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Washington Post: The pandemic has devastated downtown D.C. Some fear the damage is permanent.

Editor Sep 25, 2020

It’s evening rush hour in the nation’s capital, and the McPherson Square Metro station on a September Tuesday is all but empty. Thousands once squeezed at this time onto the trains departing from the heart of downtown Washington, two…

UrbanTurf: Rent Control Reform Takes Center Stage at DC Housing Committee Hearing

Editor Sep 25, 2020

The DC Council Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization held a nearly nine-hour hearing on Thursday that covered five pieces of legislation related to rent control in the city. However, testimony at the hearing was less about…

DCist: ‘We Decided To Build Our Own’: Ward 7’s Soufside Market Is Creating Opportunities For…

Editor Sep 25, 2020

Malik Sneed has lived in Ward 7 all his life, but says he’s never seen a market in the ward or in the region specifically for Black-owned businesses. He says that some markets and stores are not welcoming of Black businesses, which is why…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Phase Two Live Entertainment Pilot

Press Release Sep 25, 2020

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 25, 2020 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser announced a pilot that will allow a limited number of venues to…

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The DC Lineup for this weekend: fundraising, arts fests and a free bluegrass concert

Jennifer Anne Mitchell Sep 25, 2020

This edition of The DC Lineup highlights arts and entertainment events throughout the District, many of which are raising money for a good cause. The weather will be mostly cloudy throughout the weekend, Sept. 25 to 27, with some…

Washington Post: A veteran helped D.C. fight homelessness after she escaped it. Then she started…

Editor Sep 25, 2020

A formerly homeless veteran who served as vice chairwoman of the D.C. Housing Authority board said the city terminated her last month after she sought to learn whether the agency inappropriately spent $22,000 on KN95 masks falsely…

District Links: CMs want more info on school reopening plans; where does Christina Henderson fit in…

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Sep 25, 2020

TGIF. Four council members want more information from Mayor Muriel Bowser about how schools will be made safe from the coronavirus if they reopen in November.

DCist: D.C. Awarded Federal Grant To Study Women’s History In The District

Editor Sep 25, 2020

The National Park Service has awarded a $50,000 grant to D.C. for a study about women’s history and suffrage in the District.

Toella Pliakas in The Post: Despite her virtue-signaling, Bowser is not progressive when it comes to…

Editor Sep 25, 2020

A month ago, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) stood on a balcony overlooking the bright yellow words “Black Lives Matter” painted on the pavement of the recently renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza. She spoke as part of the opening night of…

WTOP: No Taste of Georgetown this fall, but there’s a replacement

Editor Sep 25, 2020

Taste of Georgetown, a one-day event that draws crowds to Georgetown for big restaurant deals, will not be held this fall, for the first time in 27 years. But it’s being replaced by a more pandemic-conscious event called Taste and Shop…

Washingtonian: The World War II-Era Plane Flyover Has Been Rescheduled To Saturday

Editor Sep 25, 2020

The event is being moved because of visibility concerns.

WTOP: DC auditor to investigate 911 over delays, wrong-address dispatches

Editor Sep 25, 2020

The District of Columbia’s Office of Unified Communications will be investigated by the Office of the DC Auditor after “recent events call into question the effectiveness of OUC’s 911 Operations Division.”

City Paper: Why Are Artists Furious With STABLE, D.C.’s Progressive Art Studio Space?

Editor Sep 25, 2020

A long-simmering conflict over accusations of racial insensitivity at the Eckington studios boiled over last week. Now the arts community is taking sides.

DCist: At Hearing, D.C. Landlords And Tenant Advocates Poke Holes In Proposals To Tweak Rent Control

Editor Sep 25, 2020

Tenant advocates have been pushing to overhaul rent control in D.C. for about a year. But over more than nine hours of public testimony Thursday, it became clear that those advocates do not like most rent control legislation the D.C.…

Washington Post: Vintage plane flyover in D.C. postponed due to weather, now planned for Saturday

Editor Sep 25, 2020

A flyover of vintage planes in the Washington region scheduled for Friday morning is being postponed a day because of weather.

Press Release: Bowser Administration Awarded Federal Grant to Study Women’s History and Suffrage in…

Press Release Sep 25, 2020

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of Planning FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 25, 2020 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mekdy Alemayehu (OP) (WASHINGTON, DC) – The Bowser Administration, led…

UrbanTurf: DHCD Aims to File HUD Loan Application for New City

Editor Sep 25, 2020

As Douglas Development looks to move forward with its massive New City development in Ivy City, DC is looking to give the project a boost.

Press Release: Life in Washington During COVID-19 Captured in Library’s “Archive This Moment DC”…

Press Release Sep 25, 2020

News Release — DC Public Library For Immediate Release September 25, 2020 Media Contacts: George Williams 88 photos submitted by District residents in DC Public Library's first release of collection showing daily activities and…

WTOP: WWII planes to fly over DC Friday to commemorate 75th anniversary of war’s end

Editor Sep 25, 2020

Late Friday morning, dozens of World War II-era military planes will provide an airborne history lesson over the nation’s capital with the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover.

Washington Post: Vintage planes to fly over D.C. on Friday morning

Editor Sep 25, 2020

Vintage planes will fly over the Washington region Friday morning to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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