Welcome to June, Washington. Also welcome to the end, at last, of your short post-holiday work week. We do hope it wasn’t too painful. Even if it was, the good news is that it’s going to be relatively pleasant, if a touch on the hot and humid side, most of the weekend. So spend some time sitting on your front stoop sipping iced tea. Just remember to slather on the sunblock, and of course, invite us over to share.
H2O to Remain Closed: The D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board ruled yesterday that H2O would stay shuttered at least through Wednesday. D.C. officials, including Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier and Assistant Attorney General Vanessa Atterbeary, are pushing to revoke the club’s liquor license permanently after a fatal shooting ocurred just outside the night club earlier this week.
Barry Pushes Affordable Housing: D.C. Council member Marion Barry is introducing five new measures that address the city’s lack of affordable housing, including a controversial rent-control bill that would protect low-income residents from losing their homes. Another would create a rent-to-own plan that would give some public housing residents the option to buy their rental properties.
Briefly Noted: Md. woman videotaped deadly Beltway crash … Georgetown University dean Judy Feder to challenge Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) again … Greater Southeast Community Hospital settles claims about high executive salaries.
This Day in DCist: In 2006 we learned the truth behind the moniker “Zero Hero”, and in 2005 we honored the first of the month by exploring landlord-tenant law.
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