WTOP: Netflix seeks DC extras to play 1960s civil rights activists in new film ‘Rustin’
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Yearly Archives
2021
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Showcases Investments in Outdoor Learning at Opening of Modernized…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
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September 8, 2021
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(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser, DC Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Lewis D.…
Press Release: AG Racine Leads 18 AGs in Supreme Court Brief Opposing Discrimination Against U.S.…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
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September 8, 2021
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Office of Communications
Coalition Argues that Americans Living in Territories Should Not Be Excluded from Nationwide…
Washington Business Journal: Big national sports bar signs deal to open near Nationals Park
Tom's Watch Bar, a growing chain of sports bars out of Denver, is coming to the neighborhood around Nationals Park.
WTOP: Metro considers Georgetown station, Blue Line expansion to address future ridership
Ridership on Metrorail in the D.C. region is expected to increase over the coming years, and transportation officials are considering how to address that growth.
Washington Post: D.C. renews Adams Morgan business improvement district but urges change
Critics called for the dissolution of a taxpayer-funded nonprofit organization because of its governance
Washington Post: Howard University cancels online, hybrid classes as it investigates alleged…
Online and hybrid courses will remain suspended Wednesday at Howard University following what officials have described as a ransomware cyberattack.
7News: Former DC Mayor Anthony Williams recalls leading the nation’s capital during 9/11
On September 12, 2001, "there was a sense of unity throughout the country that we haven’t seen since, we certainly don’t see now," says former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams.
City Paper: Lengthy Lawsuit Exposes Rifts Within Unification Church
Decade-long litigation between groups founded by Rev. Sun-Myung Moon nears its possible conclusion in D.C. Court of Appeals.
Washington Post: Metro’s preferred expansion option would create second Potomac River tunnel, add…
Metro board members Thursday will discuss the results of a two-year study they commissioned before the pandemic
WTOP: Howard U. in-person classes to resume after ransomware attack
D.C.’s Howard University will resume in-person classes Wednesday, after all classes Tuesday were cancelled in the wake of a ransomware attack last week.
Washington Business Journal: Howard University targeted by ransomware attack
Howard University is offline and investigating what it says was a ransomware cyberattack that first began disrupting online systems on Friday, officials confirmed Tuesday.
DCist: New Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge To Open To Traffic On Friday Night
The biggest infrastructure project in the D.C. Department of Transportation’s history is almost ready for drivers, cyclists, and walkers to use.
UrbanTurf: Streamlined Metro Proposals Could Result in New Stations in Georgetown and Union Market
In 2019, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) released a study floating some ambitious proposals to alleviate congestion on the Blue, Orange and Silver lines.
Washingtonian: Three DC Pools Will Be Open to Dogs This Sunday
It's an end-of-summer tradition. All dogs must have a valid dog license.
DCist: Can You Outrun A Metro Train? And Other D.C.-Specific Challenges
Two men sprinted off a Red Line train at Dupont Circle, according to a viral Labor Day weekend tweet, and one of them boarded again at Woodley Park. They were apparently racing the train — one of them successfully.
Washington Business Journal: Here’s how Metro could transform the Blue, Orange and Silver…
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is outlining a slew of multibillion-dollar alternatives to improve the capacity and reliability of the Blue, Orange and Silver lines — and almost all of them include building new tunnels…
DCist: Unvaccinated D.C. Health Care Workers Could Lose Jobs, Sparking Staffing Concerns For First…
D.C.’s health department has ordered that all licensed health care workers in the District, including the city’s firefighters, get at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 30 — or risk losing their license and possibly their…
DCist: It Looks Like Metro Is Seriously Considering A Georgetown Metro Station
Could a Metro station in Georgetown be part of the solution to chronic overcrowding on the Orange, Blue, and Silver lines?
Washington Post: New Frederick Douglass bridge hailed as D.C.’s ‘most important’ span during opening…
The bridge was blessed during the Tuesday event, and the freedom fighter it was named for was recalled as an inspiration