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DCist: Here Are The Protests Happening Over Father’s Day Weekend

Editor Jun 18, 2020

As D.C. heads into its fourth straight weekend of protests following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, demonstrators are planning to hit the streets again on Saturday and Sunday.

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces New Programs to Support Rental Assistance and Housing…

Press Release Jun 18, 2020

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2020 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Kate Hartig (DMPED) Richard Livingstone (DHCD) Dora Taylor-Lowe (DHS) Kimberly Henderson (DC Health) …

Press Release: AG Racine Receives Expert Recommendations on Combatting Public Corruption in the…

Press Release Jun 18, 2020

News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2020 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications Former Federal Prosecutor Jonathan Kravis Provides Roadmap for OAG Public Corruption Unit WASHINGTON,…

Press Release: Statement from Mayor Bowser on Supreme Court Decision Upholding DACA

Press Release Jun 18, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2020 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision upholding the Deferred Action for Childhood…

WTOP: DC teachers say school system needs more black teachers

Editor Jun 18, 2020

As the death of George Floyd and subsequent protests have prompted conversations about race across America, D.C. teachers have stepped forward to inform the D.C. State Board of Education that they believe the city needs more black…

City Paper: How Going Virtual Has Opened Up the D.C. Literary and Storytelling Scenes

Editor Jun 18, 2020

For some, it has made events and workshops more accessible.

City Paper: New Startup Project Radical Plywood Activates Local Artists to Turn “Space Into Place”

Editor Jun 18, 2020

So far, 12 artists have painted 14 plywood murals around the District.

City Paper: Black Activists Reimagine Public Safety in Essays and Poetry

Editor Jun 18, 2020

What does "defund the police" mean? Black D.C. activists share the policy changes and ideas behind the words that have dominated national conversation.

WTOP: DC Jazz Festival From Home streams virtual performances across America

Editor Jun 18, 2020

Since 2005, the D.C. Jazz Festival has become an annual summer tradition.

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: Pandering express in DC

jonetta rose barras Jun 18, 2020

The irony was not lost on me. How about you? DC’s top lawyer and prosecutor, Attorney General Karl Racine, recently filed a lawsuit against the DC Housing Authority for failing to provide “critical security enhancements to properties…

Washington Post: Brooke Pinto wins Ward 2 D.C. Council race to serve the rest of this year

Editor Jun 17, 2020

Democrat Brooke Pinto won Tuesday’s special election to fill the seat that Jack Evans vacated on the D.C. Council and should begin representing Ward 2 on the council by the end of the month.

Washingtonian: A Path Forward for Live Music? Covid-19 and the Future of the DC Arts Scene.

Editor Jun 17, 2020

How the head of Washington Performing Arts has gone from "gut-wrenching despair" to hope and resilience.

WTOP: Every DC voter to get absentee ballot in mail? Elections board plans changes for November

Editor Jun 17, 2020

Every voter in D.C. will get their ballot for the general election in the mail. It’s one of the changes the Board of Elections plans to make after “lessons learned” in what Mayor Muriel Bowser called its failed execution of the primary.

DCist: Maiesha Rashad, The ‘First Lady Of Go-Go,’ Dies Of Stomach Cancer Complications

Editor Jun 17, 2020

Maiesha Rashad, a pivotal figure in D.C.’s music scene, died Monday. Rashad had been diagnosed with stomach cancer in February.

WTOP: Brooke Pinto wins special election for Ward 2 DC Council seat vacated by Jack Evans

Editor Jun 17, 2020

Brooke Pinto has been declared the winner in the special election for the Ward 2 D.C. Council seat formerly held by Jack Evans — a position she will occupy at least until the end of the year.

DCist: ‘A Walk Down Freedom’s Road’: Juneteenth’s History In The Washington Region

Editor Jun 17, 2020

Every year on June 19th, Louis Hicks and his family would gather together at the family farm in Maynard, Tex., for a daylong picnic and party. The kids would run wild as the adults barbecued and caught up with one another. Sometimes there…

Washington Post Editorial Board: The U.S. Park Police’s reputation is in tatters

Editor Jun 17, 2020

THERE WAS a time not long ago when the U.S. Park Police, who patrol national monuments and other federal facilities in Washington, New York and San Francisco, were known for their disciplined and judicious handling of protests. That time…

Washington Times: D.C. to move into phase two of reopening on Monday

Editor Jun 17, 2020

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday that the District will enter phase two of reopening on Monday if the city’s coronavirus trends continue in the right direction.

Washingtonian: A DC Man Ran Every Single Street (And Alley) in DC

Editor Jun 17, 2020

It took around 9 months, 186 runs, and 2,425 miles.

Washingtonian: DC Restaurants Could Begin Indoor Seating as Soon as Monday

Editor Jun 17, 2020

Food and drink establishments must operate at half-capacity in phase two.

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District Links: Council OKs amended FY 2027 budget with funding for future semi-open primaries; upcoming Nadeau bill…

Jun 23, 2026 9

The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve the fiscal year 2027 local budget, with the addition of a contingency list that leads off with restoration of a local reserve account as…

Allister Chang and Raul Echevarria: The economics underneath DC’s childcare system are breaking down

Jun 22, 2026 201

This month, the DC Council voted to reverse most of the mayor's proposed cuts to early childhood programs, adding roughly $60 million to the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund and nearly $50…

District Links: Council set to vote tomorrow on revised budget plans; DC breaks ground on long-awaited Crummell…

Jun 22, 2026 12

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson today released the text of the revised fiscal year 2026 budget legislation slated for consideration tomorrow, as well as an amended version of the FY 2027 Local Budget…

jonetta rose barras: Where is the power center of the new/old political era?

Jun 19, 2026 364

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson may not seem a Yoda doppelganger: He lacks pointy ears; he is also considerably taller and much younger than the Star Wars Jedi Master. What’s more, compared to the…

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