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Press Release: Statement of Councilmember Grosso on indictment of former Virginia clergyman

Press Release Mar 16, 2020

For Immediate ReleaseMarch 16, 2020 ContactMatthew Nocella Washington, D.C. – The following is a statement from Councilmember David Grosso (I-At Large) regarding the Virginia Attorney General's announcement of an indictment against a…

City Paper: Some Restaurant and Bars Are Begging the Mayor to Shut Them Down

Editor Mar 16, 2020

"They keep stopping short of mandated closures because of the responsibility that goes with it."

Washingtonian: Crisis Heroes: This AU Student Helps Find Housing for Displaced College Students

Editor Mar 16, 2020

The university told them to leave campus. Abigail Morris is helping those who have to stay around Washington.

WAMU: D.C. Restaurant Group Says It Will Comply With Restrictions It Called ‘Ridiculous’ After…

Editor Mar 16, 2020

After D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser responded forcefully on Monday morning to the owner of seven D.C. restaurants who claimed they would defy the city’s new restrictions on bars and restaurants, the group now says it will comply.

Washington Business Journal: D.C. issues new social distancing rules for bars, restaurants; Some…

Editor Mar 16, 2020

Local leaders in Greater Washington are urging major changes to the way citizens live and work as the country looks to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. More changes are expected Monday as the Centers for Disease Control and…

WAMU: D.C. Nightclubs To Close, Bars And Restaurants Face Additional Restrictions To Prevent Spread…

Editor Mar 16, 2020

Nightclubs will have to close and bars and restaurants in D.C. will face new restrictions on how they serve their customers as part of an effort by Mayor Muriel Bowser to curtail opportunities for groups of people to congregate during the…

UrbanTurf: DC Superior Court Temporarily Stays Evictions and Foreclosures

Editor Mar 16, 2020

The country is officially in a state of emergency to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. As the DC Council prepares to consider an emergency bill regarding the virus that includes eviction protections, the DC Superior Court has…

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Council members urge against ‘downward spiral’ of Metro’s proposed bus cuts

Amanda Menas Mar 16, 2020

Proposed deep cuts to bus routes throughout the city came under sustained criticism at a Feb. 26 public hearing on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s next budget. With last Monday’s end to the extended public comment…

Press Release: Reading Partners DC announces local education champion as new executive director

Press Release Mar 16, 2020

News Release — Reading Partners DC Contact: Cielo Contreras External Relations Director, Reading Partners DC Shukurat Adamoh-Faniyan to lead the early literacy nonprofit as it nears its 10th year of service in the nation’s…

Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Help Strengthen D.C. National Guard By Giving Education…

Press Release Mar 16, 2020

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton March 16, 2020 Contact: Raven Reeder WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has introduced the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr., District of Columbia National…

Washington Post: ‘There’s no blueprint for this’: Students embark on an unprecedented remote…

Editor Mar 15, 2020

Educators pulled all-nighters to devise learning packets for soon-to-be homebound students. Photocopiers groaned and overheated as they churned out the packets. Top school leaders huddled on the phone until after midnight this weekend,…

Press Release: AG Racine Supports D.C. Superior Court’s Operating Status During COVID-19…

Press Release Mar 15, 2020

News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General March 15, 2020 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today issued a statement supporting Chief Judge Robert E.…

Press Release: During Modified DC Government Operations, Many Services Still Operating

Press Release Mar 15, 2020

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor March 15, 2020 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – While the District of Columbia Government will begin to modify its operations starting Monday, March 16, in order…

Washingtonian: DC’s Bars Were Packed Despite Coronavirus. We Asked People Why They Went Out.

Editor Mar 15, 2020

"I was a little nervous, but it was for a girl's birthday."

City Paper: D.C. Superior Court Temporarily Suspends Non-Emergency Landlord-Tenant and Debt…

Editor Mar 15, 2020

The court already agreed to suspend evictions of all tenants and foreclosed homeowners.

Washington Post: At D.C. churches that remained open Sunday, a mixture of defiance, encouragement…

Editor Mar 15, 2020

The coronavirus has kept Brady Anderson, 30, from visiting his elderly parents, because he doesn’t want to infect them. But it didn’t keep him from church on Sunday.

Street Sense: DC service organizations to stay open amid coronavirus-related closures

Editor Mar 15, 2020

As cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue to be detected across the District, at least 17 community service organizations that provide essential services to D.C.’s homeless population have said they plan on staying open.

Washington Post: For the homeless, temperature checks and bag lunches

Editor Mar 15, 2020

As the coronavirus spreads exponentially in the region, some organizations serving the homeless and people in need have begun to shut their doors or limit their services. Those that remain open have introduced protective measures.

Washingtonian: A Coronavirus Worker Relief Fund Is Raising Money to Help DC-Area Restaurant and Bar…

Editor Mar 15, 2020

The funds will go toward free meals, emergency supply kits, and other support

DCist: José Andrés Is Turning His Restaurants Into Community Kitchens During Coronavirus Pandemic

Editor Mar 15, 2020

ThinkFoodGroup, the restaurant group founded by José Andrés, announced Sunday that it is closing all of its D.C.-area restaurants in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Most of the restaurants will be converted into community kitchens,…

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