Washingtonian: Captain White Seafood Market Is Leaving the Wharf For Good
The seafood purveyor has been entangled in a legal battle with the Wharf developer since 2015.
Monthly Archives
November 2021
WTOP: Metro moves closer to returning 7000-series railcars to service with proposed safety tests
Metro has submitted a plan to The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) that brings the return of 7000-series railcars a little closer, though there is still not an exact timetable for when they will be operational.
Washington Post: Insurer will pay $95 million, ending years-long legal fight over nonprofit’s…
The insurance company CareFirst will pay $95 million to set up a new D.C. fund to address health disparities, in a settlement designed to bring about an end to a legal battle between the insurer and the D.C. government that has lasted more…
WTOP: DC Water to begin disconnecting service to customers with past-due bills in December
Residents with a past-due balance with DC Water have until the end of the month to come up with a payment plan or face disconnections, the water authority said this week.
Washingtonian: Plans for a Capitol Hill Development Include a Playground Named for Missing Child…
The park would be part of Southeast DC's massive Reservation 13 redevelopment project.
WTOP: Volunteers take over DC Armory to create a special thank-you for veterans
With Veterans Day next week, a nonprofit spent three days in the D.C. Armory assembling care packages for area veterans.
Washingtonian: Popeyes Terminates Franchise Agreement With DC Restaurant Operator After Viral Rat…
The delivery driver who filmed the video says he was suspended.
DCist: DC Water To Begin Disconnecting Service For Those With Past Due Bills, But Assistance Is…
DC Water will start disconnecting service for people with unpaid bills.
Washington Informer: Experts Offer Financial Advice to D.C.’s Domestic Violence Victims
Domestic violence experts in the District say victims are traumatized not only physically, mentally and emotionally but also financially and note they have recommendations to prevent financial abuse.
Washington Informer: D.C. Council Considers Pro Bono Expansion Bill
A bill before the D.C. Council, The Pro Bono Legal Representation Expansion Amendment Act of 2021, authored by D.C. Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6), would change regulations and allow District government lawyers to provide pro bono…
Press Release: Class Action Lawsuit Challenges D.C. Police Department’s Unlawful Practice of…
News Release — Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs and ACLU of the District of Columbia
Over a Year Later, Some Protestors’ Phones Still Haven’t Been Returned
For Immediate Release:
November 4,…
Press Release: Norton Releases Remarks on House Floor on Build Back Better Act
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
November 4, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released remarks she gave on the House floor earlier this week in…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser, CareFirst, and DC Appleseed Announce New $95 Million Fund Targeting…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor; DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking; and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 4, 2021
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
Paul Drehoff…
DCist: Metro Submits Testing Plan To Metrorail Safety, First Step To Getting 7000-Series Trains Back…
Metro submitted a test plan for the 7000-series trains to the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) on Thursday.
Washington Post: Metro submits testing plan aimed at restoring suspended rail cars
About 60 percent of the transit agency’s rail cars were pulled out of service on Oct. 17 after a derailment and investigation
Washington Post: D.C. Water says it will begin disconnecting some service for unpaid bills starting…
The utility says it has financial aid and payment plans for customers with past-due balances, which soared during the pandemic
WTOP: Navy Yard among most ‘apartment crazed’ markets in the country
Navy Yard reigns supreme in D.C. for the sheer number of new apartments that have been developed, and a new ranking puts it near the top nationally for explosive growth.
DC faces challenges in trying to overcome digital divide, expand internet access
Throughout the pandemic, the DC Council has heard calls to provide high-speed, reliable internet access to all residents who need it. But achieving such a goal is not as straightforward as it might seem.
As people across the country…
District Links: Bowser launches long-expected campaign for a third term as mayor; criticism swirls…
It's been a long time coming, but this morning Muriel Bowser made her long-awaited announcement that she'll run for another term as mayor.
Press Release: Today Begins the First Public Hearing on Criminal Code Reform. Here’s What to Know…
News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 4, 2021
Contact: Erik Salmi
Ongoing all day today, Councilmember Charles Allen, Chair of the Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public…