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Washington Post: D.C. mayor blames outsiders ‘armed for battle’ for days of clashes with police

Editor Aug 31, 2020

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Monday defended police using force to quell unrest in the District the past several nights and blamed the more recent clashes on “outside agitators” who she said came “armed for battle” and “looking for…

DCist: As Students Return To Virtual School In D.C. And Maryland, Some Families Hit Technology Snags

Editor Aug 31, 2020

Hundreds of thousands of students in the District and Maryland powered on their laptops Monday for the start of a school year like no other.

District Links: Bowser blasts “outside agitators” at protests, while demonstrators slam…

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Aug 31, 2020

Happy Monday. After a series of late-night skirmishes with protesters that led to multiple arrests and the use of chemical irritants, Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Peter Newsham blamed "outside agitators" for changing the tenor of…

WAMU: The March On Washington Brought Thousands To D.C., But What Did It Mean To Locals?

Editor Aug 31, 2020

For three months, local activists and residents have been out in D.C. streets demanding an end to police violence and racial injustice. They’ve marched all over the city; they’ve pulled down — and attempted to pull down — statues of…

DCist: The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Crushed Downtown D.C.’s Economy

Editor Aug 31, 2020

For the last 20 years or more, downtown Washington has been riding a wave of prosperity.

Washington Post: Bowser to seek supplemental U.S. unemployment funds, Northam announces legal aid…

Editor Aug 31, 2020

The District of Columbia will join most U.S. states in applying for federal coronavirus aid that would give unemployed workers an additional $300 per week — a decision that Maryland and Virginia made weeks ago.

Washingtonian: 95 Percent of Downtown DC Office Workers Worked From Home This Summer

Editor Aug 31, 2020

A new report shows just how much the pandemic has affected the downtown core's economy.

WTOP: DC officials blame ‘outside agitators’ for disrupting peaceful protests

Editor Aug 31, 2020

D.C.’s police chief and mayor claimed Monday that people traveling to the District with the specific intent to disrupt peaceful protests, damage property and behave aggressively toward police were part of an “organized, funded attempt to…

DCist: D.C. Has Been ‘Destroyed By Rioters,’ Claims Someone Who Clearly Hasn’t Looked Out Their…

Editor Aug 31, 2020

Our nation’s capital is practically a barren wasteland, at least according to a few viral social media posts that befuddled Washingtonians, who saw a very different reality when they looked out their windows.

Press Release: Mayor Muriel Bowser Presents the Fifth Annual “202Creates Month” to Celebrate DC’s…

Press Release Aug 31, 2020

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 31, 2020 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Michael Mitchell (OCTFME) …

Opinion

Robert Barton: ‘Black Lives Matter’ reforms should include bringing incarcerated DC residents home

Commentary Aug 31, 2020

At a time when DC residents are joining people around the country to demand less punitive policing and more community-driven solutions, it may be surprising that a Black man incarcerated since the age of 16 would argue for the construction…

Washingtonian: DC Officials Blame ‘Outside Agitators’ For Protest Violence And Police Show of Force

Editor Aug 31, 2020

The comments came after a report of cops swinging bicycles at protesters and deploying an irritant near Black Lives Matter Plaza.

Washington Post: Maryland and D.C. turn on their computers for the first day of virtual school

Editor Aug 31, 2020

The first day of school for more than 400,000 students in the District and Maryland suburbs started Monday as it had never before — at home in front of open laptops, logging into classes remotely, greeting new teachers and classmates by…

DCist: New Drive-In Theater Will Open At Buzzard Point This Fall

Editor Aug 31, 2020

The District is getting a new drive-in movie theater this fall at Buzzard Point in Southwest D.C.

DCist: D.C. Is Doubling Availability Of Free Naloxone Due To Increase In Opioid-Related Deaths

Editor Aug 31, 2020

The District is doubling the number of locations where the opioid overdose medication Naloxone will be available for free.

Press Release: Norton Introduces Resolution to Designate September as ‘National Campus Sexual…

Press Release Aug 31, 2020

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton August 31, 2020 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced her annual resolution to designate the month of…

Washington Post: John Thompson, coach who built Georgetown basketball into national power, dies at…

Editor Aug 31, 2020

John Thompson, the Washington native who elevated Georgetown University basketball to national prominence, earned Hall of Fame honors and carved a place in history as the first African American coach to lead his team to the NCAA…

DCist: For Second Night In A Row, D.C. Police Deploy Chemical Irritants To Disperse Protesters…

Editor Aug 31, 2020

For a second consecutive night, police employed chemical irritants and other tactics to disperse crowds of protesters near Black Lives Matter Plaza early Monday morning.

WTOP: ‘Not a good sign’: DC hotels face a double whammy of bad news

Editor Aug 31, 2020

Some of the largest hotels in D.C. that closed at the beginning of the pandemic are reopening their doors: The Conrad Hotel, Hay-Adams and Mandarin Oriental all reopened in late August. But the future is unclear for others.

WTOP: Hall of Fame basketball coach John Thompson Jr. dead at 78

Editor Aug 31, 2020

Hall of Fame basketball coach John Thompson Jr. has died at the age of 78.

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