Martin Austermuhle
Reporter and Editor at The 51st
Ex-reporter & editor, @wamu885 and @dcist. D.C. to Switzerland and back.
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2 weeks ago |
51st.news | Martin Austermuhle
It was almost 30 years ago that the Washington Commanders left D.C. for a suburban Maryland stadium, but the team has now signed a deal worth $3.7 billion to return to what team officials call its “iconic spiritual home” on the site of the former RFK stadium.
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2 weeks ago |
51st.news | Martin Austermuhle
The weather may be looking up, but the news about D.C.’s budget certainly isn’t. On Wednesday, Moody’s Ratings downgraded D.C.’s credit, citing ongoing cuts to the federal workforce, declining commercial real estate values, and possible changes to Medicaid funding that could cost the city loads of money.
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3 weeks ago |
51st.news | James Jarvis |Martin Austermuhle |Tim Ebner |Colleen Grablick |Chris Mills Rodrigo
As the old adage goes: April showers bring May flowers. The best way to think about this Washington Wizards season — which ended this week with a dismal 18 win and 64 loss record — is as an extended April. As I wrote last fall, the team finally set out a blueprint for competitive success this season after years stuck on the NBA’s treadmill of mediocrity.
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3 weeks ago |
51st.news | Martin Austermuhle |Tim Ebner |Chris Mills Rodrigo |Colleen Grablick
Metro’s finances are once again on shaky ground as Congress stalls on legislation that could slash more than $1.1 billion from D.C.’s budget, including hundreds of millions the city set aside to keep the transit system running. Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill requiring the District to revert to its Fiscal Year 2024 budget, which could impact spending already approved by city leaders, including $217 million in emergency Metro funding.
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3 weeks ago |
51st.news | James Jarvis |Tim Ebner |Chris Mills Rodrigo |Colleen Grablick |Martin Austermuhle
Mayor Muriel Bowser has made no secret of wanting the Washington Commanders to return to D.C., and it looks like she’s one step closer to making that hope a reality. NBC4 reporter Mark Segraves broke the news Wednesday that Bowser and the Commanders are close to finalizing a $3 billion deal to build a new stadium for the team at the old RFK site.
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FYI: Citizens are advised to avoid the east sidewalk on the Taft Bridge, located in the 2500 Block of Connecticut Avenue, NW, due to a swarm of bees hovering in the air. * DPW has been notified to assist. * MPD is on the scene
I'm kinda fascinated by the fact that the D.C. Inspector General's seal has a portrayal of an 1871 editorial comic from Harper's Weekly on corruption in Tammany Hall. This is so perfectly nerdy, even for inspectors general. https://t.co/Y9T1D3i2rj
An AI fail: Google says @dcpublicschools are closed today, because an internet search finds that schools were closed on Easter Monday… in 2015. (Schools are definitely open today.) https://t.co/Yc3KQRp5Xo
