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DCist: More Than 20% Of DCPS Staff Remain Unvaccinated After Nov. 1 Deadline

Editor Nov 3, 2021

More than 20% of staff at D.C. Public Schools remains unvaccinated after the deadline mandating all teachers, staff, and some student athletes be fully vaccinated with no option to test out of the requirement.

Washingtonian: A DC Architecture Firm Wants Washingtonians to Rethink Alleys

Editor Nov 3, 2021

EL Studio's exhibit and tour will examine possible futures and obstacles to development.

DCist: After Inspection Finds ‘Systemic Failures’ At D.C. Jail, 400 Residents Will Be Moved

Editor Nov 3, 2021

The U.S. Marshals Service for D.C. will transfer 400 people in federal custody from the D.C. Jail to a federal prison in Pennsylvania after an inspection found what the agency described as “evidence of systemic failures” and unacceptable…

WTOP: DC parents relieved as Children’s National gives out 1st COVID shots to young kids

Editor Nov 3, 2021

Doctors are wasting no time in getting shots into younger kids’ arms, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director gave the go-ahead Tuesday night for kids ages 5 to 11 to get the shots.

DCist: After Emotional Testimony, D.C. Council Approves Bowser-Nominated Arts Commissioners

Editor Nov 3, 2021

Following days of controversial back-and-forth and an emotional debate during Tuesday’s D.C. Council meeting, the council moved to consider the re-nominations of Natalie Hopkinson and Cora Masters Barry to the D.C. Commission on the Arts…

District Links: Inspection prompts feds to relocate 400 from DC Jail; council approves two arts…

Chris Kain Nov 3, 2021

A surprise inspection by the U.S. Marshals Service is bringing conditions at the DC Jail to the forefront, with the agency announcing plans to relocate 400 detainees to a federal facility in Pennsylvania.

WTOP: Washington National Opera returns to Kennedy Center with tribute to RBG

Editor Nov 3, 2021

The Kennedy Center has not hosted an opera for 19 months due to the pandemic.

Press Release: DC Health to Host Pop-Up Vaccine Clinics for Children 5-11 Years Old on Friday,…

Press Release Nov 3, 2021

Press Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Health FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  November 3, 2021  CONTACT: Susana Castillo (EOM) Dr. Kimberly Henderson (DC Health) (WASHINGTON, DC) …

UrbanTurf: Only Built For Three-Bedrooms: Brookland Church Conversion Prioritizes Family-Sized Units

Editor Nov 3, 2021

A Brookland church has more development plans in the works.

Washington Business Journal: Tenleytown, long closer to a sleepy suburb than dense urban…

Editor Nov 3, 2021

Tenleytown enjoys a fairly quiet reputation among D.C. neighborhoods, but the neighborhood has quite a bit going on right now.

Axios: Howard University student protest continues

Editor Nov 3, 2021

The Blackburn Takeover at Howard University has gone on for over three weeks as students continue to protest unsafe living conditions and advocate for representation on the board of trustees.

Washington Post: Rents in D.C. increased despite rent freeze, report says

Editor Nov 3, 2021

Despite the double whammy of a global pandemic and the subsequent economic uncertainty, the Washington, D.C., rental market seems to be bouncing back, according to new data.

Associated Press: Inspection finds DC jail conditions OK for Jan. 6 defendants

Editor Nov 2, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Marshals Service said Tuesday that suspects being held in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection do not need to be removed from the District of Columbia jail complex despite their complaints about…

WTOP: US Marshals remove inmates from DC jail due to poor conditions

Editor Nov 2, 2021

The U.S. Marshals Service is planning to move hundreds of inmates from the custody of the D.C. Department of Corrections. It comes after a surprise inspection of the D.C. jail conducted by the service.

Washington Post: D.C. Council takes on medical marijuana, arts commission reappointments in meeting

Editor Nov 2, 2021

The D.C. Council on Tuesday took on medical marijuana, the city’s troubled housing authority and voted to reappoint four of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s nominees to the city’s arts commission, bookending days of uproar over fairness and race…

Washington Business Journal: JBG Smith to buy Union Market property as company swings back to profit

Editor Nov 2, 2021

JBG Smith Inc. (NYSE: JBGS) is continuing to expand its multifamily holdings with a big purchase near Union Market.

Press Release: Public Defender Service Calls for the Immediate Release of all Persons Detained at…

Press Release Nov 2, 2021

News Release — Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2021 WASHINGTON – For years, the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, along with other legal and grass-roots…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser and DC Health Encourage Families to Get Children 5-11 Years Old…

Press Release Nov 2, 2021

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Health FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 2, 2021 CONTACT: Susana Castillo (EOM) Dr. Kimberly Henderson (DC Health) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, following…

DCist: Here Are D.C.’s Long-Awaited Plans For Reservation 13

Editor Nov 2, 2021

The District has selected developers to convert a sprawling plot of mostly unused land in Southeast D.C. into a site that would include hundreds of apartments, retail space, a hotel, and a park.

Washington Business Journal: A boardwalk-themed arcade bar is preparing to open at The Wharf

Editor Nov 2, 2021

Ryan Seelbach was too late to secure retail space in the first phase of The Wharf, the mixed-use development along D.C.'s Southwest waterfront — or so he thought.

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