City Paper: LGBTQ Spaces Led in Vaccine Requirements—40 Years After The HIV/AIDS Crisis
“There's still a few of us around who can, you know, have a little bit of hopefully guiding influence in imparting gay 101."
Yearly Archives
2021
Washington Business Journal: Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay to open restaurant in D.C.
Gordon Ramsay will become the latest celebrity chef to open a restaurant in D.C.
DCist: D.C. Police Fatally Shoot A Man In His Car On New York Avenue
A D.C. Police officer fatally shot a man in his car around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning after responding to a report of an unconscious person at a traffic light, police said. It was the second police shooting in the District in less than 12…
Washington Post: D.C. jail’s new housing policy for transgender inmates faces scrutiny
The D.C. Department of Corrections changed its gender housing policy in light of a class-action lawsuit filed earlier this year, but the American Civil Liberties Union of D.C. argued in court Tuesday that the new protocol, which involves…
Washingtonian: Inside the Plan to Make Jeff Bezos’s Washington Post the Everything Newspaper
The Post has a new executive editor—Sally Buzbee, the first woman to top the masthead—and visions of becoming the world’s go-to news outlet. The story of the search for Buzbee, and the future at the hometown paper that has long stopped…
Press Release: AG Racine Supports Biden Administration Effort to Strengthen Protections Against…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
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August 25, 2021
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23 AGs Submit Comment Supporting HUD’s Efforts to Reverse Trump…
During the pandemic, DC waived its usual time limits for families in rapid rehousing. Now…
More than 1,000 families who have stayed in the rapid rehousing program (RRH) beyond its usual time limit due to the pandemic are receiving an official extension — and some may get an extra reprieve along with job training.
No one in…
DCist: Facing Limited Virtual Options, Some D.C. Parents Are Torn About Sending Their Children To…
Tens of thousands of public school students in the District are scheduled to return to classrooms in less than a week. Adina Ellis does not know if her six-year-old son, Cassius Cato, will be among them.
Washington Post: D.C. police officer fatally shoots man with gun in Northeast Washington, officials…
A D.C. police officer early Wednesday fatally shot a man who authorities said had a gun while sitting inside a vehicle on New York Avenue in Northeast Washington, according to a department official.
Washington Post: Part of Third Street Tunnel still closed in downtown D.C.
Crews are working to fix a water main break in the tunnel
Washington Post: From prison to pitch: Ex-offenders compete for city grants to launch their…
The range of businesses is as varied as the returning citizens.
WTOP: Health care services for DC’s Medicaid patients under threat
Access to public health care services for 250,000 D.C. residents could end if MedStar kills its remaining Medicaid and Alliance contracts this fall.
WTOP: DC Council members urge Bowser to drop COVID testing option for school workers
Several D.C. Council members want Mayor Muriel Bowser to remove the COVID-testing option for government employees who don’t get a COVID-19 vaccination — including anyone who has regular contact with kids in a school setting.
Associated Press: Report details mishandling of police emergency system on 1/6
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Capitol Police didn’t adequately respond to frantic calls for help from officers when they pressed panic buttons on their radios seeking immediate backup as scores of pro-Trump rioters beat officers with bats, poles…
Washington Post: Most of D.C. Council calls on mayor to mandate coronavirus vaccines — without…
A majority of the 13 D.C. Council members signed a letter Tuesday calling on Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) to mandate coronavirus vaccines — without a testing option — for all public school employees and day-care workers.
Washingtonian: DC’s Echostage Ranked Best Nightlife Venue in the World
The concert venue and club is the first in the US to earn the top spot in DJ Mag. And it's celebrating.
Washington Post: Part of 3rd Street Tunnel in D.C. reopens after water-main break, but repair work…
Northbound and southbound lanes in the tunnel reopened south of Massachusetts Avenue NW
WTOP: Lawsuits allege ‘disgraceful’ negligence before fatal 2019 fire, seek $300M from landlord, DC
The families of two people killed in an August 2019 row house fire in Northwest D.C. have filed wrongful death lawsuits totaling $300 million against the landlord and D.C. authorities, alleging a stunning pattern of negligence in the…
City Paper: How the DMV Shows Up for Afghanistan and Afghan Refugees
Nonprofit organizations overflow with donations, and how else you can help.
City Paper: Pinto Provides Snitch Hotlines in Welcome-Back-To-School Tweet
Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto is catching some blow back for a not-so-welcoming back-to-school tweet that pits students against longtime residents.