a property tax hike, introduced by Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, on homes valued at more than $2.5 million. . The D.C. Policy Center wrote: “The so-called ‘mansion tax’ would separate class 1...
EPA funding fuels NRMCA promotion of low carbon concrete
Sources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va.; CP staff. The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has secured a $9.63 million Environmental Protection Agency Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Construction Materials and Products Program grant, enabling the group and its Build With Strength team to further educate the architectural and engineering communities on designing and specifying low carbon concrete. EPA initiated the program through the Inflation Reduction Act in a nod to the federal government’s goal of reaching net zero emissions in procurement by the year 2050. Funding will empower U.S. companies to be competitive in landing federal or other institutional building contracts.
‘My Own Pizza’ coming to former Flippin Pizza space on Connecticut Ave!
Good news pizza fans – the folks from My Own Pizza (menu here), same owners as Z Burger and Maman Joon, are bringing pizza back to the former Flippin Pizza space which closed back in April 2023. Some renderings:. STAY TUNED for an opening date.
Hayward man sentenced for Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol
Jonathan Bonney, 40, of Hayward was sentenced Friday, July 12 by Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, after a rally for former President Donald Trump. For four misdemeanor offenses, Bonney was sentenced to 12 […] The post Hayward man sentenced for Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Philadelphia, New York City slammed by severe storms Wednesday
Wednesday was another stormy day for tens of millions of people living along the Interstate 95 corridor from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast. Cities like Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City were at risk of damaging thunderstorms capable of producing hurricane-force wind gusts and deadly lightning.
Q & A: Staying Safe in Extreme Heat
If you’ve been hoping for picnics, hikes and park playdates this summer, you may be thinking twice. Washington, D.C., is experiencing record high temperatures, with the heat index reaching as high as 110 degrees and the area currently under an excessive heat warning during peak sunlight hours. GW Today...
What went right and what went wrong in the first half
The All-Star break offers a time for reflection, a chance to hit the pause button and consider everything that’s happened over the last 3 1/2 months. It’s a lot easier to think about the big picture when you don’t have a game to worry about from the night before or another coming the following day.
MKSK Announces New Leadership Team in Washington DC Office
MKSK is pleased to announce that Principals Tim Bragan and Joe Chambers are the new leaders of our DC studio. Tim and Joe have worked together for over a decade, designing and managing various projects in the DC region and beyond. Also new to the leadership team are Senior Associate Xibei Song and Associate Gaelle Gourmelon, who bring an expanded mix of project expertise and leadership skills.
Daigle Joins SEMA Government Affairs as Director, Communications
Matt Daigle has joined the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) as director, communications for public and government affairs, based in Washington, D.C. Daigle is a communicator with more than 20 years of experience and leadership in advocacy and member communications. He has served on Capitol Hill, in a consulting company, and in-house at multiple professional associations.
DC region under heat advisory Wednesday; showers and thunderstorms likely
WASHINGTON - The scorching hot and humid conditions continue on Wednesday across the Washington, D.C. region with temperatures in the upper-90s and heat index readings that could exceed 105 degrees. A heat advisory remains in effect from 11 a.m. this morning to 8 p.m. for the nation’s capital, portions of...
Help these DC Little Leaguers continue their historic seasons
WASHINGTON — It's been a historic year for Capitol Hill Little League. All three teams (12U, 11U and 10U) won their respective divisions and are DC champs. Now, Capitol Hill Little League is trying to represent the District at the Little League World Series. The younger teams are heading to Massachusetts and Rhode Island to play in regional tournaments, while the 12U team goes to Bristol, Connecticut.
Arena Stage Adds THE BEDWETTER to 2024-25 Season
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has added The Bedwetter to its 2024/25 Season. Handpicked as part of Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif's inaugural season, The Bedwetter, the new musical based on comedian Sarah Silverman’s heartfelt memoir, will make its D.C. premiere next year. Performances will run January 31 – March 16, 2025, in Arena Stage’s Kreeger Theater. Press Night will be held on Thursday, February 13.
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