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The DC Lineup for this weekend: heritage, human nature and lending a hand

Jennifer Anne Mitchell Oct 2, 2020

The unity of cultural heritage and community is the theme of this edition of The DC Lineup. The weather will be a mix of sun and clouds throughout the weekend, Oct. 2 to 4, according to the forecast. Temperatures should range from 46 to…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Celebrates Another Record-Breaking Paving Season

Press Release Oct 2, 2020

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the District Department of Transportation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 2, 2020 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Lauren Stephens (DDOT) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor…

WTOP: Jose Andres, Ryan Zimmerman among headliners in this year’s virtual Capital Food Fight

Editor Oct 2, 2020

The D.C. Central Kitchen’s signature fundraiser, the 17th annual Capital Food Fight, which pits local chefs and celebrities against each other in cooking challenges, will be virtual this year.

Washington Post: Streetcar, soda tax, football subsidies? D.C.’s at-large council candidates debate.

Editor Oct 2, 2020

Seventeen of the candidates running for the D.C. Council’s hotly contested at-large seats staked out a wide range of positions during more than four hours of debate this week about how the city should confront its months-long public health…

DCist: With Continued SNAP Flexibility In Question, Thousands Of D.C. Families Could Lose Crucial…

Editor Oct 2, 2020

Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has helped millions more American families access food. Temporary flexibility on SNAP rules has helped many states enroll new participants more…

Washington Business Journal: A lack of commuters is crippling D.C.’s economy. So the D.C.…

Editor Oct 2, 2020

The hollowing out of D.C.’s office buildings could make it especially difficult for the city’s economy to recover from the coronavirus crisis, according to a new report prepared for the D.C. Chamber of Commerce, leading the business group…

DCist: Beach Drive In Rock Creek Park Closed To Traffic During The Pandemic — Could It Stay That…

Editor Oct 2, 2020

For more than six months of the pandemic, the upper part of Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park has been transformed from a commuter pipeline to a recreational oasis.

City Paper: Go-Go Activism, Both Personal and Political, Is Coming Into Its Power in D.C.

Editor Oct 2, 2020

"They understand that they’re right here in the nation’s capital, and that they have a voice that can echo across this nation.”

Washington Post: How Trump amassed a red-state army in the nation’s capital — and could do so again

Editor Oct 2, 2020

The call that came into state capitals stunned governors and their National Guard commanders: The Pentagon wanted thousands of citizen soldiers airlifted to the nation’s capital immediately to help control crowds outside the White House in…

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: A highly sought, thankless, important political job

jonetta rose barras Oct 2, 2020

Robert Vinson Brannum recently called the job of being a DC advisory neighborhood commissioner in Ward 5 “thankless. You have developers and other folks deluge your mailbox. “You have to be able to go up against seasoned developer…

Press Release: Norton, CBC Send Letter to Senate Leadership Opposing Consideration of SCOTUS Nominee…

Press Release Oct 2, 2020

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton October 1, 2020 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Judicial Nomination Task…

WUSA9: Bill to test more DC playgrounds for toxic lead moves forward

Editor Oct 1, 2020

DC Councilmembers are demanding action on potentially toxic lead dangers at D.C. public school playgrounds first exposed by WUSA9.

ABC7: ‘Systematic attack on motorists’: Debate on use of traffic cameras in D.C. rages…

Editor Oct 1, 2020

The dispute continues: are the traffic cameras about safety or are they about revenue? If you ask residents of the 2400 block of North Capitol Street, many of them believe safety. They want cameras in their area because they say speeding…

Washington Post: D.C. chancellor and union struggle to reach an agreement ahead of mayor’s decision…

Editor Oct 1, 2020

The Washington Teachers’ Union said it told its members to ignore a school system letter emailed this week asking staff members to select whether they plan to teach in person in the upcoming months or stay home.

Washington Blade: Team Rayceen, Blade, Stein Club conclude forum series for at-large Council…

Editor Oct 1, 2020

A series of three virtual online forums for at-large D.C. Council candidates running in the Nov. 3 election organized jointly by the community service and entertainment group Team Rayceen Productions, the Washington Blade, and the Gertrude…

Washington Blade: Stein Club to vote on endorsement for Biden, D.C. Council candidates

Editor Oct 1, 2020

Two days after tentatively deciding not to hold a vote for an endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and three Democratic D.C. Council candidates, the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club on Wednesday reversed course and will…

WTOP: Why did Anthem, 9:30 Club skip DC’s pilot program for live music return?

Editor Oct 1, 2020

The D.C. government last week launched a pilot program to gradually bring back live music.

Washingtonian: Here’s How to Handle Ballot Delivery Problems in DC

Editor Oct 1, 2020

The DC Board of Elections made history this week: it began mailing ballots to every voter in the District, so everyone has the opportunity to vote by mail. The first batch of ballots was mailed to voters this week, and two more batches…

City Paper: Lazere, Goodwin, and Orange Dominate At-Large Debate

Editor Oct 1, 2020

The evening was characterized by discussions of ethics, flip-flops, and reserve spending.

DCist: Meet The ASL Interpreter Who Turns Into A ‘Hype Man’ At D.C. Protests

Editor Oct 1, 2020

At a protest in early August, Billy Sanders stood on a small podium in front of a sweaty crowd of a few thousand people in the hot, unrelenting D.C. sun. Volunteers passed out water and registered attendees to vote, while next to Sanders,…

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