Tom Howell Jr.
Articles by Tom Howell Jr.
Idea brews, comes to a head to let beermakers offer tastings
Anyone who watches a beer go from mash to bottle at their local brewery is going to want a swig at the end. Published March 31, 2011
Bill memorializes Southeast shooting victims
A D.C. council member introduced ambitious legislation to stem truancy among youth and recognize behavioral issues that could lead to violence one year after several youths were gunned down in front of a house on South Capitol Street. Published March 30, 2011
Proposed licensing system enrages D.C. cabdrivers
Dozens of D.C. taxi drivers gathered in front of City Hall on Wednesday to angrily protest a bill that would introduce a medallion licensing system in the District. Published March 30, 2011
D.C. chief returns old seal to uniforms
The District's new fire chief has ordered members to use a patch with a pre-2007 department seal on their uniforms, reversing the phase-in of a Maltese eagle logo ordered under the city's former fire chief. Published March 29, 2011
Gray sets lofty goals in State of D.C. address
D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray envisions a District of Columbia with the best schools in the nation, a place where anyone can earn a living and enjoy the rights of a full U.S. citizen, and a city "that acts as a magnet for the best talent in the world." Published March 28, 2011
Efforts to hire Brown detailed in D.C. hearing
A former D.C. government worker said Monday he was directed by D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray's chief of staff to find a job for controversial mayoral contender Sulaimon Brown. Published March 28, 2011
City State: D.C. Council begins hearing on Gray hirings
A hearing into the personnel practices of D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray started this morning with council member Mary M. Cheh's announcement that a second hearing will be tentatively scheduled for April 7. Published March 28, 2011
D.C. man sentenced in fatal crash
A 35-year-old District man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for crashing head-on into a sedan on Alabama Avenue, killing a mother of four and injuring her children, while under the influence of PCP last year, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Published March 25, 2011
Infant killed as car drifts backward in driveway
An infant was killed Friday morning in Laurel when a mother tried to protect her other child from a car drifting backward in a driveway, Prince George's County police said. Published March 25, 2011
Construction worker dies at D.C. work site
A construction worker was killed Thursday after a large amount of clay-like dirt fell on him at a work site on Evarts Street in Northeast, a D.C. fire official said. Published March 25, 2011
Queries OK’d on personal drivers
D.C. Council member Tommy Wells wants to use hearings on Mayor Vincent C. Gray's personnel practices to ask agency heads if they are violating city law by employing staff members as personal drivers. Published March 24, 2011
