City Paper: The Year 2020 in Local Politics
Local politics in 2020 started out with its typical brand of shenanigans. And then a global pandemic hit.
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2020
DCist: The Year In D.C. Politics: Pandemics, Plazas And Policing
There’s been a bit of everything in D.C. politics this year: ethical lapses, generational changes in the city’s legislature, testy fights over tax policy and rent control, a symbolic step forward for D.C. statehood, and a controversial…
Washington Post: Washington region records most daily virus deaths since start of the pandemic
The greater Washington region on Tuesday reported the highest number of confirmed coronavirus-related deaths in a single day since the start of the pandemic.
DCist: Hotel Harrington And Harry’s Bar, Gathering Place For Proud Boys, Will Close During January…
Hotel Harrington and Harry’s Bar, a gathering place for far-right activists, will be temporarily closed during a pro-Trump rally scheduled for January 6, citing safety concerns.
City Paper: Swear & Scatter
No crowds, no pomp, no speeches at Council swearing-in on Saturday.
DCist: ‘I Don’t Know If It’ll Ever Come Back’: D.C. Residents Reflect On A Year Of Loss
2020 has been a year marked by loss across the world and in D.C. More than 700 D.C. residents have lost their lives during the pandemic. Unemployment filings have spiked. Businesses have shuttered. People have moved out.
WTOP: New sports betting app debuts in DC
A new sports betting app has set up shop in D.C. — providing fresh competition for the city’s own betting app.
Washington Post: D.C. police charge man with arson in Georgetown house fire
A 26-year-old man has been charged with breaking into a house in Georgetown on Monday and igniting piles of charcoal briquettes to set fire to interior rooms, causing significant damage to the $3.1 million home, D.C. police and fire…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Awards Over $200,000 in Dream Grants to Ward 7 & 8 Microbusinesses
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 29, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
James Partlow IV (DSLBD)
(WASHINGTON,…
Press Release: Modified District Government Services for New Year’s Day
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 29, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Friday, January 1, 2021, the District Government will observe New Year’s Day.…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Encourages Residents to Kick Off the New Year with a Virtual and…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Parks and Recreation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 29, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Michael Tucker, Jr. (DPR)
Residents of All Ages Encouraged…
WTOP: 2 downtown DC Trump supporter hangouts to be closed for Jan. 6 rally
You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.
WTOP: DC learning center uses art therapy to help children impacted by gun violence
A D.C. learning center employing art therapy to help children impacted by gun violence is ramping up its operations during the coronavirus pandemic.
Washington Post: As homeless shelters brace for funding cuts, LGBTQ youths take desperate measures…
At the Wanda Alston Foundation, a transitional housing program for LGBTQ young adults in D.C., every single resident lost a job at the start of the pandemic.
WTOP: DC health care workers can now schedule COVID-19 vaccinations
Certain health care workers in D.C. can now schedule their COVID-19 vaccination thanks to a new online portal.
Washington Post: A public housing learning pod with in-person therapy supports D.C. students during…
Jason was meeting with the therapist, moving hand-sized dolls in a small, portable sandbox to re-create everything that happened in his day. Jovan was next and waited his turn outside the door.
City Paper: The Year 2020 in Food
Six lingering questions we're left with after the year that ravaged D.C. restaurants
Press Release: DC Health Launches Portal for District Workers in Health Care Settings to Schedule…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 28, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
At This Time, the Portal Is Only for Workers in Phase 1a to Register for a COVID-19 Vaccine
(WASHINGTON,…
DCist: These Were The Most Popular Books Of 2020 In D.C., According To The Public Library
During a year marked by protests for racial justice and a deadly pandemic that has disproportionately killed and sickened Black and Latino people across the District, books about racism rose to the top of reading lists in the city.
UrbanTurf: Douglas Development Files Plans for 615-Unit Redevelopment of DC’s Cotton Annex
Douglas Development has filed plans with the Zoning Commission to redevelop the Cotton Annex in Southwest DC into a 615-unit development.