D.C.'s Robust Tenant Laws Allowing Local Land Trust To Grow Quickly
Jan Bigas Jan Bigas

D.C.'s Robust Tenant Laws Allowing Local Land Trust To Grow Quickly

Washington, D.C.'s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act has been an increasing thorn in the side of multifamily investors seeking to buy and sell apartment buildings in the District, but it has opened the door for a small, local nonprofit dedicated to preserving affordable housing to grow quickly.

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Frank D. Reeves: The Man and His Service
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Frank D. Reeves: The Man and His Service

Frank D. Reeves (1916-1973) was a lawyer and civil rights activist who was part of the team that shaped the landmark Brown v. Board of Education (1954) lawsuit that rendered segregated schools unconstitutional and mandated school desegregation throughout the United States.

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Washingtonians Should Make their First Priority Local Needs
Jan Bigas Jan Bigas

Washingtonians Should Make their First Priority Local Needs

New construction will soon occupy more District corners and with them, the promise of the latest, the newest and the biggest. But one thing that cannot be lost among the blueprints and the scaffolds is the support and engagement of small, independent and minority-owned local businesses.

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