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November 2021

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Axios: Study: Air pollution plagues D.C. residents of color

Editor Nov 16, 2021

D.C. neighborhoods historically populated by residents of color have higher amounts of fine particle pollution and higher rates of disease, according to a recent NASA Earth Observatory study.

Axios: Anacostia sees hope in new developments

Editor Nov 16, 2021

Anacostia’s transformation is bringing new sit-down restaurants, businesses, and development to a historic and underserved community.

WTOP: DC’s Southeast gets a business boost with new mixed-use development

Editor Nov 16, 2021

A new mixed-use development has opened on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Good Hope Road in Southeast, D.C., and the city hopes it will turn into a gateway for business opportunity and job growth.

NBC4: DC Police Recovered More Than 1,900 Guns Already in 2021

Editor Nov 16, 2021

The District reached a grim milestone Monday, matching the homicide count from 2020 with another month and a half still left in 2021. The News4 I-Team has been tracking gun violence across the District, on pace to have the highest number…

Opinion

Christina Jackson: Pandemic exposes DC government’s failure to distribute unemployment benefits to…

Commentary Nov 16, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic caused many DC residents to lose their jobs and erased years of employment progress. In February 2020, just before the pandemic began, the District’s unemployment rate had fallen to a five-year low of 4.9%. Two months…

UrbanTurf: The Final Designs Are in For Transforming Dave Thomas Circle

Editor Nov 15, 2021

A final design has been presented for one of DC's most famous and dangerous intersections.

DCist: D.C., Montgomery County Activating Hypothermia Alerts Tonight

Editor Nov 15, 2021

With temps dropping into the low 30s overnight, the District and Montgomery Country are activating their respective hypothermia alerts for the first time this winter. The National Weather Service says wind speeds could reach 18 mph.

City Paper: As You Are Bar, an Inclusive Queer Space, Is Bound for Barracks Row

Editor Nov 15, 2021

Founders Jo McDaniel and Rach Pike just signed a lease for the former District Soul Food and Banana Cafe space.

Washington Post: When a veteran struggled with homelessness, Friendship Place offered help

Editor Nov 15, 2021

Alan Banks thought that if he kept moving, people wouldn’t know he didn’t have any place to go.

DCist: Goodbye Trump Hotel, Hello Waldorf Astoria D.C.

Editor Nov 15, 2021

The tallest building in downtown Washington, besides the Washington Monument, is a monument to another president: Donald J. Trump. Now, the gold letters on the Trump International Hotel could be removed for good: the Trump Organization is…

WTOP: Howard University’s student-led protest comes to an end

Editor Nov 15, 2021

Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick and student protestors announced a conclusion to more than a month of protests outside of the Blackburn University Center.

DCist: Howard University Students End One Of The Longest Protests In School’s History

Editor Nov 15, 2021

Howard University students ended a protest that lasted just over a month on Monday after coming to an agreement with university administrators. This follows several weeks of negotiations.

WTOP: Chemist discovers new opioid in DC, alerts first responders using Narcan for overdoses

Editor Nov 15, 2021

A chemist in D.C.’s crime lab has discovered a new synthetic opioid being used on the streets of the District. The lab immediately alerted first responders about the possibility the drug could be resistant to the lifesaving antidote…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Activates Hypothermia Alert, Urges Residents to Be Vigilant and to…

Press Release Nov 15, 2021

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2021 CONTACT:  Susana Castillo (EOM) On-Demand Transportation to Shelter is Available by Calling (202) 399-7093 or…

Press Release: Statement from Mayor Bowser on the Signing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure…

Press Release Nov 15, 2021

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2021 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser joined President Joseph R. Biden at the…

Press Release: Second Norton Bill Banning Smoking on Transportation Signed Into Law

Press Release Nov 15, 2021

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton November 15, 2021 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and…

District Dig: Risky Business — DowntownDC Business Improvement District orders an investigation of…

Editor Nov 15, 2021

The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (“Downtown BID”) has retained an outside firm to conduct an internal investigation related to President and CEO Neil Albert, amid contract concerns related to his girlfriend.

Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Repeal Unnecessary Federal Law on D.C. Bridges

Press Release Nov 15, 2021

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton November 15, 2021 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today reintroduced the District of Columbia Bridges Home Rule Act,…

Press Release: Bowser Administration Reports Major Strides in Reducing Contamination Within…

Press Release Nov 15, 2021

News Release — DC Department of Public Works Monday, November 15, 2021 In advance of America Recycles Day, the Department of Public Works is expanding on momentum by launching new interactive recycling story map and outreach campaign…

District Links: Howard protest ends in agreement with administration; sale of Trump hotel means…

Chris Kain Nov 15, 2021

Over the past month, Howard University students have drawn prominent figures such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson to campus as they sought to push administrators to address their key complaints. Now protesters say they've reached a satisfactory…

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This month, the DC Council voted to reverse most of the mayor's proposed cuts to early childhood programs, adding roughly $60 million to the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund and nearly $50…

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DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson today released the text of the revised fiscal year 2026 budget legislation slated for consideration tomorrow, as well as an amended version of the FY 2027 Local Budget…

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