WTOP: Whitman Walker Health System breaks ground at St. Elizabeths East in Southeast DC
Red shovels and hard hats marked Thursday’s groundbreaking for an expansive redevelopment of the historic St. Elizabeths campus in Southeast D.C.
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2021
DCist: Lawmakers Push To Bring Ranked-Choice Voting To D.C. In Wake Of New York City Election
A majority of D.C. councilmembers are supporting a bill that would bring ranked-choice voting to D.C. as soon as 2024.
CBS News: More than 600,000 white flags will be placed on the National Mall to honor Americans who…
More than 600,000 white flags will cover the National Mall in Washington, D.C., honoring each person who has died from COVID-19 in the United States. There have been 33,948,497 COVID-19 cases and 608,141 deaths in the U.S.
UrbanTurf: Plans for a Triangular Park in DC’s Kingman Park
A neighborhood group is looking to enhance a park in DC's Kingman Park neighborhood.
DCist: Metro Committee Backs Temporary Ban Of People Who Commit Weapons And Sex Crimes In System
A Metro committee has given initial approval to a new policy to ban people who commit weapons or sex crimes on the transit system.
Washington Business Journal: Arizona real estate company hires JBG exec to lead new D.C. office
Alliance Residential Co. is opening a local office a few years after the Scottsdale, Arizona company began testing the waters in Greater Washington.
Washington Post: Hundreds of thousands of white flags to be placed on the National Mall to honor…
“In America: Remember,” created by D.C. artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg, will go up in mid-September
Press Release: DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority Takes Action to Achieve Social Justice and…
For Immediate Release: July 15, 2021
Contact: Adam Hudson
Linda Wharton Boyd
Washington, DC –The DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority (DCHBX) Executive Board voted to adopt recommendations from its Social Justice and…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces New Congress Heights Library to be Built at St. Elizabeths…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 15, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
George Williams (DCPL)
New Library at Parcel 16 to Replace Parklands-Turner Library
(WASHINGTON, DC) - Today, at the…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Breaks Ground on Whitman-Walker at St. Elizabeths East and Reunion…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 15, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Shayne Wells (DMPED)
Two Ward 8…
City Paper: What Six Local Artists Made With City Grants During the Pandemic
Amid lockdowns and layoffs, local artists used funding from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities to pay their bills—and find new ways to work.
City Paper: D.C. Police K9s Still Sniff For Marijuana
The department updated its policies when weed was legalized years ago, but K9 handlers apparently never got the memo, new report says.
UrbanTurf: Up in the Air and Hitting the Road: The 14 Developments in The Works for Ward 7
The past year has been a busy one for development in Ward 7.
DCist: Starting Sunday, Metrorail Will Stay Open Until Midnight
Metrorail will extend train service until midnight starting this Sunday, July 18, the transit agency told riders in a press release on Wednesday. The new hours will apply to all seven days of the week.
City Paper: A Tornado Blew the Top Off A Condo Development, Heightening Bad Blood Between Residents…
The five-story development in the middle of a block of two-story row houses in the Carver-Langston neighborhood has been a source of tension for residents who live nearby and the developer for some time.
WTOP: Citi Open will allow 100% spectator capacity
Rafael Nadal is coming to D.C. for the first time ever to compete in the Citi Open, and more people will be able to see him live in-person.
Washington Post: Citi Open cleared for full-capacity crowds as Rafael Nadal is set to make D.C.…
Washington’s Citi Open will be permitted to admit full-capacity crowds for this summer’s event, headlined by 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal, under an agreement reached with city and federal officials.
City Paper: Landlords Receive Federal Funds for Rental Assistance, Even When Tenants Live In Poor…
Tenants at three D.C. properties have spent the past year fighting for rent relief and better housing conditions. While they’ve had some success, their fight isn’t over.
WTOP: DC’s marijuana-sniffing police dogs being phased out following decriminalization
D.C.’s police department is joining law enforcement agencies across the U.S., including the Virginia State Police, in phasing out the use of dogs to detect drugs.
Washington City Paper: Employees Reveal the Frenetic Conditions of Working in Understaffed…
Diners are back but it's far from business as usual at D.C. bars and restaurants.