WTOP: Firefighters spread safety awareness after DC 3rd grader dies in Petworth fire
D.C. fire crews were out canvassing the Petworth neighborhood in D.C. Wednesday morning after a fire killed a 7-year-old girl the day before.
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2021
Washington Post: Neighbors offer support for family of 7-year-old who died in D.C. rowhouse fire
The afternoon was like any other Tuesday on Quebec Place. Until people on the Northwest D.C. street heard screams and saw smoke and fire billowing from a neighbor’s window.
Washington Post: Capitol Police request National Guard if needed ahead of rally defending those…
The Capitol Police have requested the support of the National Guard on Saturday if events get violent at a rally of demonstrators supporting those arrested in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
UrbanTurf: 51 Units Followed By Full-Service Grocery: The Plans for a Buzzard Point Concrete Plant
A two-phase mixed-use development on the boards for Buzzard Point may bring the first full-service grocery store to the budding development neighborhood in DC.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. taps Children’s National to partner on new St. E’s hospital
Children’s National Hospital will provide health care for kids at a future hospital in Southeast D.C., city officials announced Wednesday.
City Paper: Why Mount Pleasant is a Treasure Chest for D.C.’s Home Cooks
After picking out a cookbook at Bold Fork Books, head to the neighborhood's new and seasoned markets for ingredients.
City Paper: Cookie Case Closed: The Dirty Goose Freed of Its $1,000 Fine
The Alcohol Control Board tossed The Dirty Goose's ludicrous cookie fine levied nearly a year ago.
UrbanTurf: Manna Aims to Rezone Shaw Block for Mixed-Use Redevelopment
Another Shaw block may be up for redevelopment.
Washington Post: Children’s hospitals seeing early increase in seasonal respiratory illness
Two children’s hospitals in the Washington region say they’ve recently seen a large number of children sick with RSV, a seasonal respiratory virus that usually hits during the winter months.
CNN: US Capitol Police request DC National Guard assistance ahead of September 18 right-wing rally
Washington (CNN) — US Capitol Police have requested DC National Guard assistance ahead of planned right-wing protests scheduled for this Saturday at the Capitol, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Wednesday.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: Not only lives are lost to gun violence. So, too, are ‘teenage dreams.’
By her estimate, Aalayah Eastmond has talked about the most traumatic day of her life more than 700 times in the past three years.
DCist: What We Know About The Right-Wing Rally Planned For Sept. 18
D.C. is preparing for far-right activists and, potentially, white supremacist groups to visit the city — this time, to support and defend people charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Partnership to Provide Free Access to the Canopie Maternal…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 15, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Sward Tondoneh (DMHHS)
A…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Awardees of QuickFire Challenge Aimed at Addressing Health…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 15, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Shayne Wells (DMPED)
5…
District Links: Children’s National will provide pediatric care at future Ward 8 hospital; new…
Children's National Hospital will provide pediatric and infant care at the new hospital slated to open on the St. Elizabeths East campus in late 2024, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today.
WTOP: 2 DC parents call for improved safety measures in schools after kids isolate with COVID-19
On Aug. 30, the first day of school in D.C., Ward 6 mom Danica Petroshius sent her 11-year-old son to begin sixth grade at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan with a KN95 mask and a surgical mask to be used over it.
WTOP: Georgetown’s Graham hotel is in for a makeover (with high tea)
The Graham Hotel, a 57-room boutique hotel near the C&O Canal in Georgetown, has changed ownership for the third time in the past 10 years, and will undergo renovations that will include the lobby, guest rooms and expanded dining…
Washington Business Journal: Historic D.C. hotel sold, to be converted into senior living
Dupont Circle's historic Fairfax at Embassy Row hotel has been sold, and the new owner plans to turn it into senior housing.
Washington Post: Children’s National staff to provide pediatric care at new D.C. hospital
Children’s National’s staff will provide pediatric care at the city’s new hospital, leaders plan to announce Wednesday, a development in the effort to bring extensive hospital-based care for children back to Wards 7 and 8.
Washington Post: D.C. Lottery names new director amid criticism of sports betting program
The D.C. Office of Lottery and Gaming has named a new executive director as the agency seeks to improve outcomes with the city’s underperforming sports betting program.