DCist: ‘Stay-At-Home Lite’: After Two-Month Shutdown, D.C. Will Start Gradual Reopening On Friday
The door is opening gradually, but it’s opening nonetheless.
Yearly Archives
2020
DCist: The Pandemic Forced A Rapid Shift To Telemedicine. But Not All Local Patients Find It…
The road to recovery was already laden with difficulty for District resident Lisa Kaneff. Hip surgery and six months of physical therapy three years ago weren’t enough to erase the chronic pain she’s dealt with for most of her adult life.…
Washington Post: When will D.C. reopen and how did officials decide?
Mayor Bowser announces phase one reopening will begin May 29
WTOP: DC to begin reopening Friday; Bowser lifting stay-at-home order
It’s official. D.C. will start the Phase 1 reopening process Friday after hitting a key benchmark in the fight against coronavirus: a 14-day decline in community spread.
UrbanTurf: EYA’s Riggs Park Townhouse Project Adds Senior Apartments, Looks to Break Ground
A Riggs Park townhouse project in the works since 2015 appears close to a groundbreaking.
Washington Post: Two black men died of covid-19 five days apart. This is what was lost.
George Valentine sat hunched on the bottom step of his Capitol Hill rowhouse, a bald man in black sweatpants staring through the open front door, too breathless to speak. It was about 1:30 p.m. on the last Wednesday in March, and he was…
Washington Post: Will colleges in the D.C. region reopen campuses in the fall? Answers are slow in…
Georgetown University sent incoming Hoyas a most unusual greeting this month, simultaneously enthusiastic and vague.
Time: As Washington D.C. Weighs Reopening, African Americans in the Nation’s Capital Brace for…
It’s just past 7 a.m. as Tavis Clinton’s sanitation truck pulls to a stop in an alley in the Washington, D.C., neighborhood of Petworth, its streets lined by aging rowhouses and the occasional glass-and-metal gentrified upstart apartment…
WUSA9: DC’s self-response rate for US Census falls below the rest of the nation
The US Census can help determine how much federal funding D.C. receives in the future.
Washington Times: Wall wants to help Ward 8 with rent relief: ‘We haven’t forgotten…
As John Wall continues rehabbing his ruptured Achilles tendon, he’s gotten into the habit of cycling around the District. He often winds up in Ward 8, where the Washington Wizards’ practice facility is located.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Funding for 2020 DC HOPE Community Grants
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 26, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that non-profit organizations in the District of…
Voters Guide: Ward 8 incumbent Trayon White faces three challengers
Challengers Stuart Anderson, Mike Austin and Yaida Ford are seeking to defeat incumbent Trayon White for the Democratic nomination for the Ward 8 DC Council seat.
Stuart Anderson
Neighborhood: AnacostiaOccupation: Family…
Q&A with Ward 8 incumbent Trayon White
Part of our Ward 8 voters guide
What made you decide to run for this position? (response provided by campaign representative in an email)
Ward 8 DC Council member Trayon White
“The Councilmember is running for re-election to…
Q&A with Ward 8 candidate Yaida Ford
Part of our Ward 8 voters guide
What made you decide to run for this position? (response provided in an email)
Yaida Ford
“I believe that Ward 8 has the greatest potential of any ward in our city. It is the last frontier for…
Q&A with Ward 8 candidate Mike Austin
Part of our Ward 8 voters guide
What made you decide to run for this position? (response provided in an email)
Mike Austin
“I decided to run for the Ward 8 Council seat, because I am frustrated with the lack of progress in the…
Q&A with Ward 8 candidate Stuart Anderson
Part of our Ward 8 voters guide
What made you decide to run for this position?
Stuart Anderson
“I initially thought I’d pursue the seat in 2015 after the passing of Marion Barry. I was encouraged by members of the community. Being…
Richard J. Rosendall in the Washington Blade: Frank Kameny’s pioneering gay journey
The letter began, “The United States federal government has received information indicating immoral conduct on your part.” It demanded, “Have you ever engaged in acts of anal copulation, sometimes referred to as sodomy or anal sodomy? If…
Press Release: DDOT to Resume Paving in Residential Neighborhoods May 27
News Release — District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 3, 2020
Media Contact
Lauren Stephens
(Washington, DC) --Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced that paving of local…
WAMU: Members Of Congress Call On President Trump To Cancel July 4th Event, Citing Health Risks
With fewer than six weeks until Independence Day, local and federal officials are growing increasingly concerned about the possibility of a Fourth of July event on the National Mall.
Washington Post: D.C. will likely reopen Friday after city changes key thresholds for reopening
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) is expected Wednesday to announce the gradual reopening of the capital, saying the city has been meeting key thresholds to contain new coronavirus infections.