Trevor M. Stanley in The Post: D.C.’s vote-by-mail process backfired in the primaries. Let’s hope it…
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) recently posted on social media, “Our power is in peace, in our voices, and in the ballot box.”
Yearly Archives
2020
WAMU: National Portrait Gallery Appoints Its First ‘Instagram Artist-In-Residence’
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has named Howard University architecture professor and sketch artist Brad Grant as its first-ever Instagram artist-in-residence.
Washington Post: MLK Library will reopen in September, giving D.C. a renewed central hub
One million books. Vast rows of public computers. Six stories of D.C. history, movies and games, art supplies and power tools and music, all of it free to browse and borrow.
Washington Informer: George Criticizes D.C. Council’s Move on Rent Control
Janeese Lewis George, the Ward 4 Democratic nominee for the council, counted among a bevy of voices who decried the legislative body’s recent vote to extend the District’s currently existing rent control laws without expanding and…
MASN: Nationals in standoff with D.C. over quarantine rules
The Nationals and the District of Columbia are engaged in something of a standoff, the team trying to convince local authorities to grant an exception of its strict COVID-19 quarantine rules and suggesting it may move games away from…
WTOP: MedStar Washington Hospital Center sees record number of heart transplants during pandemic
When the pandemic caused hospitals in New York and elsewhere to stop performing heart transplants, donated hearts were diverted elsewhere, which led to record numbers of transplants in D.C.
Washington Post: From dream job to nightmare
More than a dozen women allege sexual harassment and verbal abuse by former team employees at Redskins Park
Washington Post: Nationals exploring alternatives to Nationals Park because of D.C.’s coronavirus…
The Washington Nationals are unsure whether they will begin this season playing at Nationals Park because of municipal coronavirus protocols, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation, and the team is actively exploring…
District Links: Decision on schools delayed; Washington’s NFL team faces sexual harassment,…
Happy Thursday. DC officials gave themselves another two weeks to decide whether DC Public Schools will offer in-person instruction on a staggered schedule this fall.
WTOP: Tenant advocates fear ‘tsunami of evictions’ in DC
Losing a job and looking for a new one during the pandemic is a struggle that many D.C. residents are currently facing. When paychecks do not come in, many are finding it difficult, if not impossible, to stay current on rent.
City Paper: Some Restaurants Say They’re Facing Thousands in Fees from the Office of Tax and…
One restaurateur is staring down $32,328 in penalties and interest.
Washington Post: D.C. health officials voice concern about virus metrics as region’s caseload creeps…
D.C. officials sounded a sober note Thursday about the city’s progress in cutting the spread of the coronavirus as the region’s caseload crept higher, continuing a trend that began earlier this month.
Washingtonian: “Protect RBG” Signs Pop Up Around Adams Morgan
The DC neighborhood bid is getting creative with its health messaging.
City Paper: State Board of Education Member Ashley MacLeay Delivers Racist Screed On Police In…
MacLeay believes she's speaking for those who are too afraid to speak up.
DCist: D.C. School Board Member Criticized for ‘Racist, Dehumanizing’ Comments
The D.C. State Board of Education spent hours discussing a resolution calling for the removal of police from D.C. Public Schools and public charter schools. Toward the end of the marathon meeting on Wednesday evening, board member Ashley…
Press Release: National Building Museum Announces Interim Executive Director
News Release — National Building Museum
For immediate release: July 16, 2020
Brent D. Glass, former director of the National Museum of American History, to lead institution through early 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C.―The National Building…
UrbanTurf: The 3,000 (or so) Units That May or May Not Be Slated for Anacostia and Skyland
Although some projects aren't quite squared away, the development pipeline in Anacostia and further down Good Hope Road remains active.
Associated Press: Washington NFL team hires law firm to review culture
Owner Dan Snyder has hired a District of Columbia law firm to review the Washington NFL team’s culture, policies and allegations of workplace misconduct.
DCist: Food Banks Have Seen Huge Spikes In Demand During The Pandemic
Before the coronavirus pandemic, the Catholic Charities food pantry in Mount Pleasant served anywhere between 50 and 75 families per week. Now, around 650 families rely on them for groceries every week.
WTOP: DC, Maryland, Virginia report another large jump in coronavirus cases
D.C., Maryland and Virginia recorded more than 1,600 new coronavirus cases over a 24-hour period, marking another jump in cases Thursday.