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2020

Will Lennon Mar 24, 2020

On March 14, nearly two months after the first reported case of the new coronavirus in the United States, activist Taylar Nuevelle went to the DC Superior Court to watch room C-10. There, new detainees are processed after being arrested by…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Launches Application for New $25 Million Microgrant Program

Press Release Mar 24, 2020

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor March 24, 2020 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Applications Now Open for DC Small Business Recovery Microgrant Program (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser launched…

WAMU: As Pandemic Drags On, Local Businesses Say They Need Government Help — And Soon

Editor Mar 24, 2020

Julie Verratti expected to see a seasonal uptick in business at her two Denizens Brewing Co. locations — one in Silver Spring and the other in Riverdale Park. The warmer spring months are a great time to drink beer outdoors, after all.

District Links: More nonessential businesses to close; House bill has $11M for DC; students begin…

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Mar 24, 2020

Good Tuesday afternoon. A range of DC businesses such as hair salons, barbershops, tattoo parlors and tanning salons will all have to close under Mayor Muriel Bowser's next expansion of the city's efforts to prevent the spread of the new…

DCist: D.C. Orders Closure Of All Nonessential Businesses

Editor Mar 24, 2020

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Tuesday that D.C. would order the closure of all nonessential businesses as the city tries to keep people inside their homes and inhibit the spread of the coronavirus.

WAMU: Will D.C.’s Private Museums Survive The Coronavirus Pandemic?

Editor Mar 24, 2020

For a few weeks in late February and early March, kids had the run of the National Children’s Museum on Pennsylvania Avenue. They did hands-on science experiments, hit balls in a virtual Nationals Park and careened down a two-story slide…

DCist: D.C. Is Paying Republic Restoratives And Compass Coffee To Make Hand Sanitizer For Front Line…

Editor Mar 24, 2020

With stores across the country and region sold out for weeks of hand sanitizer, District residents and workers have been scrambling to find CDC-approved hand cleaning products.

Washingtonian: Families Need Food. Restaurant Workers Need Jobs. This New Delivery Service Connects…

Editor Mar 24, 2020

Food It Forward, supported by donations, launches today. It connects local restaurants with Martha's Table.

DCist: For People Whose Leases Are Ending, Moving During A Pandemic Has Been An Extra Haul

Editor Mar 24, 2020

Kat Shaub is looking to move, and she had a particularly concerning in-person tour of a potential new apartment last Wednesday near downtown D.C. By that point, Metro had already instituted an “essential travel only” policy due to the…

Press Release: Norton Announces Additional Emergency Planning and Security Funding for D.C. in New…

Press Release Mar 24, 2020

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton March 24, 2020 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that the Take Responsibility for Workers and Families…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser, DC Education Leaders Highlight the Start of Distance Learning and…

Press Release Mar 24, 2020

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor March 24, 2020 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, the first day of distance learning at the District’s public schools, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a new DC…

City Paper: Are D.C. Hospitals Prepared For More COVID-19 Infections?

Editor Mar 24, 2020

Here's what the mayor, council, hospitals and a Harvard researcher have to say.

WTOP: Coronavirus: Virtual reality helps GW Hospital see inside lungs of COVID-19 patient

Editor Mar 24, 2020

After receiving its first coronavirus patient earlier this month, George Washington University Hospital turned to virtual reality to help fight the disease.

Washington Business Journal: Bowser, Hogan, Northam say they’ll continue social distancing…

Editor Mar 24, 2020

With President Donald Trump questioning whether restrictions to promote social distancing in the face of the coronavirus pandemic have gone too far, the top elected leaders from D.C., Maryland and Virginia issued a joint statement Monday…

WTOP: DC pet shelter continues adoptions through coronavirus outbreak

Editor Mar 24, 2020

If you’re still thinking about adopting a pet or need other services during the coronavirus crisis, the Humane Rescue Alliance in D.C. is still open for business — but there are a few things you should know before a trip to the shelter.

Washington Post: D.C. Medical Reserve Corps volunteers prepare to help respond to coronavirus…

Editor Mar 24, 2020

Meg Keswani, a George Washington University medical student, had some down time after her first board exam was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tim Krepp in The Post: The coronavirus destroyed my business gradually, then suddenly

Editor Mar 24, 2020

Shutting the economy down was necessary. But it was also painful.

Press Release: District Closes In-Person Customer Service Centers to Protect Residents and…

Press Release Mar 24, 2020

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor March 24, 2020 CONTACT:LaToya Foster (EOM) Deadlines for Services Extended, Residents and Businesses Are Encouraged to Use Online Options (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, the Bowser…

Natural Environment

Entering its second year, initiative strives to protect Tidal Basin and its cherry trees ‘at a…

Orrin Konheim Mar 24, 2020

As DC resident Sarah Wagner tried to jog around the Tidal Basin on a sunny weekday afternoon in early March, she relished the monumental setting but noticed that she couldn’t actually use the paved path. “I love the monuments, I…

Opinion

Gordon Chaffin: Shared electric mopeds are addicting climate-change fighters

Gordon Chaffin Mar 24, 2020

I've been addicted to Revel's shared electric scooters almost since the operator debuted in DC last autumn. My experiences with the micromobility vehicles and my work as a local transportation journalist have demonstrated to me the power…

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2020

DC activists raise the alarm about the danger of a COVID-19 outbreak among detained people

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Launches Application for New $25 Million Microgrant Program

WAMU: As Pandemic Drags On, Local Businesses Say They Need Government Help — And Soon

District Links: More nonessential businesses to close; House bill has $11M for DC; students begin…

DCist: D.C. Orders Closure Of All Nonessential Businesses

WAMU: Will D.C.’s Private Museums Survive The Coronavirus Pandemic?

DCist: D.C. Is Paying Republic Restoratives And Compass Coffee To Make Hand Sanitizer For Front Line…

Washingtonian: Families Need Food. Restaurant Workers Need Jobs. This New Delivery Service Connects…

DCist: For People Whose Leases Are Ending, Moving During A Pandemic Has Been An Extra Haul

Press Release: Norton Announces Additional Emergency Planning and Security Funding for D.C. in New…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser, DC Education Leaders Highlight the Start of Distance Learning and…

City Paper: Are D.C. Hospitals Prepared For More COVID-19 Infections?

WTOP: Coronavirus: Virtual reality helps GW Hospital see inside lungs of COVID-19 patient

Washington Business Journal: Bowser, Hogan, Northam say they’ll continue social distancing…

WTOP: DC pet shelter continues adoptions through coronavirus outbreak

Washington Post: D.C. Medical Reserve Corps volunteers prepare to help respond to coronavirus…

Tim Krepp in The Post: The coronavirus destroyed my business gradually, then suddenly

Press Release: District Closes In-Person Customer Service Centers to Protect Residents and…

Entering its second year, initiative strives to protect Tidal Basin and its cherry trees ‘at a…

Gordon Chaffin: Shared electric mopeds are addicting climate-change fighters

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