WTOP: Frontline Heroes: DC lawyer dons scrubs in pandemic response
Esperanza Sanchez has found herself fighting a two-fronted battle against COVID-19.
Yearly Archives
2020
UrbanTurf: A Public Hearing is Next Step For a New Residential Zone in DC
A new residential zone identification is moving forward for a neighborhood in Northeast DC.
Washington Blade: Ziegfeld’s-Secrets ‘closed for good’ at current site
Ziegfeld’s-Secrets, the iconic institution of D.C. gay nightlife known for its drag shows and nude male dancers that was forced to temporarily close in March due to the coronavirus emergency, will not reopen at its current site but is…
WAMU: When Will The D.C. Area Reopen — And What Will That Look Like?
The calendar’s turned to May and most of us have been sheltering-at-home for more than a month now. Seemingly all of the Washington region is rising up as one to ask — when can we get out?
WTOP: ‘Decimated’: DC tourism is a wreck, but there’s a plan to lure visitors back
What is normally peak season for tourism in D.C. — spring — has been halted by the coronavirus.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Relief for Residents Struggling with Student Loan Payments Due…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2020
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced expanded financial relief options for District residents who…
The DC Lineup for this weekend: flowers, folklore and free improv
The first weekend of May is full of typical DC spring traditions like marketplaces, book festivals and music showcases — but this year they are all virtual. Improv programs, a discussion of Slavic folklore, a virtual race, a celebration of…
Gordon Chaffin: It’s not a sin to go outside — even during a pandemic
In the month and a half since DC began coronavirus mitigation, I’ve seen more children learning to ride bikes than I had before in the 11 years I’ve lived in the Washington region. The joyous rite of passage is happening more these days…
Washington Business Journal: Redevelopment of Latham Hotel morphs again
A redevelopment of the former Latham hotel site in Georgetown appears to be underway once again, with a new concept plan that dramatically scales up the project's hotel element and reduces its retail space.
WAMU: Elite D.C. School, Sidwell Friends, Takes $5.2 Million Small Business Loan
Sidwell Friends School, the exclusive D.C. private school, accepted a $5.2 million loan from the federal government through a program intended to help small businesses and nonprofits stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.
WAMU: How Does Transportation And Commuting Change In A Post-Coronavirus World? We Asked Experts
It wasn’t too long ago that it was normal to stand shoulder-to-shoulder in a packed Metro train, or hop on a shared bike or scooter. But in a world changed by the coronavirus pandemic, those situations may cause anxiety for many.
Victoria McKernan in The Post: Most of Rock Creek’s trails are now off-limits to all but the…
The decision to close Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park to car traffic daily and open it for essential outdoor exercise during the novel coronavirus pandemic was a good one. However, the new closures are not the same as the regular weekend…
Ramona Edelin in The Post: The coronavirus crisis shines light on educational inequalities
As the District confronts the coronavirus crisis, our education of our children has not been immune. Traditional public schools will remain closed until May 29, the end of the school year, and charter schools, educating half of District…
Street Sense: Recovering from trauma of an encampment clean-up
As 2020 began, before the COVID-19 crisis, a lifelong D.C. resident who calls himself the “homeless homeboy” sat atop a milk crate on a sidewalk near Franklin Square and asked passersby to consider making a donation in exchange for some of…
Street Sense: Homeless or poor citizens may have trouble getting stimulus payments. Catholic…
Stimulus payments are making their way into the mailboxes and bank accounts of people across the United States after the passage of a $2.2 trillion relief bill to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Everyone with a…
George A. Jones: Black Americans are dying of COVID-19 at disproportionate rates. That does not need…
We recently celebrated Emancipation Day in Washington, DC, the nation’s capital — also known as Chocolate City due to the strong and vibrant Black community that has lived, worked and shaped the culture of the city on both sides of the…
Misty Thomas: COVID-19 is exposing chronic problems with DC’s criminal justice system but also…
It is heartbreaking — and perhaps unsurprising — that the rate of confirmed COVID-19 cases is now 16 times higher for people incarcerated in DC’s jails than in the general District population. That disparity is not acceptable and not…
WTOP: ‘Washington Alone’ documents DC sites during the pandemic
Those who live in the D.C. area would normally avoid the monuments on a sunny day during tourist season. But with stay-at-home orders and social distancing in place due to the coronavirus, one D.C. man took the opportunity to capture the…
Washington Post: D.C. tenants plan rent strikes, hoping for city’s help as coronavirus shutdown…
The rent is due again. So, too, are mortgage payments, utility payments, phone bills.
WAMU: ‘Our People Need Immediate Access To Cash’: How D.C.’s Restaurants Are Hoping To Outlast…
No part of the restaurant industry seems to be safe from the coronavirus pandemic.