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DCist: A Fence Now Surrounds Congress, But Capitol Hill Residents Are Leading The Push To Bring It…

Editor Feb 17, 2021

The fence went up after it was already too late — the day after extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol. Officials quickly sealed off the legislature’s campus with a three-mile-long, eight-foot-tall fence topped with razor wire.

Press Release: AG Racine Leads Coalition of 18 Attorneys General Backing New Jersey’s Limits…

Press Release Feb 17, 2021

News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 17, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications AG RACINE LEADS COALTION OF 18 ATTORNEYS GENERAL BACKING NEW JERSEY’S LIMITS ON LOCAL…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Launches First-of-Its-Kind Gun Violence Prevention Emergency Operations…

Press Release Feb 17, 2021

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 17, 2021 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Building Blocks DC Will Focus on People and Places Most Affected by Gun Violence (WASHINGTON,…

Press Release: Norton Secures Victories for D.C. in Coronavirus Reconciliation Bill Passed by…

Press Release Feb 17, 2021

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton February 17, 2021 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that the victories she got for the District of Columbia in…

DCist: ACLU Sues D.C. Police Department Over Missing Stop And Frisk Data

Editor Feb 17, 2021

The D.C. chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Metropolitan Police Department over unreported stop-and-frisk data, continuing the ACLU’s years-long legal push for transparency from the department.

WTOP: Sorry, car fans: No DC Auto Show this year

Editor Feb 17, 2021

There will not be a Washington, D.C. Auto Show this year, organizers of the annual event said Wednesday, citing uncertainty about hosting large events amid the coronavirus pandemic.

CNN: Hopes for DC statehood rise with Democrats back in power

Editor Feb 17, 2021

(CNN) — Advocates fighting for Washington, DC, to become the 51st state are more hopeful than ever that they'll achieve statehood with Joe Biden in the White House and Democrats now controlling both chambers of Congress, though the effort…

Washington Business Journal: Here’s how continued remote work could impact Greater…

Editor Feb 17, 2021

Remote work has become a way of life for many in Greater Washington during the pandemic — and it’s no surprise many employers will continue with at least some widespread teleworking options once the region reaches a level of immunity from…

Washington Post: From the streets to solar advocate: D.C. activist pushes for renewable power

Editor Feb 17, 2021

Sharon Wise looks out the front window of her apartment in Anacostia — past the lawn where she regularly hands out food to the needy or helps neighborhood kids with art projects — and sees the opportunities.

WTOP: Phase II of The Yards will feature a cobblestone street

Editor Feb 17, 2021

Developer Brookfield Properties has released more details about its planned Phase II expansion of The Yards, the mixed-use community along the Capitol Riverfront.

WTOP: 32 Metro stations are getting new escalators

Editor Feb 17, 2021

Some 130 escalators in 32 Metrorail stations will begin getting replaced starting this May.

District Links: How DC’s downtown could look after the pandemic; eight recommendations from…

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 16, 2021

The post-pandemic future in the Washington region may include considerably more teleworking than before, threatening downtown DC's economy, according to a new report.

WTOP: Panel agrees: Racial equity in DC requires more work

Editor Feb 16, 2021

Local elected leaders, business advocates, scholars and nonprofits participated in a panel discussion Tuesday on better ways to reach racial equity in D.C.

Washingtonian: DC Has a Surprise $552 Million Budget Surplus Despite Covid. What Gives?

Editor Feb 16, 2021

Though the covid pandemic has hammered the Washington region’s economy, the DC government finished its 2020 fiscal year with a surplus of more than half a billion dollars. How is that possible? What does it say about about the local…

Washington Post: Metro to reduce train frequencies during peak periods as pandemic patterns evolve

Editor Feb 16, 2021

Metro this week began reducing Metrorail service during peak commuting hours because of low usage while saying it will boost Metrobus service as new commuting trends emerge during the coronavirus pandemic.

Press Release: Norton Celebrates 203rd Birthday of Frederick Douglass, D.C. Voting Rights Champion

Press Release Feb 16, 2021

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton February 16, 2021 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) continues to celebrate famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass’ 203rd…

Associated Press: Impeachment over, Congress shifts focus to security failures

Editor Feb 16, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the still shaken and heavily guarded U.S. Capitol, thousands of National Guard troops still wander the halls. Glass windows remain broken. Doors swing without handles. And in the grand marble hallways, which amplified…

Arts and Culture

DC’s 2020 youth poet laureate finds renewed hope in writing, community and a new presidency

Kelly McDonnell Feb 16, 2021

Marjan Naderi, DC’s youth poet laureate in 2020, had long worried that poetry was dying. After years of expressing herself through poems, winning slam poetry contests, and even publishing her own book, Naderi wondered whether her craft was…

Press Release: Councilmember McDuffie Calls on MPD to Release Stop-and-Frisk Data Mandated by 2016…

Press Release Feb 16, 2021

News Release — Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie This call comes after a second ACLU lawsuit alleges MPD failed to release critically important policing data since March of 2020, despite the NEAR Act requiring data be released…

DCist: New Development Planned For Navy Yard Is Basically Another Wharf

Editor Feb 16, 2021

Step aside, Wharf, there’s going to be a new waterfront development in town.

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District Links: Court hears arguments today in DC challenge over National Guard; McDuffie reportedly telling insiders…

Oct 24, 2025 9

A federal judge is slated to hear arguments this afternoon on DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb's request for a court order to remove National Guard troops.

jonetta rose barras: Should Mayor Muriel Bowser run for reelection?

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Back in 2005, after months of will-he-or-won’t-he speculation about running for reelection, then-Mayor Anthony Williams told The Washington Post that he had been considering whether he had “the…

District Links: Council hearing airs views on bill to control ticket resale prices; leaf collection set to begin; East…

Oct 23, 2025 8

The DC Council heard varied views at a public hearing yesterday on legislation to regulate the secondary market for tickets to live concerts and performances — with operators of several local venues…

District Links: Council votes again to exempt most 2- to 4-unit rental buildings from TOPA; Bowser renews push for…

Oct 22, 2025 10

The DC Council voted 9-4 yesterday to exempt two- to four-unit rental buildings from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act as long as they aren't corporately owned.

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