Washingtonian: How Jake Blount Is Using the Banjo to Explore Black Roots Music
The DC native recently won a prestigious banjo award.
Yearly Archives
2020
UrbanTurf: The 2 Million Square Feet of Development Proposed for Benning Road and Minnesota Avenue
Earlier this year, DC’s Department of General Services (DGS) committed to a 20-year lease off Benning Road and Minnesota Avenue as part of a new development by Cedar Realty. Now, the developer is moving forward with a proposal for the…
DCist: How Safe Are Those Plastic Bubbles At Local Restaurants?
As the weather turns colder and local restaurants scramble for creative ways to survive amid a worsening pandemic, some are turning to plastic bubbles.
DCist: A Son Recalls His Father’s Role In The So-Called ‘Foggy Bottom Gang’
Leo Warring remembers exactly when he realized that his father was a mobster: As a teen, he discovered newspaper clippings under the bed that detailed the chronicles of the so-called Foggy Bottom Gang.
City Paper: The D.C. Coronavirus Data We Don’t Know
Where are the outbreaks? What are the superspreading events?
Washington Business Journal: Georgetown hotel opens luxe townhouse accommodations
The Rosewood Washington, D.C. hotel in Georgetown has opened its long-awaited townhouse rooms — and reopened its signature restaurant from celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck after it was devastated by a fire in 2019.
DCist: Contact Tracing Was Already Hard. Community Spread Is Making It Worse
Contact tracers have struggled for months to manage the massive undertaking of effectively tracking and stopping the chain of coronavirus infections in the region. Now they face a new challenge: bracing for a possible explosion of cases…
DCist: Demand For Testing Spikes As Virus Spreads, Thanksgiving Approaches
The region is seeing a spike in demand for coronavirus testing, as infection rates climb to levels not seen since the spring and Thanksgiving approaches.
jonetta rose barras: Do Black lives really matter to the DC government?
Billie Shepperd’s voice is cracking every now and then. Her words are laden heavily with emotion. She is straining to contain her anger. Her pain is palpable as she tells me about the death of her daughter Sheila.
I am at one with…
Press Release: Statement from Councilmember Allen on resignation of Police Chief Peter Newsham
News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 25, 2020
Contact: Erik Salmi
The following is a statement from Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6), Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary…
Press Release: Chairman Mendelson Statement on Resignation of DC Police Chief Peter Newsham
News Release — DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson
Tuesday November 24, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:…
District Links: Police Chief Peter Newsham leaving DC for Prince William County post; DoorDash…
Happy Tuesday. DC Police Chief Peter Newsham is heading across the Potomac to become chief of police for Prince William County, Virginia.
Washington Post: D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham leaving for job in Virginia
D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham is leaving the force to take over the police department in Prince William County, Va., ending a three-decade career in law enforcement in the nation’s capital.
DCist: D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham Is Heading To Prince William
D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham is stepping down to head the Prince William County Police Department in Northern Virginia, according to Sherrie Johnson, a spokesperson for the county. Newsham’s will start the new position on February 1,…
WTOP: DC police’s Peter Newsham named Prince William Co.’s new police chief
D.C. police Chief Peter Newsham has been hired as the new police chief for Prince William County, Virginia.
Courtland Milloy in The Post: It’s been nearly four decades since his last drink. One man is still…
From the addiction treatment clinic that he runs in Northwest Washington, Johnny Allem can sometimes see cars double-parked in front of a nearby liquor store. Customers come out hauling booze by the bag, the box, the case.
The News Station: Washington, D.C. Remains the Nation’s PCP Capital
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the grainy cell phone video, the scene is tense. Surrounded by onlookers, a Washington Metropolitan Police Department officer points his unholstered gun at Renita Nettles who nevertheless continues to advance with…
DCist: Metro Pulls 6000-Series Railcars After Second Train Separation In Two Months
Metro is pulling all its 6000-series railcars from service after a train separated Tuesday afternoon on the Red Line. The event bears similarities with another recent separation, the agency said in a statement.
WTOP: Metro sidelining 6000-series fleet after 2nd car-separation incident
Metro said that it is temporarily sidelining its fleet of 6000-series railcars, after passengers got stuck on a Metro Red Line train when cars became separated in a tunnel near the Glenmont Station Tuesday.
Washington Post: DoorDash settles D.C. lawsuit for $2.5 million after being accused of pocketing…
The food delivery service DoorDash will pay $2.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by D.C.’s attorney general that alleged the company pocketed workers’ tips, prosecutors said Tuesday.