Washington Post: Bowser says people coming from coronavirus hot spots must quarantine for 14 days…
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Friday said people coming from coronavirus hot spots must quarantine for 14 days when arriving in the city.
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2020
WTOP: Nonessential travelers to DC from ‘high-risk areas’ will need to self-quarantine
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a new order Friday requiring people coming to the District from “high-risk areas” after nonessential travel to self-quarantine for 14 days.
DCist: Power Restored At United Medical Center After Heavy Overnight Storms Caused Outage
Power was restored at United Medical Center around 10:14 a.m., according to spokesperson Toya Carmichael, bringing the facility back to 100 percent operational. The facility experienced a limited power outage beginning at 8:56 p.m last…
Washington Post: D.C.-area lightning display astonishes onlookers: ‘Never seen an electrical storm…
The intense storms also produced flooding rain.
Press Release: Norton Amendment to Fund Law School Clinics to Address Backlog of VA Disability…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
July 24, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that her amendment to provide $1 million for law school clinical…
Deadspin: D.C. Protesters Turn to ‘Midnight Yoga’ to Cope with Police Violence
Saturday night marked another session of “Midnight Yoga” on Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington D.C.
The DC Lineup for this weekend: Nats, nature and … more nature
A delayed start to the baseball season makes these past couple of days in July feel a bit like the start of spring — well, except for the weather. Nature and recreation are fittingly the themes in the DC Lineup for this weekend, July 24 to…
UrbanTurf: A Small Landlords Trade Group Calls for Emergency Rental Assistance in DC
One month after the Small Multifamily Owners Association (SMOA) launched in DC, the trade group is launching a campaign for emergency rental assistance.
DCist: Metro Will Hand Out 500,000 Cloth Masks From The Federal Government
Next month, Metro will start to hand out 500,000 cloth masks it received from the U.S. Department of Transportation, the transit agency announced Thursday.
Derrick L. Davis in The Post: How the D.C. region will be strengthened by focusing on a more…
Responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic and its far-reaching health, economic and societal impacts has been and will continue to be Job 1 for area officials for the foreseeable future. At the same time, we recognize that many of the…
Ike Brannon in The Post: The high cost of D.C.’s cheap parking
The D.C. government has vowed to intensify efforts to address income inequality and race disparities. It should reconsider residential parking rules, which serve to increase the divide between rich and poor, white and nonwhite.
WTOP: Spike Mendelsohn’s 5th PLNT Burger opens at new Shaw Whole Foods
Chef Spike Mendelsohn, known for the beefy burgers served up at his Good Stuff Eatery restaurants, has opened the fifth PLNT Burger location, which serves up plant-based versions of burgers and sandwiches.
WTOP: Teachers’ union, NAACP branch call for distance learning in DC
Several area school systems – including Montgomery, Prince George’s, Fairfax, and Loudoun counties – have decided to start the school year virtually. Now the NAACP DC branch and the Washington Teachers’ Union are calling for D.C. Public…
WTOP: DC Council approves budget with contentious cuts, added taxes
The D.C. Council unanimously approved its Fiscal Year 2021 budget after months of adjustments to the bottom line, as the pandemic reduced the city’s revenue by $770 million.
Washington Post: Metro prepares for transit service ramp-up
Concerns remain about onboard crowding as people start commuting back to work
Washington Post: Librarians alarmed about coronavirus safety at D.C.’s reopened public libraries
When the District’s public libraries began gradually reopening in late May, many residents rushed to check out books for the first time in six weeks. By mid-July, the library was opening its doors for six hours a day, five days a week, for…
Press Release: Norton on Her Memories of John Lewis as a Colleague in the Student Nonviolent…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
July 24, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
Washington, D.C. - The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released excerpts today of Norton’s remarks on the House…
Press Release: Councilmember Elissa Silverman Introduces Emergency Bill to Provide Important…
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Reana Kovalcik (Council)
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Press Release: Norton Holds Press Conference with Hoyer, Carper, and Van Hollen to Press for Equal…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
July 23, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today held a press conference with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer…
Press Release: Part of Fort Totten Park closed for public safety
News Release — National Park Service
For immediate release: July 23, 2020
Contact: Katie Liming
Unexploded ordnance discovered during trail construction
WASHINGTON – On July 22, a WWI-era unexploded ordnance was…