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Yearly Archives
2020
Press Release: Norton Issues Statement on Passing of Longtime Friend and Legal Colleague Justice…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
September 18, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) issued the following statement on the passing of Justice Ruth…
Press Release: Statement from Mayor Bowser on the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 18, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement on the passing of Justice…
District Links: School enrollment down, IG audit planned; whistleblower details feds’ police…
TGIF. With DC Public Schools enrollment and attendance down for a school year that has begun with remote learning, the Office of the Inspector General is planning an audit of the school system's virtual offerings, with a focus on equity…
Washingtonian: Many Kids Aren’t Getting Their Regular Vaccinations. What Does That Mean for Public…
Pandemic safety versus disease prevention: A pediatrician weighs in.
City Paper: D.C. Has Been Breaking Its Own Contracting Law
For some time now, D.C.’s Office of Contracting and Procurement has been treating a section of the local contracting and procurement law more like a guideline. In a motion for reconsideration filed with the Contract Appeals Board, the…
DCist: Educators Of Deon Kay, Killed By D.C. Police, Mourn The Boy He Was And The Man He Was…
Ethiopia Berta can remember the experience of walking through Deon Kay’s Congress Heights neighborhood with him when he was a kid. She says Kay must have been just a 5th grader at the time—but he knew everyone.
The DC Lineup for this weekend: local heritage, shofar horns and a Haus Party
Classic elements of the District — like WalkingTown DC tours and the go-go band Rare Essence — are sprinkled throughout this edition of The DC Lineup.
The weather this weekend, Sept. 18 to 20, will start with clouds on Friday, followed…
DCist: Office Of Inspector General To Audit Remote Learning In D.C. Public Schools
The Office of the Inspector General announced this week that it will conduct an audit of D.C. Public Schools’ distance learning program starting this month.The Office of the Inspector General announced this week that it will conduct an…
UrbanTurf: The Demolition Quandary For the 14th Street Car Barn
As WMATA attempts to move forward with plans to redevelop the former Decatur Street Car Barn along upper 14th Street, the demolition required for redevelopment is posing a hurdle.
Washington Business Journal: Covid-19 could reverse much of the D.C.’s region’s progress…
The Covid-19 pandemic’s economic impacts could manage to reverse all of the D.C. region’s recent progress on transit funding, Greater Washington’s top elected leaders warned Friday.
WTOP: Black Restaurant Week begins in DC area
Black Restaurant Week in the D.C. region — part of a nationwide effort to celebrate the flavors of African American, African and Caribbean cuisine — started Friday.
Wilson Beacon: DCPS announces plan for Wilson name change in Council hearing
In a DC Council hearing on September 15, a DCPS representative announced a plan to begin the process of renaming Wilson. The hearing was on a resolution in which the council expressed broad support for the name to be changed.
City Paper: How Founding Farmers Tracks and Discloses Its COVID-19 Test Results
Dan Simons answers questions about Farmers Restaurant Group's Health & Safety Dashboard.
DCist: D.C.’s New Eisenhower Memorial Opens After A Bumpy, Two-Decade Journey
The city’s newest memorial honoring the presidential and military legacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower is filled with sounds of jackhammers, pounding concrete, and idling bulldozers. It’s a Friday afternoon, less than a week before it is set to…
WTOP: Metro faces potential service cuts, shorter hours, layoffs in budget battle
The Metro Board of Directors voted Friday on potential service cuts, schedule changes and layoffs as the organization attempts to balance its budget during the coronavirus pandemic.
Press Release: District of Columbia Housing Authority Files Motion to Dismiss Andrews Complaint
News Release — DC Housing Authority
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 18, 2020
Contact: Jose C. Sousa
On September 14, 2020, the District of…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Start of Construction Process of the New GW Health Hospital at…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, Office of the City Administrator and Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 18, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Olivia…
Press Release: Norton Releases Census Response to Her Inquiry on Spanish-Speaking Staff
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
September 18, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
Responses Indicates Progress
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the response from the…
Washingtonian: Two Separate Restaurant Weeks Will Highlight Black-Owned Businesses Around DC
One promotion kicks off today. Another arrives in November.