Washington Post: Returning to offices, rethinking commutes
Time lost traveling to and from the office once seemed unavoidable. But some workers say telework has made them see how unnecessary the commute has become.
Yearly Archives
2021
Press Release: AG Racine Leads Bipartisan Coalition of 25 AGs Calling on Congress to Clarify First…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 2, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
AGs Urge Amendment to Law in the Wake of Supreme Court’s Decision in Terry v. United States
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney…
Press Release: Modified District Government Services for Labor Day
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 2, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Monday, September 6, 2021, the District Government will…
District Links: Mayor declares emergency over Medicaid contract; feds pause review of…
Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared a public emergency related to health care resources as her administration seeks to stabilize the city's Medicaid program amid contracting disputes.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Highlights Early Childhood Education Investments at the Celebration of…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 2, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
On the First Day of Pre-K, DC Continues to Lead the Nation in Early Childhood Education…
UrbanTurf: A Clearer Look at 50 Units Proposed in Lamond Riggs
Two months ago, UrbanTurf reported on plans to complete The Hampshires development in Lamond Riggs. Now, a zoning application offers more details — and a more detailed look at the design for the project.
Washington Informer: STAY DC Program Subject of Rare Council Summer Recess Hearing
STAY DC, a program to stave off the expected wave of pandemic-related evictions, is a lifeline that the Bowser administration, property managers and community activists say can be effective, despite administrative problems.
Washington Informer: Caston Embraces Role as Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner
Incarcerated Officeholder Keeps Busy Schedule
Washington Informer: Black Entrepreneurs Protest Black Lives Matter Plaza Contract
A group of African American business owners is protesting the awarding of a District government contract to a white firm to renovate a Black-oriented space located in downtown Washington, D.C.
Washington Informer: Banneker Academic High School Marks 40 Years with New State-of-the-Art Building
In the four decades of its existence, Banneker Academic High School has established a reputation as one of the best, and most rigorous, public schools in the District and United States.
Washington Business Journal: Bowser issues emergency order addressing D.C.’s Medicaid contract…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an emergency order Wednesday to address issues that have emerged from to MedStar's soon-to-expire Medicaid managed care contract.
Washington Post: Family of man killed by D.C. police demand answers about what prompted officer to…
A relative of a man who was fatally shot by D.C. police as he drove away from officers, who had found him unresponsive in a running car with a gun tucked in his waistband, is demanding to know what prompted a sergeant to fire 10 times at…
Washington Post: Federal agency pauses analysis of proposed Baltimore-Washington maglev high-speed…
The Federal Railroad Administration said it paused the project ‘to review project elements and determine next steps’
WTOP: DC Jazz Fest returns this week at The Wharf
Last year, it was forced to go entirely virtual due to pandemic-related restrictions.
WTOP: First look at photos from early DC punk scene in Jim Saah’s new book
Some of the most iconic images of D.C.’s early punk rock scene were taken with a camera borrowed from a high school photography class.
DHS notices create confusion for some families over how much longer they can stay in rapid rehousing
Some families living in rapid rehousing (RRH) received letters in the mail last week informing them the DC Department of Human Services (DHS) would be terminating their rental subsidies on Oct. 31. The letters, dated Aug. 17, contradict an…
Press Release: Norton, Van Hollen, Maloney, Carper, and Brown Announce Bill to Give D.C. Mayor…
September 2, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
First time in history a committee approved bill giving D.C. mayor such authority
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD),…
Rashad Price: Giving back to my community of Southeast DC and its children
Growing up in Southeast DC with limited good public education opportunities, I was fortunate to attend Friendship Public Charter School’s Collegiate Academy. My late mother told me I would be attending Woodson, which excited me as some of…
WUSA9: 19 Black women land coveted retail storefront in Downtown DC
As part of the new Grow Golden program, established small businesses can receive up to a year of free rent in the Golden Triangle district.
7News: Concerned parents fundraise to get air filters in DCPS in hopes of preventing COVID spread
It's week one of in-person learning for most DCPS students, including Peter Krupa's son.