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Local TV Coverage of the Ivy City Bus Depot Lawsuit
The following is the latest television news coverage from the District’s local networks regarding the Bennett Vaughn vs Union Station Redevelopment Corporation lawsuit. One of the District’s poorest...
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Ivy City Bus Depot Lawsuit: Winding Down & Holding Our Breath
Here are my updates on the case. Ivy City Resident Drica Clyburne with daughter. “LET IVY CITY BREATHE” Update on Court Proceedings as of November 19, 2012 More progress was made Monday in Ivy City’s...
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Testimony in Ivy City vs Mayor Gray Ends
Judge Macaluso says she’ll rule by December 10, 2012. The final day of testimony included testimony from “expert” witness Deputy Mayor Victor Hoskins. On Thursday, November 29th Judge Judith Macaluso...
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IVY CITY WINS!!!
Cross-posted from DC’s Independent Media Center Written by Luke Kuhn On the 10th of December, Judge Judith Macaluso ruled for the plaintiffs in Vaughn Bennett, et al v. Union Station Redevelopment...
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Ivy City Bus Lot Plans Halted By Judge
Attorney Johny Barnes with Ivy City residents outside of Crummell School. Cross-posted from the Washington Post Written by Mike DeBonis The activists fighting to keep a tour bus parking lot out of Ivy...
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For Ivy City, The Plan Isn’t Paranoia
Washington Post Image of Busses Parked Across the Street from Crummell School. Cross-Posted from the Washington Post By Courtland Milloy, Published: December 11 Back in the 1970s, many low-income black...
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IVY CITY WINS INJUCTION, CRUMMELL SCHOOL ONE OF DC’S MOST ENDANGERED LANDMARKS
Alexander Crummell School Residents Seek Council Support to Stop Potential Appeal from Mayor & to Move Forward with Creation of Workforce Development Center On Monday, December 10th Judge Judith...
View ArticleThe Ivy City Ruling: ANC Notice & Defining “Great Weight”
Join Empower DC for an important forum: A New Day for ANCs? The Ivy City Ruling and ANC Notice & “Great Weight” Since the “Kopff Case” Wednesday, December 19th 6:30-8:30 PM West End Library 1101...
View ArticleMayor Requests Stay On Injunction
AFTER THE JUDGE RULED IN FAVOR OF IVY CITY RESIDENTS DEC 10TH, THE MAYOR ADDED MORE LAWYERS (NOW 11) TO SEEK A “STAY” AND PREPARE TO APPEAL. WATCH THIS VIDEO BY A 19-YR OLD IVY CITY RESIDENT ASKING:...
View ArticleJudge Grants Stay, Busses To Park On Crummel Lot Inauguration Day
Yesterday Judge Macaluso granted a “stay” on the injunction against the operation of a diesel-bus parking lot at the Crummell School, allowing the city to park buses from midnight to midnight on...
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Ivy City, tired of being a D.C. “dumping ground”…
…takes on Gray over bus depot Written by Darryl Fears, cross-posted from the Washington Post (Jared Soares/ FOR THE WASHINGTON POST ) – Ivy City resident Andria Swanson near the grounds of the closed...
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Neighborhood Groups Oppose Luxury Hotel In Adams Morgan
The Issue as told by the Washington Post in their article Developer Seeks to Give Adams Morgan a Taste of Luxury with Hotel Project: First Church of Christ at Euclid & Champlain Streets in Adams...
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Summer In The City, Ivy City That Is…
Youth from Ivy City from left to right, Stephanie Chloe, Dedrica (Drica) Clyburne, James Batts, Moniya Walker and Santasia (Tay) Scarborough This summer, Empower DC hired several youth from Ivy City...
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Ivy City to Mayor Gray: ‘Let us breathe’
Cross-posted from The District Chronicles A hearing was scheduled last week, likely to be rescheduled due to Hurricane Sandy, in the case of Vaughn Bennett et al vs. Mayor Vincent Gray and the Union...
View ArticleThe New Development Wars:
As wave of projects begin to sprout, so do disputes Cross-posted from the Washington Post Written by Jonathan O’Connell New apartments and shops are spreading into neighborhoods across the Washington...
View ArticleEmpower DC and BFTAA Confront Mayor Gray at Barry Farm
Empower DC and the Barry Farm Tenant and Allies Association (BFTAA) confronted DC Mayor Vincent Gray during his planned photo opportunity at the “ground breaking” for the new Barry Farm Recreation...
View ArticleD.C. School Closures Likely to Spark Interest From Commercial Real Estate...
Cross-posted from the Washington Post By Jonathan O’Connell For all the difficulty and anguish of closing under-utilized public schools, the process is likely to prompt excitement from at least one...
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Major Campaign Donors Score Hefty City Subsidies
Cross-posted from WAMU by Julie Patel and Patrick Madden Tax-related subsidies increased 24-fold. Data from D.C.’s Office of Revenue Analysis. No. 1 in the series: Deals for Developers, Cash for...
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Million-Dollar Properties, $1 Deals
Cross-posted from WAMU by Patrick Madden No. 2 in the series: Deals for Developers, Cash for Campaigns Few developers were better at winning D.C.’s taxpayer-owned real estate than Blue Skye...
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In Fight For Deals, Developers Make Well-Timed Campaign Contributions
Cross-post from WAMU by Julie Patel and Patrick Maden No. 3 in the series: Deals for Developers, Cash for Campaigns Construction on the Marriott Marquis Convention Center Hotel on June 6, 2012....
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