Posts tagged Child Care
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Virginia Senate candidates Favola and Merlene debate housing, child care, and ethics
Incumbent state senator Barbara Favola and challenger Nicole Merlene faced voters on the same stage for the first time on Saturday, April 13, at a morning candidate forum at Busboys & Poets in Shirlington. About 100 people watched the two contenders for the Democratic nomination for Virginia State Senate District 31 respond to questions from the audience. Keep reading…
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Can Arlington make child care more affordable by embracing urbanism?
Anyone who is raising a kid in the Washington region—and probably many people who aren’t—know that paying for daycare can cost as much as rent. Arlington County has the highest child-care costs in the region, largely because we have high land values, tighter regulations, and affluent households. Keep reading…
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Montgomery County caves on affordable housing near Metro in Silver Spring and will build it elsewhere
Montgomery County officials will allow childcare to go forward at the old library site in Silver Spring, but senior housing will be built five miles away. The decision sends a statement about who is welcome downtown. Keep reading…
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The old Silver Spring Library could become senior housing and a child care center, but opponents don’t want new homes
Montgomery County wants to turn the site of an old library in downtown Silver Spring into affordable housing for seniors, as well as a childcare center. Last week the county presented two options, but neighbors are organizing in opposition. Keep reading…
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Breakfast Links: Who takes the brunt of Metro service cuts?
Where will Metro's late-night service cuts hurt the most? One-bedroom rents are down 3.2 percent in DC. Metro can get federal grant money upfront again. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Gymnastics, diving, and urban planning?
Planning’s Olympic moment; Not the usual Fairfax news; Orange you going to resign; Blind referee’s Purple call; Streetcar’s expectations exceeded; Nursing home sale fallout; The price of walkability; Art before development; Help for MoCo parents; Pokémon’s location bias; Boon for boomer landlords. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Going Gray
Gray out of the shadow; What’s up with WMATA?; Bike lanes for Fairfax; Housing boom and bust; Affordable housing on the Hill; Feds in high castles; Factoring in future feds; It’s not the bikes; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Nous aimons Paris
A show of support; Westbard debates; Housing first in DC; StalePAC; Banking on the District; VRE for Central VA; Baby boom, child care bust; Bike fatality. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Unspoken rules
Ward 8 winner?; Bending the rules; Living wage in practice; Working on the railroad; Realized Rosslyn; Franklin School redux; Transporting mobility; Narrowing needs; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Protests in Charm City
Baltimore erupts; Silver slows; Mayoral legacies; Grow east young man; Let them roam; MTA moving on; The perfect spot; Building a Bridj; And…. Keep reading…