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DCist: Local Restaurants Are Scrambling To Reopen This Weekend, But Aren’t Even Sure Customers Will…

Editor May 28, 2020

Peep Matheson, like many of us, usually celebrates life’s big moments at her favorite D.C. restaurants. Birthdays, job promotions, reuniting with friends, and engagements are all worthy reasons to dine out. “They’re perfect places to…

City Paper: A National Pro-Charter School Group Is Flooding D.C. Mailboxes With Campaign Flyers

Editor May 28, 2020

Featuring cameos by Tony Dungy, JFK, Democrats in Colorado, and a Clydesdale

WAMU: Here’s Where To Find Rent Assistance During COVID-19

Editor May 28, 2020

A guide to finding relief from government resources in the D.C. area.

The 74: D.C. Schools Avoided the Draconian Budget Cuts Many U.S. Districts Are Facing: How the City…

Editor May 28, 2020

D.C. public schools will head into the new school year in far better shape than many other school districts around the country, equipped with a rare boost in funding as the city dips into fiscal reserves and freezes cost-of-living pay…

Opinion

Keshini Ladduwahetty: Wanted — a budget that aims boldly for justice

Commentary May 28, 2020

Last week DC Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled a budget that promises continuity. By using prior surpluses, local reserves and federal relief funds, she has avoided the cruel budget cuts being made by many other jurisdictions. But continuity is…

Press Release: Councilmember Vincent C. Gray Supports Relocating DGS Headquarters to Ward 7

Press Release May 28, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2020 Contact: Takiyah “T.N.” Tate Washington D.C. – Today, the Bowser administration announced plans to sign a “Letter of Intent” to build a new Department of General Services…

Press Release: AG Racine Announces Fossil-Fuel Energy Company Must Pay $2.5 million for Polluting…

Press Release May 28, 2020

News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2020 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications OAG Alleged that GenOn’s Potomac River Generating Station Unlawfully Discharged Oil and Other Pollutants…

DCist: A Middle Eastern Cafe And Bakery Opens Inside Navy Yard Restaurant Albi This Weekend

Editor May 28, 2020

Local chef Michael Rafidi, whose new restaurant Albi opened in Navy Yard in February, always had a two-part plan for his restaurant business.

City Paper: D.C. Will Begin Gradually Reopening Friday, But Does The Public Health Data Say We’re…

Editor May 28, 2020

Depends on who you ask.

Washington Business Journal: D.C. mayor moves to permanently ease restrictions on alcohol sales,…

Editor May 28, 2020

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's fiscal year 2021 budget plan would permanently ease some restrictions placed on alcohol retailers and manufacturers in an effort to provide additional income for those businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic…

Noelle Mateer in The Post: D.C. trivia night is on Zoom. It benefits restaurants (and keeps my…

Editor May 28, 2020

Not much has given me a sense of routine lately. But once a week, I pour myself a glass of wine, brush up on the week’s news and then press “join meeting” on Zoom.

City Paper: When Restaurants and Bars Reopen, Settling the Bill Won’t Be the Same

Editor May 28, 2020

Is the demand for contactless payments during COVID-19 accelerating the hospitality industry’s march toward a cashless future?

City Paper: ‘I Don’t Want To Go Back To That Hell Hole’

Editor May 28, 2020

During the coronavirus pandemic, people experiencing homelessness are being shuffled back and forth between shelters and hotels. Many do not want to return to communal living settings.

City Paper: 2020 D.C. Democratic Primary Election Guide

Editor May 28, 2020

D.C.’s primary election day looks very different in 2020.

WTOP: As DC starts to reopen, Smithsonian takes more caution

Editor May 28, 2020

D.C. might get started Friday on lifting safety restrictions imposed as a reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Smithsonian’s museums will remain closed for now.

Washington Post: In Phase 2 of reopening, theaters and museums are a go. But the Smithsonian will…

Editor May 28, 2020

When speaking about the Smithsonian’s plan to reopen its museums, Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III has told staff that they have to stop thinking of an on-off switch and instead consider the modulated approach of a dimmer switch.

Associated Press: Nation’s capital set to begin a gradual reopening on Friday

Editor May 28, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s capital will begin a gradual reopening Friday, even as Mayor Muriel Bowser warns that it probably will result in more coronavirus infections.

Columbia Journalism Review: Washington Post public editor: The Post’s union shows the best of…

Editor May 28, 2020

LAST WEEK, THE UNION AT THE WASHINGTON POST signed a contract extension. With a pandemic raging and the president ranting and the boss, Jeff Bezos, on track to become a trillionaire, why should readers care about the union? Because it…

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: COVID-19 and the arts — past and future — in DC

jonetta rose barras May 28, 2020

With Mayor Muriel Bowser set to begin reopening DC after the city’s weekslong closure amid a public health emergency, there are legitimate concerns about the future of our arts and culture industry, including artists and other personnel.…

Washington Informer: For D.C. Youth, a Virtual Summer Awaits

Editor May 27, 2020

The usual summer plans of the District government’s offerings for young people have changed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, with recreation, employment and educational programs being conducted virtually.

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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…

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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…

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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…

District Links: McDuffie concedes mayoral race to Lewis George; Silverman set for council return; old machines…

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Mayoral hopeful Kenyan McDuffie this morning conceded the Democratic primary to Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, who has 52.87% of the vote in the updated tally released this afternoon by…

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