Transplanted New Yorker. GWU & @GWHatchet alum. Public servant. On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog. All tweets are my personal opinion.
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NYU will start offering 3-year bachelor’s degrees for nursing & hospitality. Goal is to let students “have lower education costs & extra year of earning.”
Curious to see how many other colleges follow suit - especially as tuition costs skyrocket.
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Fingers crossed...this space has struggled mightily for years.
SCOOP: Augie’s Mussel House and Beer Garden is Opening Monday Night!! - Been getting so many messages asking about this - BEHOLD IT'S HAPPENING: popville.com/2026/10/augies-…
That's a solid range of snow DOOM potential.
Will DC get buried in snow this winter — or barely see a flake?
We asked five winter weather experts for their predictions. Their answers range from just 3.3 inches to 25.5 inches!
All five weigh in on how a potentially historic El Niño could shape the winter ahead.
Here's what they predict — and why: 👇
capitalweather.com/boom-or-b…
Helder Gil retweeted
It's leaf season in Washington, DC.
What to know:
1. Leaf collection service starts 11/2
2. Every DPW-serviced street will get two passes
3. Rake leaves into tree boxes or along the curb
Let's work together to keep DC clean and beautiful. Learn more: dpw.dc.gov/leaf
Helder Gil retweeted
Amazon will no longer build data centers on GW’s Virginia Science and Technology Campus following an agreement with Loudoun County officials
gwhatchet.com/2026/10/21/ama…
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Huge news out of Loudoun: Amazon is scrapping its plans to redevelop GW's Ashburn campus with data centers, pivoting to mixed-use, largely housing. Story from @sarahdolgin... bizjournals.com/washington/n…
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Thanks to D.C. FOIA, was able to find out what happened with Boundary Stone SE 7, which was smashed by a car in 2024. It's been replaced by the city to a more accurate spot. Thanks, @OPinDC.
Interesting
"Federal employees should be rewarded for what they can do, not for how long they’ve been on the job." Today, we @USOPM eliminated the historically anti-merit principle of gating promotions for top performing employees based upon their time in seat. No longer - merit prevails over tenure! usopm.substack.com/p/talent-…
Good 60 Minutes story on the world running out of helium and the massive impacts that would have on high tech industries & products.