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Oct 03, 2022

D.C. Sets Ambitious Goal Of 20,000 New Black Homeowners By 2030

D.C. is in part hoping to stem the exodus of 5,000 Black homeowners between 2010 and 2020.

Dec 14, 2021

Todd Boehly, Jennifer Tepper Mackesy Enter ‘Exclusive’ Talks to Buy Washington Spirit

It remains to be seen who will have the controlling stake in the women’s soccer team after a tumultuous season.

Jun 15, 2010

All Your Emails Are Belong To Him

Last week, we told you that Ted Leonsis had established a new email address which he planned to use as a way of connecting on a one-to-one level with Wizards fans while his ownership of the team got off the ground. And boy, are people ever emailing. Leonsis confessed that he had received “more than 2000 emails” at the new address, even being so kind as to make a list of the most commonly requested…

Jun 10, 2010

Leonsis Talks Wizards, Caps, and … Ketchup

The newly-crowned King of the Verizon Center and the man who has come to save the Washington Wizards, Ted Leonsis, held an incredibly well-attended press conference at his new Chinatown digs this afternoon. Not surprisingly, a quick glance at Twitter reveals that the Leonsis era is going to be an interesting one for the Wiz, just as transparent and fan-friendly as his ownership of the Caps has been. And why not? Such an approach…

May 22, 2010

Owning Up To Mistakes

Ted LeonsisThere’s a pretty clear divide in this town regarding public opinion of the individuals that own a controlling stake in D.C.’s sports franchises — there are those who are doing it right, and those who just aren’t. One might argue that last week’s events might have just been karma doling out rewards and punishments along said line. Ted Leonsis, now the owner of the Capitals, Wizards and Mystics, witnessed his previously unlucky NBA team…

 
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