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Courtland Milloy in The Post: A drug rehab center fought an outbreak of covid-19. It has a few…

Editor Oct 6, 2020

A few weeks into the covid-19 pandemic, the Gaudenzia residential drug treatment facility in the District took a hit: 13 patients and 11 employees tested positive for the virus.

DCist: D.C. Releases Official Halloween COVID-19 Guidance

Editor Oct 6, 2020

Do: carve pumpkins with people in your household. Don’t: bob for apples.

Press Release: Councilmember McDuffie Introduces Measures to Create a Reparations Task Force and…

Press Release Oct 6, 2020

News Release — Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie The proposed measures will establish a Task Force to Research and Develop Reparation Proposals for African American descendants of slavery and declare racism a public health crisis…

Press Release: Bowser Administration Launches moveDC 2021, Encourages Residents to Share Their…

Press Release Oct 6, 2020

News Release — District Department of Transportation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2020 Media Contacts: Lauren Stephens Mariam Nabizad (WASHINGTON, DC) - Today, the Bowser administration, through the DC…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Invests $3 Million to Improve Food Access in Underserved Neighborhoods

Press Release Oct 6, 2020

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 6, 2020 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Kate Hartig (DMPED) Neighborhood…

The Crime Report: ‘The Doors Don’t Lock’ in DC Jail Program for Young Adults

Editor Oct 6, 2020

A program that houses long-term incarcerated individuals together with younger ones offers an alternative model of incarceration centered on education, personal growth, and transformation, and has helped foster an unprecedented “culture…

Press Release: Norton Joins National Capital Region Delegation Statement on White House Coronavirus…

Press Release Oct 6, 2020

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton October 6, 2020 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), Majority Leader Steny Hoyer…

Press Release: Norton Sends Letter to White House Physician Seeking Answers on Contact Tracing

Press Release Oct 6, 2020

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton October 6, 2020 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today sent a letter to Dr. Sean Conley, physician to the President and…

UrbanTurf: The Nearly 2,100 Units Under Construction in NoMa

Editor Oct 6, 2020

Although a few projects remain up in the air (both literally and figuratively) for NoMa's residential pipeline, several developments are now well on their way to completion.

WTOP: American University details plan to close for Election Day

Editor Oct 6, 2020

American University President Sylvia Burwell plans to cancel classes on Election Day, citing “civic engagement and the pursuit of American democratic ideals” as being part of the D.C. university’s foundational principles.

Washington Business Journal: U Street Music Hall shuts down permanently

Editor Oct 6, 2020

U Street Music Hall announced its permanent closure on Monday, seven months after the subterranean club known for its sound system and DJ sets had to close its doors because of the Covid-19 crisis.

Washington Business Journal: These notable D.C.-area bars and restaurants have permanently closed…

Editor Oct 6, 2020

Though not unexpected, one of the more painful consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic is that many restaurants and bars have permanently shut down their operations.

WAMU: 51st: ‘Take This Thing To The Streets’

Editor Oct 6, 2020

When Kojo Nnamdi moved to Washington, D.C. in 1969, he found a city buzzing with political energy and shaped by Black culture.

Washington Business Journal: Public paychecks: Who earns the most on D.C.’s payroll? Check out…

Editor Oct 6, 2020

University of the District of Columbia President Ronald Mason is once again the highest-paid person on the District payroll.

Washington Post: D.C. slaveholders once won reparations. Now, the city eyes payment for descendants…

Editor Oct 6, 2020

The nation’s capital would be the latest jurisdiction to seriously explore providing reparations to the descendants of enslaved people under legislation proposed by a member of the D.C. Council.

Washingtonian: How Is DC Contact-Tracing the Covid Cases From the White House Outbreak? An…

Editor Oct 6, 2020

Warning: You might be depressed by the answers.

Associated Press: DC government unable to connect with White House on outbreak

Editor Oct 5, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials with the Washington, D.C., Department of Health have been unsuccessful in trying to connect with the White House to assist with contact tracing and other protocols regarding the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak that…

Associated Press: DC unveils plan to open public school buildings in November

Editor Oct 5, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Public Schools in Washington, D.C., will partially reopen their buildings to select students beginning Nov. 9 in a multi-pronged approach as the nation’s capital struggles to return to normalcy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.…

DCist: What Does The White House Coronavirus Outbreak Mean For D.C. Residents?

Editor Oct 5, 2020

The segment of the District referred to as “official Washington” is often discussed as a separate entity, as if it’s cordoned off from the daily lives of the vast majority of people who call D.C. home. But there’s no discrete barrier…

WTOP: What DC officials have to say about positive coronavirus results from White House

Editor Oct 5, 2020

With news of positive coronavirus results coming out of the White House, how are D.C. officials responding? Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt didn’t have any details to share with reporters at a news conference…

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