WTOP: Climate activists partially sink model row home in DC’s Tidal Basin
Drivers near D.C.’s Tidal Basin might have glimpsed an unusual sight early Wednesday: A half-submerged row home poking out of the water near the Jefferson Memorial.
Monthly Archives
September 2021
Washington Business Journal: Catholic University president to step down
John Garvey, the Catholic University of America's president since 2010, will step down at the end of this academic year, he announced Wednesday.
UrbanTurf: The Dupont Circle Mansion That Left DC For Rhode Island
The Rhode Island manor now known as the "Seaview Terrace Mansion" (among other names) is currently on the market for $29.9 million. But its original home was in Dupont Circle.
DCist: It’s Pawpaw Season Again. Here’s Where To Find The Tropical Fruit Near D.C.
So far, 2021 might not have lived up to everyone’s expectations. But at least it was a good summer for the pawpaws.
WTOP: DC clarifying COVID-19 quarantine guidance for students
D.C. Health is clarifying its quarantine guidance to provide greater details on what families and students should do if a child tests positive for the coronavirus.
DCist: As D.C. Moves Forward On Redoing Dave Thomas Circle, Wendy’s Still Has Some Beef To Settle
The fight over one of D.C.’s most infamous fast food restaurants is over. Or is it?
WTOP: Children’s National ER employee cites staffing shortage for 10-hour waits
Children’s National Medical Center, in D.C., is in the midst of a staffing shortage as COVID-19 continues to affect more unvaccinated children and winter viruses, such as RSV, arrive early this year. One employee told WTOP it’s…
DCist: Seven People Wounded, One Police Officer Killed In Three Separate Shootings In D.C. Tuesday
One person was killed and seven others—including two children—were injured during three separate shootings in Southeast on Tuesday as incidents of gun violence continue to mount across the District.
DCist: A Guide To ‘Art All Night,’ The Two-Night Arts And Music Festival Across D.C.
After going strictly online last year, Art All Night, D.C.’s two-night arts and music festival, is returning in-person this year. The event launched in Shaw and Chinatown in 2011 and has since expanded across all eight wards.
Washington Post: Metro to build garage in Northwest D.C. to house all-electric buses
The move is a step toward converting the transit agency’s fleet to electric by 2045.
Washington Business Journal: How can D.C. fix its struggling sports-betting industry? Allowing more…
Now that a long-awaited audit has confirmed D.C.’s sports betting operation is massively underperforming revenue projections, critics of the program are ready to cry “I told you so” — but there are few easy answers about what should be…
Washington Business Journal: Children’s National receives $6.7M NIH grant for Walter Reed campus
Children’s National Hospital has received millions of dollars from the National Institutes of Health for its campus on the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center in D.C.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Tours New Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus and…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 22, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Shayne Wells (DMPED)
New Campus…
District Links: DC Council gets earful on start of school year amid COVID-19 upswing; DDOT extends…
The DC Council heard from parents, teachers and education officials about the start of the third school year affected by the pandemic, with many of the public witnesses expressing frustration about inconsistency in COVID-19 protocols as…
WUSA9: Help find homes for 700+ BLM Plaza fence artifacts. This ‘Fence Guardian’ is saving them in…
Nadine Seiler saved hundreds of items once attached to an infamous Trump White House fence. Now, she's finding homes for each of the Black Lives Matter artifacts.
WTOP: Businessman wants to open a shooting range in downtown DC
While you may not think a gun range would set up shop in D.C., which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the country, one businessman is trying to make that a reality.
WTOP: Actors duke it out tournament-style in ‘Monologue Madness’ at Woolly Mammoth
Get ready for actors to duke it out in a March Madness-style tournament bracket.
Press Release: DDOT Extends 2020 Annual Visitor Parking Passes
News Release — District Department of Transportation
For Immediate Release
Media Contacts:
Mariam Nabizad
Offering District residents more time to acclimate to ParkDC Permits and join the more than 35,000 who have successfully…
Press Release: Franklin Park Block Party to Celebrate Grand Reopening with Live Art, Music and More
News Release — DowntownDC Business Improvement District
For Immediate Release: September 21, 2021
CONTACT: Narrean Marsden
The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) and No Kings Collective present the Franklin Park Block…
Press Release: AG Racine Announces Lawsuit to Block Unprecedented Deal Between American Airlines…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 21, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Airlines’ Agreement Would Harm Competition & District Consumers at DCA
WASHINGTON,…