Morning Roundup: Explore Edition
Photo by Jim Havard.
- Following Post series on bad tax lien sales, D.C. sold just 408 during recent auction. [WBJ]
- Unlike House, Senate spending bill grants D.C. budget, legislative autonomy. [WAMU]
- It cost $14,000 to send six Councilmembers to Las Vegas for a retail real estate convention. [Times]
- Pork lobbyist who allegedly tried to bring a gun into a Congressional office building released from jail.
- D.C. couple gets engaged, meets Frank Underwood, which seems like a great sign of things to come. [RS}
- Leader of tiny house movement in D.C. raises concerns with proposed zoning rules. [BoneyardStudios]
- Heavy hitter developers stay away from St. Elizabeths. [HousingComplex]
- Thanks, Donald Trump: "Washington is no longer just a sleepy Southern government town; it’s becoming a 24/7 cosmopolitan metropolis on par with London, Paris and New York as a destination for the rich and powerful." [MarketWatch]
- Congrats to the D.C. Youth Slam Team. [Post]
- This Day in DCist: The land swap deal to build D.C. United a new stadium was first announced.