Posts tagged Small Business
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Breakfast links: January’s I-95 snow-induced shutdown could have been prevented, Virginia OIG finds
Unlearned lessons in emergency management contributed to the I-95 snow shutdown, according to Virginia OIG. New Montgomery County planning study seeks to separate displacement from gentrification. DC homeowners continue to receive high property tax bills in error. Keep reading…
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National links: Underwater barriers keep Venice dry during flooding emergencies
Barriers in Venice stave off dangerous tides. A look at the intersection between equity and urban commutes. Bergen, a city in Norway, is planning an emissions-free neighborhood, and more in this week’s National links. Keep reading…
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LGBTQ youth disproportionately experience homelessness. Some are also entrepreneurs.
Homelessness impacts people from many backgrounds, so it may not seem like an LGBTQ issue. However, the District's 2017 Homeless Youth Census found that 31% of young people experiencing homelessness self-identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, or queer/questioning, and 6% self-identified as transgender. Keep reading…
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Here’s how DC wants to help small businesses open
As DC continues to draw new residents, but the growth of the federal workforce slows, other sectors, like small business, have a huge opportunity to play an important role in the District economy. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro screaming, Metro silence
You make me wanna shout; Speak up, Metro; Make way for museum; Contractor controversy; Toning down the Confederacy; Cute little problems; New home for bookworms; Walking in the rain; Point taken (literally); No permits for pop-up stands. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Lary Hogun doznt want u in skool
Hogan stretches out summers; How schools use federal funds; McMansions make way for townhouses; Alexandria keeps brewing; Will your store close?; Bike red light running epidemic?; SEX BARBERSHOP a landmark?; Prince George’s smaller hospital plans; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: GM’s first day
Day one; More VRE service; DCHA renovations; CaBi for Prince George’s?; The roommate capital?; Tax relief tensions; Respect the space; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Infrastructure
Too fast; Bad timing; MoCo’s branch begins; Sexy buses; Budget blows; No cause for celebration; CaBi saves cash; Damaged; Making transit happen; Poor placement. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Kids these days
My car is a bus; Teens and police talking; Candid camera; Get off my lawn; Diversity please; Cost of Columbus; Declining towns; Temporary urbeerism; Occupy London; And…. Keep reading…
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Anacostia’s larger-than-life Big Chair is full of neighborhood history
There’s a humongous chair at the corner of Martin Luther King Avenue and V Street in Anacostia, named, appropriately, the Big Chair. And while it is quite the spectacle, the Big Chair is also a symbol of economic opportunity in the neighborhood. Keep reading…