Washington Post: D.C. Lottery executive director resigning as of Friday
D.C. Lottery Executive Director Beth Bresnahan has resigned from her post and will depart Friday, officials confirmed Thursday.
Yearly Archives
2021
New York Times: D.C.’s Mayor Mourned Covid’s Unequal Toll. Her Sister Is the Latest Victim.
As the number of coronavirus deaths in the city reached 1,000 this week, three-fourths of the dead were Black.
Press Release: Councilmember Lewis George Introduces Legislation to Assess and Prevent MPD Ties to…
Press Release — Ward 4 DC Council member Janeese Lewis George
February 25, 2021
Press Contact: Alex Taliadoros
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, joined by seven other Councilmembers, introduced the White…
Press Release: Statement from Councilmember Allen on Congresswoman Holmes Norton’s introduction…
News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 25, 2021
Contact: Erik Salmi
Today, Councilmember Charles Allen released the following statement responding to the planned introduction by…
Press Release: Norton Celebrates House Passage of the Equality Act
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 25, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) celebrated today’s House passage of the Equality Act. Norton is…
Press Release: Norton Visits D.C. Pharmacy with Vice President Harris to Highlight Importance,…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 25, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) visited a D.C. pharmacy this morning with Vice President Kamala Harris…
Press Release: Statement from Mayor Bowser on House Passage of H.R. 5
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 25, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement after the U.S. House of…
Washington Informer: District’s Parents and Teachers Push for an End to PARCC
Throughout the school year, many parents have found it difficult to facilitate the virtual learning experience for their children, due mostly to their demanding work schedules and, in some cases, persistent gaps in technological and…
Washington Informer: D.C. Comprehensive Plan Has Many Community Leaders Concerned
As the D.C. Council approaches the final stages of considering the Bowser administration’s amendments to a 1,000-plus-page comprehensive plan for the District’s future, community activists and leaders say they worry the plan favors…
DCist: Biden Revokes Trump-Era Executive Order On Brutalist Federal Architecture
Brutalism is back, baby.
WTOP: Metro asks customers to consider major cuts in service proposed to begin in July
When the new fiscal year begins in July, Metro will face a budget gap so big that it’s asking customers to consider some pretty serious service cuts.
Washington Post: D.C. vaccine registrations freeze up, then fill up on first day for residents with…
A glitch in the District’s coronavirus vaccine registration system caused it to freeze up Thursday amid a flood of submissions on the first day of eligibility for people in hard-hit areas who have underlying health conditions.
Washington Blade: DC residents with HIV eligible for COVID vaccine
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Feb. 24 that D.C. residents between the ages of 16 to 24 who have one of 19 pre-existing medical conditions, including HIV, will now be eligible to make an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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City Paper: D.C. Cites Technical Failure After Newly Eligible Groups Can’t Register For COVID…
DC Health notified the public this afternoon that a “technical review failure” meant newly eligible residents were unable to register for the COVID-19 vaccine. “As the IT team worked to stabilize the website due to heavy traffic, there…
DCist: U.S. Park Police Announces First Black Female Chief, Who Says She’ll Outfit Officers With…
The National Park Service announced Thursday that Pamela A. Smith has been chosen as the next chief of the U.S. Park Police, becoming the first Black woman to lead the 560-officer police force that protects public parks across the country…
Washington Post: Pamela Smith named chief of U.S. Park Police
Smith says she will immediately implement body cameras, which the Park Police currently doesn’t use
DCist: U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tells Congress ‘No Intelligence’ Suggested A Mob Would Violently…
Acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman testified before Congress on Thursday, facing questions from lawmakers who argued the U.S. Capitol Police were unprepared and poorly organized for a deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection that…
Washington Blade: SMYAL to open third facility for homeless LGBTQ youth
The D.C.-based LGBTQ youth advocacy and services group SMYAL announced this week that it plans to open its third transitional housing facility for homeless LGBTQ youth this spring in the city’s Congress Heights neighborhood in Ward 8.
DCist: As The Pandemic Pummels Arts Groups, A New Dance Theater Is Opening In Columbia Heights
Most theater, dance and artistic organizations in the Washington region have spent the past eleven months weathering pandemic-induced financial challenges. Instead of staging performances, arts leaders apply for local and federal…
DCist: After A Beloved Columbia Heights Street Vendor’s Equipment Was Destroyed, Donations Poured In
Even in the winter cold, Eliezer Albino was out working on 14th Street NW in Columbia Heights, cooking Puerto Rican dishes from a sidewalk kitchen.