City Paper: D.C. Calls for Pause in Use of J&J Vaccine
Following the recommendation of federal authorities, DC Health tells vaccine providers to temporarily discontinue the use of the J&J vaccine.
Monthly Archives
April 2021
DCist: Tony Lewis Has Been In Prison 32 Years. A D.C. Movement Says That’s Far Too Long
“I’ve got a few things … that I’ve been wanting to say to my whole city,” Tony Lewis said to a crowd of hundreds gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza Saturday. He was on speakerphone, calling from a federal prison in Cumberland, Maryland,…
UrbanTurf: Four Units Here, 70 Units There: The Georgetown Residential Pipeline
Since UrbanTurf's last look at Georgetown's residential pipeline, the neighborhood has been finding creative ways to adapt, from extended sidewalks and big-name retrofits to small-scale conversions and interim activations.
Washington Post: Kennedy Center plans massive season of in-person theater, including ‘To Kill a…
Theater is coming back to the Kennedy Center — with a vengeance. With masks on and fingers crossed, the performing arts center will begin on Oct. 13 to roll out musicals and plays at a pace breathtaking even in far healthier times.
Washington Business Journal: Here’s when you can expect Whole Foods to arrive at Walter Reed…
A new town center at D.C.’s Walter Reed campus will start opening for shoppers and new residents as early as 2022 as construction steams ahead on the massive project.
DCist: Here’s What NoMa’s Next Park, Swampoodle II, Could Look Like
It’s fitting that a new park just a block from the tracks leading to Union Station has a boxcar. The feature is just one aspect of NoMa’s initial design for an empty lot that is set to become a new 8,400 square-foot public space in as…
Robinson Woodward-Burns in The Post: Congress must fix a fatal flaw in the D.C. statehood bill
On Wednesday, the House Oversight and Reform Committee will mark up House Resolution 51, the pending D.C. statehood bill. The bill, which has enough co-sponsors to pass the House and nearly enough for the Senate, given filibuster…
Press Release: AG Racine & AG Schmidt Lead Bipartisan Coalition of 35 AGs Calling on Congress…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 13, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Letter: “As Attorneys General, we are on the frontlines of protecting public safety and ensuring…
Press Release: Bowser Administration Highlights Federal Assistance for COVID-19-Related Funeral…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 13, 2021
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Nicole Peckumn (HSEMA)
Funding…
Press Release: Norton Announces Details on How to Watch D.C. Statehood Bill Committee Markup &…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 13, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced details today on how District of Columbia residents …
Press Release: Bowser Administration to Host DPR Virtual Summer Hiring Town Hall Featuring Over 500…
News Release — DC Department of Parks and Recreation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13, 2021
CONTACT:
Press: Michael Tucker, Jr. (DPR)
Customer Care: (202) 673-7647
(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Thursday, April 15, at…
Press Release: Bowser Administration Breaks Ground on 24 New Affordable Homes at 8th and O Streets…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 13, 2021
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Shayne Wells…
Washington Post: An increasingly fortified federal city
After deadly Capitol attacks, lawmakers consider what fences should stay or go
Washington Business Journal: American University hit with pay discrimination lawsuit from female…
A female American University professor said the business school is paying her male colleagues “tens of thousands of dollars” more than it's paying her, according to a discrimination lawsuit she filed against the university.
DCist: D.C., Maryland, And Virginia Pause Johnson & Johnson Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution
Local leaders are pausing use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week at the recommendation of federal health officials, who say they are reviewing extremely rare but severe blood clots identified in six women who had…
UrbanTurf: The Proposed Plans for Swampoodle Park II
At the end of September, the NoMa Parks Foundation announced its purchase of a vacant lot to create a sister park to Swampoodle Park across the street. Now, a design concept is on the table.
Washington Business Journal: New office developments add to Greater Washington’s vacancy woes.…
It’s been one of the most closely watched office buildings under development in the District, and after two years of work, Carr Properties is scheduled to deliver Signal House near Union Market later this month.
Washington Post: D.C., Virginia, Maryland pause J&J coronavirus vaccine appointments
D.C., Maryland and Virginia are pausing the administration of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine Tuesday, hours after the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that six people in the…
WTOP: DC protesters hold vigil honoring Minnesota man shot in traffic stop
Demonstrators marched through downtown D.C. late Monday over the shooting death of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, after the Minnesota city’s police chief described the 20-year-old man’s death as the result of an “accidental discharge”…
Washington Post: Ward 8 residents grapple with solutions for rising violence
When communities face spikes in homicides and shootings, such as the spate residents in Ward 8 have seen in recent weeks, a predictable pattern often follows.