WTOP: Environmental Film Fest goes ‘virtual’ after canceling public screenings amid COVID-19…
It’s endangered but not extinct, as organizers have found a creative way to preserve it.
Yearly Archives
2020
Washingtonian: Call Your Mother Owners’ “Sorta South American” Restaurant Opens Soon with Breakfast…
Mercy Me is slated to debut in West End in April.
WAMU: Two Drivers Are Suing D.C. Over A Single Speed Camera They Call ‘Unlawful And…
Plenty of drivers have complained about getting speeding tickets in D.C., but two are taking it a step further: they’re suing.
Washington Post: For Georgetown churchgoers, a coronavirus self-quarantine is embraced as necessary
The longtime friends were looking forward to their regular game of bridge at Washington’s posh Metropolitan Club on Monday afternoon, a bit of welcome routine in a world slowly spinning out of control.
Press Release: Norton Grateful for Jim McGrath’s Life
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
March 10, 2020
Contact: Raven Reeder
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)…
District Dig: License to Ill — D.C. officials allow sports bar owner to turn theater space into…
A Penn Quarter sports bar that is the first drinking establishment to offer “games of skill” for profit in the District has been operating illegally for the last eight years, according to court documents, public testimony, the D.C.…
Washington Post: D.C. wins lawsuit against digital sign venture that helped spark Jack Evans scandal
The District has won a long-running lawsuit against an outdoor advertising company that hoped to install dozens of digital signs throughout the city.
WAMU: American University Will Move Classes Online To Contain Spread Of Coronavirus
American University will suspend classes on its D.C. campus until at least the beginning of April, joining a growing number of colleges and universities across the country working to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Washington Post: National Gallery postpones landmark exhibition; coronavirus crisis in Italy delays…
The National Gallery of Art has postponed its much-anticipated exhibition “A Superb Baroque: Art in Genoa, 1600–1750” because of the global coronavirus crisis.
Washington Post: This homeless shelter offers a hot meal, a bed and information about coronavirus
With a hot meal in their stomachs, the men gathered for nightly chapel service, where the Rev. Ron Stanley told them about the homeless shelter rules — and the coronavirus.
Washington Business Journal: American U. to move all classes online in response to coronavirus
American University will temporarily move its classes online in response to the growing outbreak of the novel coronavirus, becoming the first college or university in Greater Washington to take such precautionary measures.
Washingtonian: It’s Time for Everybody to Work From Home, the Washington Post Tells Employees
The arrangement is in response to the coronavirus crisis.
DCist: A Man Rode A Horse Through Northeast D.C. During Rush Hour. He Says He Did It For The Kids
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, it’s…a man galloping on a horse in the middle of the nation’s capital?!
DC theaters face ‘catastrophic’ economic impact if coronavirus causes prolonged ticket sales decline
DC theaters may soon be struggling with the economic impact of the new coronavirus as theatergoers choose to stay at home or are forced to do so.
In San Francisco, municipal officials ordered a 14-day halt to performances and other…
Press Release: AG Racine Announces Victory for the District in LED Digital Sign Lawsuit
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
March 10, 2020
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Court Ruling Resolves 2016 Lawsuit Against Lumen Eight Media Group LLC for Illegal Outdoor LED Digital Signs
WASHINGTON,…
District Links: Coronavirus numbers, impacts rise in DC; Bowser reportedly endorses Biden; and more
Happy Tuesday. The District announced three new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus last night, while some schools closed and the city saw more disruptions to everyday life over the spread of the virus.
Washington Post: Georgetown Day closed for cleaning as number of D.C., Md., Va. cases climbs to 16
The District’s Georgetown Day School said it would close Tuesday for a deep cleaning because it has “community members who are closely affiliated” with Christ Church of Georgetown, which reported a second coronavirus infection Monday…
Washingtonian: Why DC’s Public Defender Service Is Among the Country’s Best
An interview with Avis Buchanan, who runs the agency.
UrbanTurf: A Brand New Look For 15-Unit Mount Pleasant Laundromat Redevelopment
While plans emerged for a mixed-use redevelopment of a Mount Pleasant laundromat at the end of 2019, a new iteration of the project will deliver more units and has a brand new design.
Washington Business Journal: 2 Washington Convention Center events canceled; SEC advises HQ…
The spread of the novel coronavirus has led two groups to cancel upcoming events at the Washington Convention Center, while a federal agency has asked all headquarters employees to work from home. They’re both new signs the outbreak is…