Selling Vacant, Blighted Properties. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty announced on January 29 that the District will sell at auction 31 vacant single-family homes and apartment buildings located across the city.Read more >>
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Environmental Excellence Awards. District businesses are encouraged to apply for the first annual Mayor’s Environmental Excellence Awards. The deadline to apply is Friday, January 30.Read more >>
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Programs for At-Risk Youth. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty announced that the DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation (CYITC) will award grants to three organizations, the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC), ROPE, Inc. and Peaceoholics, Inc. to provide outreach services to youth in the District through the At-Risk Youth Assistance Program. Read more >>
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56th Inaugural Parade. Mayor Fenty marched in the 56th Inaugural Parade on January 20. The event included a procession of ceremonial military regiments, citizens' groups and District performers from Dunbar Senior High School, Howard University and the Consolidated Chinese Benevolent Association and Wong People Kung Fu Association.
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Saturday Scholars. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Michelle Rhee announced the relaunch of Saturday Scholars, an academic intervention initiative designed to improve student achievement and to support continued gains on statewide assessment tests. Read more >>
Expanded Car Lot Regulations District officials announced new emergency regulations to address public safety hazards posed by the District's used car lots, including criminal activity and environmental hazards. Read More
Milestone Against District Slumlords Mayor Adrian M. Fenty joined Attorney General Peter J. Nickles and Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) Director Linda K. Argo in announcing significant progress in legal action to improve the conditions of the District’s most deplorable rental facilities.Read More
