Washingtonian: The African American Last Supper Sculpture Will Stay in Columbia Heights
Studio Acting Conservatory has decided to keep the mammoth frieze, which it discovered by accident when renovating its new home.
Yearly Archives
2020
Washington Post: D.C. police launch annual summer crime prevention initiative
D.C. police have launched the department’s annual summer crime prevention initiative to drive down violence by pouring law enforcement resources into some of the most troubled areas of the District.
WAMU: Meet The Army Of Disease Investigators Tracing Coronavirus In The D.C. Area
The coronavirus has been called an “invisible enemy,” but every day Malachi Stewart wakes up trying to find it.
Washington Business Journal: National Building Museum executive director to step down in September
Chase Rynd, executive director of the National Building Museum, will retire at the end of September after 17 years on the job.
WTOP: DC 2020 primary voting guide: Everything you need to know
D.C.’s primary is on June 2, and it’ll work a little differently this year thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.
WTOP: Reopening to tourists: DC’s advantages and disadvantages
The nation’s capital remains under a stay-at-home order, but at some point restrictions will be eased and tourists will begin to come into the city once again.
Press Release: Councilmember Nadeau Introduces Foreclosure Moratorium To Protect Homeowners and…
News Release — Ward 1 DC Council member Brianne Nadeau
For Immediate Release: May 5, 2020
Contact: Luz Martinez, Communications Director
WASHINGTON - Today, in an effort to pause foreclosures during the ongoing public health…
Barbara Harman: The ‘fierce urgency’ of later
Like many people, I have been thinking about the most compelling needs our community faces in the midst of this pandemic and where we can do the most good in our individual efforts to help. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s compelling…
Washington Post: As virus spreads in jails and prisons, correctional officers fear for themselves…
Arnold Hudson Sr. started working as a correctional officer at the D.C. jail in 1997, just a year after he married his wife, Diane.
Washington Post: More people in District dying outside of hospitals during pandemic
The number of people in the District dying outside hospitals spiked as the novel coronavirus started its sweep through the nation’s capital, raising concerns that people suffering a wide range of critical ailments are not seeking medical…
Bisnow: MRP Preparing To Break Ground On Buzzard Point Project
MRP Realty is moving forward with plans to build an apartment building near Audi Field, more than four years after putting a property under contract.
Washingtonian: Some Washingtonians Are Still Hanging Out at Bars, Social Distancing Be Damned
They're drinking together on patios and sidewalks after picking up orders. Now a backlash is on.
Press Release: Norton Encourages Federal Bureau of Prisons to Release as Many D.C. Code Felons as…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
May 4, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) wrote the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) today encouraging it to release as…
District Dig: Friends With Benefits — D.C. businesses want the city to bail them out
Numerous members of DC2021, the group of business moguls and developers who recently asked Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council for hundreds of millions of dollars in tax relief to rescue the D.C. economy have profited from their ties…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. chefs, restaurant named James Beard Awards finalists
Several D.C. chefs and one restaurant made the cut as James Beard Foundation Awards finalists for 2020.
DCist: These Four Local Restaurants And Chefs Are 2020 James Beard Award Finalists
Four D.C. chefs and restaurants made the list of finalists for the the 2020 James Beard Awards, which were announced Monday via a Twitter livestream.
City Paper: Here Are All the Accolades D.C.’s Hospitality Industry Reeled In Monday
The James Beard Foundation and The RAMMYs really love Centrolina and Pastry Chef Paola Velez.
Washingtonian: The Washington Post Put Serious Resources Into Its Pulitzer-Winning Series on Extreme…
Fifty-three journalists were involved in the "2°C: Beyond the Limit" series.
Washington Post: Parent sues George Washington University over tuition, says online classes not as…
The parent of a George Washington University student is suing the school, claiming the closure of campus has disrupted his daughter’s education to the point that he should be reimbursed for tuition, room and board, and other expenses.