District of DeBonis - More than a city. Not quite a state. Enough for a blog.

Posted at 10:47 AM ET, 08/30/2012

DeMorning Links: Winds of change in Brookland

By Mike DeBonis

Colonel Brooks’ Tavern will close to make way for a $50 million mixed-use development.

By Mike DeBonis | 10:47 AM ET, 08/30/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:43 PM ET, 08/29/2012

Schumer: Yes, tap water will be served at the inauguration

By Mike DeBonis

Sen. Chuck Schumer assures D.C. tap water mavens they’ll get their fill.

By Mike DeBonis | 01:43 PM ET, 08/29/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:40 AM ET, 08/29/2012

DeMorning Links: Reform we can believe in?

By Mike DeBonis

Embattled mayor makes good on his pledge to tackle campaign finance reform.

By Mike DeBonis | 10:40 AM ET, 08/29/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:36 PM ET, 08/28/2012

Republican platform supports affirmative action for Republicans

By Mike DeBonis

GOP wants “congressional action to ... assur[e] minority representation on the City Council.”

By Mike DeBonis | 08:36 PM ET, 08/28/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:09 PM ET, 08/28/2012

Marion Barry’s taxpayer-funded documentary is OK, as long as it’s a documentary

By Mike DeBonis

What’s stopping the mayor-for-life from doing this?

By Mike DeBonis | 07:09 PM ET, 08/28/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:25 PM ET, 08/28/2012

Elections board defends decision to toss initiative from ballot

By Mike DeBonis

Lawyers reject suggestion that officials badly miscounted the number of signatures on ballot petitions.

By Mike DeBonis | 04:25 PM ET, 08/28/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:54 AM ET, 08/28/2012

DeMorning Links: The ‘drum major’ persists

By Mike DeBonis

Botched quote will remain on MLK Memorial’s side for at least a few more months.

By Mike DeBonis | 09:54 AM ET, 08/28/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:15 PM ET, 08/27/2012

Judge refuses to halt rollout of new D.C. taxi meters

By Mike DeBonis

Losing bidder had asked court to stop installation of new credit-card accepting “smart meters.”

By Mike DeBonis | 05:15 PM ET, 08/27/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:18 PM ET, 08/27/2012

Mendelson to DMV: Common sense on license revocations, please

By Mike DeBonis

Council chairman wants attorney general to intervene in bureaucratic madness.

By Mike DeBonis | 02:18 PM ET, 08/27/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:32 AM ET, 08/27/2012

The first day of school is awesome!

By Mike DeBonis

The students of Fairlawn’s Benjamin Orr Elementary tell us just how awesome their school is.

By Mike DeBonis | 11:32 AM ET, 08/27/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:11 AM ET, 08/27/2012

DeMorning Links: Brown tide rising

By Mike DeBonis

Nothing ruins your day quite like a surge of stormwater and sewage running into your basement.

By Mike DeBonis | 10:11 AM ET, 08/27/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:21 PM ET, 08/24/2012

Uniontown closes; owner admits to drug trafficking

By Mike DeBonis

The Anacostia restaurant seen as a spark igniting a rebirth of Historic Anacostia was evicted Friday.

By Mike DeBonis | 07:21 PM ET, 08/24/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:36 AM ET, 08/24/2012

DeMorning Links: Who should pony up to get Nats fans home?

By Mike DeBonis

City officials say they won’t pay to send Nationals fans home on Metro when games occasionally run late.

By Mike DeBonis | 10:36 AM ET, 08/24/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:13 PM ET, 08/23/2012

Marion Barry officially embraces ‘mayor-for-life’ title

By Mike DeBonis

News release marks first time he’s officially used what’s long been his unofficial sobriquet.

By Mike DeBonis | 04:13 PM ET, 08/23/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:17 PM ET, 08/23/2012

D.C. Water to Congress: Tap water at the inauguration, please

By Mike DeBonis

City utility urges Sen. Schumer to reconsider importing his home-state H2O.

By Mike DeBonis | 01:17 PM ET, 08/23/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:43 AM ET, 08/23/2012

DeMorning Links: The earth shook

By Mike DeBonis

A year after earthquake, incomplete progress on Washington National Cathedral repairs.

By Mike DeBonis | 09:43 AM ET, 08/23/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:40 PM ET, 08/22/2012

Phil Mendelson woos the bond raters

By Mike DeBonis

The new council chairman took an unusual solo trip to Wall Street.

By Mike DeBonis | 05:40 PM ET, 08/22/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:01 PM ET, 08/22/2012

Could ‘smart meters’ kill the blank taxi receipt?

By Mike DeBonis

Cabs in one major D.C. fleet now have the city-mandated, credit-card-ready systems installed.

By Mike DeBonis | 03:01 PM ET, 08/22/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:47 PM ET, 08/22/2012

Behold Chuck Brown Park

By Mike DeBonis

Mayor Vincent Gray released renderings of what will become a park honoring the Godfather of Go-Go.

By Mike DeBonis | 01:47 PM ET, 08/22/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:53 AM ET, 08/22/2012

DeMorning Links: A ‘different model’ of education

By Mike DeBonis

Charter schools enrollments are growing, but charterin’ ain’t easy.

By Mike DeBonis | 08:53 AM ET, 08/22/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:06 PM ET, 08/21/2012

Clouds still hang over D.C. taxi ‘smart meters’

By Mike DeBonis

Delay created by council maneuver offers time for contract appeals to proceed.

By Mike DeBonis | 06:06 PM ET, 08/21/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:18 PM ET, 08/21/2012

Vincent Gray supports the Strasburg shutdown; Jack Evans does not

By Mike DeBonis

The mayor weighed in on the great civic debate of our day after a Tuesday news conference.

By Mike DeBonis | 02:18 PM ET, 08/21/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:48 AM ET, 08/21/2012

DeMorning Links: Mystery attack

By Mike DeBonis

Why Thomas Maslin was so violently beaten near Eastern Market remains a whodunit.

By Mike DeBonis | 08:48 AM ET, 08/21/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:30 PM ET, 08/20/2012

Marion Barry: ‘I didn’t run to be pope’

By Mike DeBonis

Marion Barry appeared on CNN to share thoughts on enduring and rebounding from political scandal.

By Mike DeBonis | 06:30 PM ET, 08/20/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:04 PM ET, 08/20/2012

Michael Brown should be booted from ballot, rival argues

By Mike DeBonis

David Grosso says there are serious problems with Brown’s nominating petitions.

By Mike DeBonis | 06:04 PM ET, 08/20/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:52 PM ET, 08/20/2012

Where is Klingle Road?

By Mike DeBonis

A guide to locating the most contentious stretch of road in the District of Columbia.

By Mike DeBonis | 01:52 PM ET, 08/20/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:20 AM ET, 08/20/2012

DeMorning Links: The mayor of first base

By Mike DeBonis

How does Mayor Vincent C. Gray blow off steam? On the softball field.

By Mike DeBonis | 10:20 AM ET, 08/20/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:21 AM ET, 08/17/2012

DeMorning Links: One 9mm and 15 sandwiches

By Mike DeBonis

The feds say Floyd Lee Corkins II walked into the lobby of the Family Research Center with Chick-fil-A sandwiches and a handgun.

By Mike DeBonis | 10:21 AM ET, 08/17/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:00 PM ET, 08/16/2012

D.C. after-school programs get caught up in immigration politics

By Mike DeBonis

The District is asking applicants for citizenship information for the first time this year.

By Mike DeBonis | 08:00 PM ET, 08/16/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:44 PM ET, 08/16/2012

Uber is legal in Massachusetts

By Mike DeBonis

Bay State changes course, says car service is “currently not out of compliance ... and free to continue operating”

By Mike DeBonis | 05:44 PM ET, 08/16/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:03 PM ET, 08/16/2012

D.C. task force will explore burying power lines

By Mike DeBonis

Mayor Gray says Pepco and D.C. should consider widespread burial as a “game-changer.”

By Mike DeBonis | 04:03 PM ET, 08/16/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:16 AM ET, 08/16/2012

DeMorning Links: Shots fired at Family Research Council

By Mike DeBonis

D.C. experiences a bizarre act of what appears to be politically motivated violence.

By Mike DeBonis | 10:16 AM ET, 08/16/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:40 PM ET, 08/10/2012

Uber runs afoul of Massachusetts regulators

By Mike DeBonis

D.C. isn’t the only jurisdiction hassling the upscale car service.

By Mike DeBonis | 02:40 PM ET, 08/10/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:19 PM ET, 08/10/2012

DeVacay Links: Camera cop nabbed

By Mike DeBonis

Officer David J. Cephas ”failed to conduct hourly tests to calibrate the digital units, then falsified logbooks to cover his tracks.”

By Mike DeBonis | 12:19 PM ET, 08/10/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:04 AM ET, 08/09/2012

DeMorning Links: Isolated investigation

By Mike DeBonis

Seventeen-month probe into DCPS cheating allegations results in 14-page report that looks in-depth at only one school.

By Mike DeBonis | 09:04 AM ET, 08/09/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:20 PM ET, 08/08/2012

D.C. corporate donation ban won’t appear on Nov. 6 ballot, board rules

By Mike DeBonis

D.C. Board of Elections ruled Wednesday that activists did not collect enough valid signatures.

By Mike DeBonis | 01:20 PM ET, 08/08/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:09 AM ET, 08/08/2012

DeMorning Links: Deassessed in D.C.

By Mike DeBonis

Why has $2.6 billion quietly been removed from the property rolls, costing the city nearly $50 million in taxes?

By Mike DeBonis | 10:09 AM ET, 08/08/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:12 PM ET, 08/07/2012

Coming soon: App to find downtown parking space?

By Mike DeBonis

Federal grant will allow city to roll out new parking management system in Chinatown and Penn Quarter.

By Mike DeBonis | 07:12 PM ET, 08/07/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:36 AM ET, 08/07/2012

DeMorning Links: Not actually innocent

By Mike DeBonis

The six men convicted of Catherine Fuller’s brutal 1984 murder will remain convicted and behind bars.

By Mike DeBonis | 09:36 AM ET, 08/07/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:58 PM ET, 08/06/2012

D.C. taxi czar Ron Linton talks about cab upgrades, Uber tussle and his future

By Mike DeBonis

Ron Linton

By Mike DeBonis | 06:58 PM ET, 08/06/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:04 AM ET, 08/06/2012

DeMorning Links: Policing a changing city

By Mike DeBonis

How D.C. police are adapting to a growing, shifting population.

By Mike DeBonis | 09:04 AM ET, 08/06/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:37 PM ET, 08/03/2012

Mary Cheh and Vince Gray are still on the outs

By Mike DeBonis

“We haven’t spoken,” Cheh said during a conversation on a Friday radio show.

By Mike DeBonis | 05:37 PM ET, 08/03/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:39 PM ET, 08/03/2012

Is Michael Powell considering a D.C. mayoral run?

By Mike DeBonis

Name of Colin Powell’s son appears in telephone poll.

By Mike DeBonis | 01:39 PM ET, 08/03/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:40 AM ET, 08/03/2012

DeMorning Links: A new IMPACT

By Mike DeBonis

Student test scores will now count for less on D.C. Public Schools teacher evaluations.

By Mike DeBonis | 11:40 AM ET, 08/03/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:47 PM ET, 08/02/2012

Marion Barry: An ego at work

By Mike DeBonis

Barry is interested in talking only about Barry.

By Mike DeBonis | 04:47 PM ET, 08/02/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:38 AM ET, 08/02/2012

Joe Mamo’s legal tribulations are nearing an end

By Mike DeBonis

Virginia gas mogul won a major victory in his federal court case.

By Mike DeBonis | 11:38 AM ET, 08/02/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:19 AM ET, 08/02/2012

DeMorning Links: More DCPS teachers fired

By Mike DeBonis

Education reform, D.C.-style, continues apace under Chancellor Kaya Henderson.

By Mike DeBonis | 09:19 AM ET, 08/02/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:14 PM ET, 08/01/2012

Capitol Hemp isn’t closing just yet

By Mike DeBonis

Adams Morgan emporium gets a temporary reprieve.

By Mike DeBonis | 07:14 PM ET, 08/01/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:32 AM ET, 08/01/2012

DeMorning Links: Buried treasure

By Mike DeBonis

Pepco’s storm response is unpopular, but so is one potential solution.

By Mike DeBonis | 10:32 AM ET, 08/01/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:52 PM ET, 07/31/2012

Politics and Prose caught in ‘Chocolate City’ spat

By Mike DeBonis

Bookstore management put the kibosh on ’Chocolate City,’ author says.

By Mike DeBonis | 01:52 PM ET, 07/31/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:11 AM ET, 07/31/2012

DeMorning Links: Reckless bureaucracy

By Mike DeBonis

Attention D.C. drivers: If you’re heading south for vacation this summer, drive with special care.

By Mike DeBonis | 09:11 AM ET, 07/31/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

District of DeBonis: August, 2012