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Press Release: With All DC Residents 16+ Becoming Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine on April 19,…

Press Release Apr 7, 2021

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2021 CONTACT: Susana Castillo (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – This week, Mayor Bowser and DC Health announced that beginning Monday, April 19, all…

Press Release: Norton Announces Historic House Vote on D.C. Statehood Bill Scheduled for Week of…

Press Release Apr 7, 2021

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton April 7, 2021 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that the House will vote on her District of Columbia…

City Paper: Table for None

Editor Apr 7, 2021

Several D.C. restaurants survived the pandemic without letting customers cross the threshold. Was only offering takeout the right decision?

DCist: ‘A Slow Stroll Through A Fast Corridor’: D.C. Man Sets Off On Meandering Walk To New York…

Editor Apr 7, 2021

Getting from D.C. to New York has always been a matter of speed and efficiency: whether it’s by plane, train or automobile, most people heading north are just trying to get there as fast as possible, not meander along the Northeast…

Washington Post: Here’s what we know about infections in D.C. schools

Editor Apr 7, 2021

A new notification is posted nearly every day on the school system’s public website. They trickle in a few at a time.

City Paper: D.C. Council Votes to Allow Landlords to Evict Tenants who Pose a “Threat” During the…

Editor Apr 7, 2021

The Council voted to allow landlords to evict tenants who pose a “threat to the health and safety” during the public health emergency, but lawmakers wouldn’t permit landlords to increase rent on vacant units.

Washington Business Journal: D.C.’s sports betting operation is falling far short of revenue…

Editor Apr 7, 2021

The District’s sports betting operation continues to struggle to generate cash, leading officials to shave $31.4 million off revenue projections through 2024 — while the city’s lone private sportsbook seems to be picking up steam.

DCist: ‘It’s A Lot’: How D.C. Creatives Are Mastering The Art Of Motherhood

Editor Apr 7, 2021

The word artist doesn’t sit well with Kailasa Aqeel, lead vocalist of the D.C. funk band Black Folks Don’t Swim? (yes, it’s meant to be a question). For the Duke Ellington School of the Arts grad, lifelong creator, and mother of an…

Washington Business Journal: Exclusive: Unity Health Care’s Vincent Keane to retire after 3 decades…

Editor Apr 7, 2021

Unity Health Care President and CEO Vincent Keane is retiring after more than three decades with the organization.

UrbanTurf: Howard University Seeks Developer for Georgia Avenue’s Wonder Plaza

Editor Apr 7, 2021

As Howard University gears up for a hearing on its updated Campus Plan, developers are getting the opportunity to throw their hat in the ring for one of the sites contemplated for redevelopment.

WTOP: Georgetown GLOW lights up city streets with hopeful art

Editor Apr 7, 2021

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — in the springtime!

DCist: D.C. To Recognize ‘Superstar’ Recyclers In Each Ward

Editor Apr 7, 2021

Do you tie up your recyclables in a plastic bag? Toss jars filled with peanut butter in the recycling bin? What about old clothing?

WTOP: DC Council condemns difference in treatment of BLM protesters, Capitol rioters

Editor Apr 7, 2021

In a largely symbolic resolution, the D.C. Council condemned the police response to last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests as compared to the law enforcement response to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Press Release: Norton Continues to Oppose Permanent Fencing at the Capitol Complex

Press Release Apr 7, 2021

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton April 7, 2021 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that she continues to strongly oppose the installation of…

DCist: D.C. Forensics Lab ‘Deliberately Concealed Information,’ Accreditation Board Says

Editor Apr 7, 2021

A national forensics board suspended the D.C. crime lab’s accreditation over the department’s deliberate concealment of information and fraudulent behavior, according to the suspension letter issued by the board and obtained by WTOP.

WTOP: New details: What led forensics board to suspend DC crime lab’s accreditation

Editor Apr 7, 2021

New details are emerging on the reason a national forensics board suspended the D.C. crime lab’s accreditation to conduct forensic testing, with the board saying it has “credible evidence” the lab deliberately concealed information and…

District government

How a 2005 law puts unhoused, first-time expectant mothers in uncomfortable spaces

Candace Y.A. Montague Apr 7, 2021

Taylar Nuevelle is not a social worker. She is not a representative working on behalf of a government agency. She is not a wealthy philanthropist feeling charitable. She’s a disrupter with a very specific cause: helping unhoused women get…

District Links: DC Council passes tweak to eviction ban; Elections Board considers keeping…

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 7, 2021

The DC Council on Tuesday approved what supporters cast as a narrow exception to the eviction ban established by local leaders at the start of the public health emergency.

NPR: What The Cherry Blossom Bloom Can Tell Us About Climate Change

Editor Apr 6, 2021

Canopies of pink and white flowers are blanketing Washington, D.C., after the city's cherry trees hit full bloom last week.

Washington Post: Capitol riot detainee alleges beating by D.C. jail guards

Editor Apr 6, 2021

A man accused of assaulting a police officer at the Capitol on Jan. 6 alleges that two guards at the D.C. jail beat him last month, breaking his nose, dislocating his jaw and leaving him suffering seizures.

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District Links: Officials urge water conservation with new ‘Drought Watch’ designation; Nadeau floats wealth…

Jun 4, 2026 4

DC Water as well as regional officials are urging customers to conserve water in the wake of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' declaration of a Drought Watch.

District Links: Zoning board resumes operations after DC Council confirms two nominees; council votes to halt…

Jun 3, 2026 8

With yesterday's unanimous DC Council confirmation of two mayoral appointees to the DC Board of Zoning Adjustment, the panel is meeting today for the first time since March, when the absence of a…

District Links: Council gives initial OK to extending open meetings changes; National Guard didn’t drive down…

Jun 2, 2026 26

The DC Council voted this afternoon to advance permanent legislation that incorporates the temporary changes to the District's open meetings law in effect over the past year that have allowed private…

District Links: Ward 5’s Parker backs Lewis George in mayor’s race; emergency curfew bill still lacks the…

Jun 1, 2026 8

Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker this morning endorsed Janeese Lewis George in her mayoral bid, becoming the fourth sitting councilmember to back their Ward 4 colleague.

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