UrbanTurf: New Renderings Offer New Perspectives of 11th Street Bridge Park
As the 11th Street Bridge Park project continues to gear up for groundbreaking, more images are emerging from the design process.
Yearly Archives
2020
Bisnow: ‘How Long Can We Do This?’: Restaurants Say PPP Loans, Takeout Won’t…
The federal government is continuing to fund loan programs meant to help small businesses, but restaurant owners say the policies don't work for them, and the sales they earn from takeout and delivery won't be enough to keep many of them…
Washington Business Journal: District leaders pledge to deliver some coronavirus relief grants…
District officials say they’ll be ready to hand out cash to local businesses as part of the city’s $25 million coronavirus-inspired grant program before April ends.
DCist: Georgetown designer pivots from dresses to fancy face masks
Georgetown fashion designer Sonia Garbarino normally makes dresses for proms and weddings, but with that business drying up because of the pandemic, she’s turned her attention to designer face coverings.
Press Release: AG Racine Opposes USAO Prosecution Of Local Gun Cases In Federal Court
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications
OAG Argues USAO Policy Undermines Home Rule Authority, Denies Residents Benefits of D.C.’s Data-Driven…
Press Release: Norton Requests $26 Million for Union Station in the Next Coronavirus Response Bill
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 22, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) yesterday led a letter to the House Appropriations Committee requesting…
Washington Times: Area businesses offer support services to workers in need during pandemic
Some local businesses have sought to offer support to their communities during the coronavirus pandemic via quick-cash assistance, free counseling and affordable child care.
City Paper: Brandon Todd Has Something Better To Do Tonight, Won’t Attend ACLU Candidate Forum
The Ward 4 councilmember has a "competing commitment."
Washington Business Journal: D.C. coming up empty in latest coronavirus relief bill
The $484 billion coronavirus relief package approved Tuesday by the Senate does not include any provisions to address the federal funding D.C. leaders said the District was shorted in March’s $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package.
WTOP: Filmfest DC goes virtual for your free quarantine enjoyment
The longest-running film festival in the nation’s capital faced a tough decision this month.
Neil Flanagan: Pilot DC’s sustainability goals and preserve DC’s history by building a new District…
For nearly a decade, DC officials have promised to construct a purpose-built building for the District’s archives. Despite appropriating millions five years ago, they have not delivered, endangering the irreplaceable physical materials…
DC candidates learn how to campaign in the coronavirus era
The COVID-19 pandemic has community members rightfully focused on their safety and protection. But this public health crisis has eclipsed some very important events that are on the books in DC: the upcoming elections. The primary election…
Press Release: Norton Releases Statement, Thanks Supporters, As New Coronavirus Bill Short on…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 21, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the statement below saying that she was encouraged that the…
Press Release: Norton Calls on U.S. Parole Commission to Release Individuals Incarcerated for…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 21, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today sent a letter to the United States Parole Commission (USPC) urging USPC to…
WAMU: These Grocery Stores Are The Best At Promoting Social Distancing, According To Local App
D.C.-based app OurStreets Supplies has been collecting reports from users about their shopping experiences at local grocery stores during the pandemic. Using information from more than 5,000 user reports in the D.C. region over the last…
Washington Post: Reopening the DMV: How officials will decide when to ease restrictions in Maryland,…
The District, Maryland and Virginia have been locked down since late March in an effort to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. With the local economy in a tailspin and everyone eager to see life get back to some version of normal,…
Washington Post: Activists planned to shut down D.C. for Earth Day. The pandemic beat them to it.
The nation’s capital was always supposed to come to a standstill on Earth Day this year.
ABC News: Coronavirus pandemic brings Ben’s Chili Bowl, iconic DC business, to its knees
The family owners wait for its government loan, but so far, nothing.
Washington Post: Aid bill expected to pass this week doesn’t include $700 million sought by…
The coronavirus bailout deal struck by the White House and congressional leaders Tuesday does not grant the District’s request for an additional $700᠆million, despite pleas from local leaders that the nation’s capital was shortchanged in…
WTOP: Where have all the flowers gone? Flower Mart at National Cathedral goes online
It’s usually a rite of spring — the annual Flower Mart at the Washington National Cathedral. But, this year, the colorful celebration is being sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic.