AG Brian Schwalb Claims the Well-Connected Menkiti Group Participated in Title Insurance Kickback Scheme
Cops on Trial: D.C. Police Disciplinary Hearing for October
D.C. Rapper Sentenced to More Than 13 Years For His Role in International Drug Conspiracy
Court Services Employee Leaked Personal Information About a Man To Her Gang-Affiliated Boyfriend
Phil Mendelson Is Holding a Lobbyist-Heavy Fundraiser at the Watergate to Replenish His Constituent Service Fund
D.C. Rejected Some of Ted Leonsis’ Requests for a Capital One Arena Deal. But the Billionaire Is Still Getting Plenty of City Money.
Loose Lips can remember rolling his eyes so hard he nearly popped a blood vessel when the preliminary terms of the District’s deal to keep the Capitals and Wizards in the city became public in early April. Monumental Sports owner Ted Leonsis asked to not pay taxes that benefit other pro sports teams in D.C.,…
A New West End Homeless Shelter Remains in Limbo, As Legal Challenges and Construction Errors Pile Up
The Aston homeless shelter is hardly the most tortured construction project in D.C. history. But as delays continue to pile up, it’s making a solid case for the most tormented one in the recent past. The 100-bed shelter has faced a double whammy in the past two weeks, even as it appeared to be on…
AG Brian Schwalb Is Suing Fort Myer, One of D.C.’s Biggest Contractors, for Water Pollution
This is a bit awkward: The D.C. government is suing one of its biggest, most influential contractors. Loose Lips hears that Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit against Fort Myer Construction last week, alleging that the company has been illegally dumping wastewater, petroleum, and other pollutants into the city’s stormwater system for years. The…
Two Years In, D.C.’s Tax Revision Commission Is Still Spinning Its Wheels. Will It Ever Have Answers?
A year and a half ago, Loose Lips warned that the city’s Tax Revision Commission looked set up to fail. About a year later, he wrote that the influential advisory group appeared to be melting down. Fast-forward another six months, and he’s about ready to stick a fork in the TRC. Incredibly, this commission of…
Grounded Wellness Studio Aims to Create a Third Space in Anacostia
Danuelle Doswell and Mignon Hemsley are laying down roots east of the river. They’re the co-founders of Grounded Wellness Studio—part plant shop, part cafe, part therapeutic facility—opening in Anacostia on Saturday, Oct.12. Their mission is simple: cultivate a harmonious sanctuary where nature, wellness, and community converge. “We’re just two Black women who want to be…
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