DCist: Three D.C. Circulator Bus Routes Extended To 11 P.M., Furthering Return To Pre-Pandemic…
Service for three D.C. Circulator bus routes has been extended to 11 p.m. starting Sunday, Aug. 30, the Mayor’s office announced today.
Monthly Archives
August 2020
Washington Post: Black men in D.C. are expected to die 17 years earlier than White men. Here’s why.
Samuel Mingle, 55, grew up in Ward 8. The closest grocery store to him was a 30-minute walk away.
Press Release: AG Racine Sues Instacart for Charging District Consumers Millions in Deceptive…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 27, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications
First Lawsuit Against Instacart for Tricking Consumers into Believing They Were Tipping Workers…
WTOP: DC street drummer moves to the finals on ‘America’s Got Talent’
A street drummer from D.C. made it through to the finals on the reality television show America’s Got Talent on Wednesday night.
City Paper: Adjusting to a New Reality, Theaters Ponder Their Futures in the Pandemic Era
“I have no doubt that some theaters aren’t going to make it,” says Mark Shugoll, “and that makes me very sad, but that’s just the fact of the matter.”
City Paper: The Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden’s New Additions Show That It Embraces New,…
"We Come in Peace" and "DOUBLE CANDLE" at the Sculpture Garden "are a sign that the Hirshhorn is not content to merely make do with old bronzes."
WAMU: What Does D.C.’s Black Lives Matter Plaza Mean To Locals?
When Keyonna Jones joined seven other artists to paint the words Black Lives Matter in 35-foot-tall letters that spanned two blocks of downtown D.C., she didn’t think she was creating a plaza.
Washington Post: Medicaid contracts would shift poor D.C. residents’ health care amid pandemic
The D.C. Council is scrutinizing a move by the Bowser administration that would reshuffle health coverage for hundreds of thousands of the District’s sickest and poorest residents.
City Paper: GWU President Thomas LeBlanc Is Losing the Support of Faculty and Staff as the…
The optics already weren’t great for George Washington University President Thomas LeBlanc.
City Paper: Nurses Staffing Public Testing Sites Describe Chaotic Work Environment
After nurses aired grievances about unfair pay and treatment, a D.C. emergency services manager told nurses they could be “ass wiping” instead.
Washington Post: After GOP attacks, D.C. residents launch statehood campaign to show they’re ‘real…
At the end of every tour of his D.C.-based brewery, Thor Cheston has a question for his guests.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Extends DC Circulator Service Hours
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 27, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mariam Nabizad (DDOT)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel…
Press Release: DCHA Establishes Partnerships with Howard University College of Medicine
News Release — DC Housing Authority
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 26, 2020
Contact: Jose C. Sousa
General Health Screenings and COVID-19 Testing to Take Place at Various DCHA Properties
The District of Columbia Housing…
WTOP: Your input needed for changes coming to National Mall’s Sylvan Theater
Nestled on the grounds of the Washington Monument in D.C., the modest Sylvan Theater dates back to 1917, but renovation plans for the space are moving forward with a survey for potential uses.
Washingtonian: Even More Fencing Has Gone Up Around the White House Complex
It's a temporary measure in advance of President Trump's RNC speech, the U.S. Secret Service says.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: Ivanka Trump shared a video of her meeting a homeless D.C. woman. That…
When Kiesha Davis first read what Ivanka Trump wrote about her on Twitter, what struck her most was this: The president’s daughter spelled her name right.
Washington Post: Mystics postpone game along with rest of WNBA: ‘We’re not just basketball players’
The WNBA will not play any of the three scheduled games Wednesday night as players elected to sit out to bring more attention to social justice in the wake of another police shooting of a Black man.
DCist: Mystics Game Canceled Following NBA Boycott Over Jacob Blake Shooting
Wednesday night’s WNBA game between the Washington Mystics and Atlanta Dream has been canceled as professional basketball players across the country protest the shooting of Jacob Blake.
Washington Post: D.C. schools prepare for virtual learning and work to close digital divide.
The District’s top education officials made a final push Wednesday to encourage parents to enroll their children in school ahead of the start of the academic year next week. Enrollment is lagging, they said, and they attribute much of the…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Awards $1.5 Million to Nonprofits to Support COVID-19 Recovery
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Housing and Community Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 26, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Richard Livingstone (DHCD)
Up to $50,000 per…