Petula Dvorak in The Post: The vaccination system is awful, you say? Try getting a housing voucher…
“So why don’t they just get the vaccine? It can’t be that hard.”
Yearly Archives
2021
Press Release: McDuffie Calls for Sweeping Investments in Black Communities to Address Covid Crisis…
For Release: Monday, March 1, 2021
Contact: Jonathan McNair
Urges the Mayor to advance a racial equity agenda that dismantles structural racism and empowers residents
Washington, DC – Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie released…
Press Release: Norton Reintroduces Bill Revoking SEC’s Leasing Authority Ahead of Tomorrow’s…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
March 1, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced the Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing…
WTOP: Nation’s first research, innovation campus focused on children’s health launches in DC
The old Walter Reed Army Medical Center location in northwest D.C. is beginning a new chapter of caring for the community — and this time the focus is on children.
Washington Post: National Park Service predicts cherry blossom peak bloom period of April 2-5
Washington’s famed cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin will peak between April 2 and April 5, the National Park Service announced Monday.
DCist: Fencing Comes Down At St. John’s Church, Lafayette Park, After Nearly Nine Months
The mesh metal fencing that has enclosed downtown D.C.’s Lafayette Park and the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church for months is finally coming down.
City Paper: Vince Gray Threatens Local Homeless Shelter Contract Over Federal Halfway House
Ward 7 Councilmember Vince Gray is threatening to cancel a $2.8 million local contract with CORE DC to operate a homeless shelter as leverage against the company’s completely separate, federal contract to operate a halfway house in his…
DCist: As Marijuana Legalization Advances In The D.C. Region, Lawmakers Focus On Racial Equity
When talk of legalizing marijuana at the state level started a decade ago, many advocates and lawmakers were focused on how the programs would work and how much revenue they’d bring in. Now, those conversations have shifted: how can the…
Washington Business Journal: The cherry blossoms are expected to hit peak bloom in April. It’s…
The cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin are expected to reach peak bloom April 2-5, the National Park Service said Monday at a kickoff press conference for the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival. But it remains uncertain whether…
UrbanTurf: The Group That Plans to Give Ward 8 Residents a Seat at the Economic Development Table
While the Office of Planning embarks on several planning efforts citywide, one ward is taking their destiny into their own hands.
WTOP: Cherry blossom peak bloom date announced; festival will feature ‘hybrid’ events
It’s a tradition that marks the annual arrival of spring in the D.C. area: the rosy flush of blossoms peeking out from the branches of the iconic cherry trees ringing the Tidal Basin.
Washington Post: How George Floyd’s death is fueling a push for affordable housing in mostly White…
In an affluent White neighborhood in Northwest Washington, a volunteer task force wants to atone for the racist policies that forced Black residents from their community a century ago.
DCist: A Pandemic Milestone, With Miles To Go: D.C. Region Hits 1 Million Recorded COVID-19 Cases
The D.C. region has now recorded more than 1 million cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, a grim milestone that comes about a year after the first local cases of the coronavirus were detected in early March 2020.
DCist: Cherry Blossoms Expected To Hit Peak Bloom In Early April
In D.C.’s version of Groundhog Day, the National Park Service released its much-anticipated peak bloom prediction Monday. The Park Service’s horticulturalists estimate 70% of the Tidal Basin’s Yoshino cherry trees will be in blossom…
Washington Post: More than 1 million coronavirus cases reported in D.C., Maryland and Virginia
A line of waiting cars snaked around the parking lot of a Sterling elementary school this past weekend, the queue of vehicles stretching for blocks.
Washington Post: The Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art are closed. Here’s what’s open now.
Washington tourist attractions have engaged in a seesaw battle with the coronavirus over the past year. After closing en masse in the space of a few days in March 2020, they began to cautiously reopen over the summer — first the sculpture…
Press Release: Norton Vows to Defeat Smith Bill to Permanently Ban Local D.C. Funding for Abortion
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
March 1, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today condemned a bill introduced by Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ)…
Press Release: Norton Pleased with New Review by Department of Defense of Rule Restricting Public…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
March 1, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said she was pleased with the response she received from the Department of…
Press Release: DC Charter School Alliance Calls Upon Mayor Bowser, Council to Increase Education…
News Release — DC Charter School Alliance
For Immediate Release
March 1, 2021
Contact
Nell Callahan
Washington, DC – Today, DC Charter School Alliance, an advocacy organization that supports and represents the robust…
The 74: Bucking the Trend: How 2 D.C. Principals Restored Black Parents’ Trust in Returning Kids to…
As Garfield Prep Academy in Washington, D.C., prepared to reopen in February, Principal Kennard Branch pulled out all the stops to make parents feel more confident about sending their children back to the building for in-person classes.