WTOP: Smithsonian’s natural history museum reopens Friday
The National Museum of Natural History welcomes visitors again starting June 18, adding to the list of Smithsonian museums reopening this summer.
Yearly Archives
2021
WTOP: DC offering gift cards after receiving COVID-19 vaccine at selected sites
Mayor Muriel Bowser is adding a new perk for those D.C. residents who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine: a free gift card.
Press Release: Bowser Administration Announces the District’s Recognition by the Construction…
News Release — DC Department of General Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 17, 2021
CONTACT:
Donna Harris (DGS)
CMAA-NCC Awards DGS with 2021 Project of the Year Award for HVAC Upgrade Services in Response to COVID-19,…
District Links: DC to observe Juneteenth on Friday with DCPS off; how the District could buy…
The District announced DC Public Schools and various other government services will close on Friday to observe Juneteenth National Independence Day.
DCist: Bowser Cancels Classes For D.C. Public Schools To Mark Juneteenth
Mayor Muriel Bowser canceled Friday classes for D.C. Public Schools to commemorate Juneteenth, which marks the end of chattel slavery in the United States.
DCist: Judge Orders D.C. To Provide Special Education For Students In Jail
A federal judge ordered the District on Wednesday to provide special education services to students incarcerated at the D.C. Jail.
City Paper: D.C.’s ‘Night Mayor’ Shawn Townsend Stepping Down For Private Sector Job
"I’m happy to be leaving nightlife in a place where things are back open and people can get back to work."
Press Release: U.S. Senator Michael D. Brown Barred From Testifying on D.C. Statehood Before the…
News Release — DC shadow Sen. Michael D. Brown
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17, 2021
CONTACT: Senator Michael D. Brown
(Washington, DC)—United States Senator Michael D. Brown (D-D.C.) today was denied the opportunity to…
With Franklin Park slated to reopen in August, homeless services previously available there are…
For years, many homeless residents in DC lived in Franklin Park, located on K Street NW. Not only were tents a permanent fixture on the park’s grassy lawns, but nonprofits such as Martha’s Table used the park as a base for homeless…
Washington Post: D.C. schools canceled for Juneteenth at last minute, leaving parents scrambling
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) made a last-minute decision Thursday afternoon to cancel in-person and virtual school Friday in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day — the newly created federal holiday marking the end of slavery in…
Washington Post: Starting Saturday, D.C. residents can get gift cards when they get vaccinated
In her latest push to get D.C. residents vaccinated against the coronavirus, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has announced a new incentive: $51 Visa gift cards.
WTOP: DC inmates cooling down after a week with broken air conditioning
Some D.C. inmates are cooling off after the cell block they were housed in lost air conditioning a week ago.
WTOP: DC launches peer outreach to guide people through treatment for addictions
There were 411 deaths from opioid overdoses in the District last year — that’s more than double the number of deaths from homicide, and nearly double the overdose deaths from 2018. So, the D.C. Department of Health is responding to the…
WTOP: DC budget proposes street repairs, trails, traffic cameras
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is going big in her next budget to fund infrastructure in the city, in an attempt to repave streets, smooth out new bike lanes and create some free transportation around town.
Washington Informer: D.C. Statehood Activists Gear Up for Historic June 22 Senate Hearing
D.C. statehood activists are organizing their supporters for the June 22 hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs which will consider Sen. Thomas Carper’s legislation designating the District as…
Washington Informer: Clark Ray of Arkansas Became a Son of D.C.
Sometimes people come along with a heart so big that they transcend race, class and socioeconomic status during a life that impacts generations. In looking at the hundreds who packed into Southeast Tennis and Learning Center last Saturday,…
Washington Informer: Efforts to Oust Johnson Middle School Principal Continue
As the school year comes to a close, teachers and other staff members at John Hayden Johnson Middle School in Southeast remain resolute in securing the removal of the principal.
The 74: A Summer Crunch for Desperate D.C. Families: Parents Seeking Child Care (and Students…
In late March, DaSean Jones was ready at his computer at 11:59 a.m. — paperwork in hand — to register two of his kids for the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation’s summer camps at noon.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. is getting serious about buying buildings to use as affordable…
The D.C. government buys and holds all kinds of property around the city — why shouldn’t affordable housing be part of the portfolio?