Chase F. Robinson in The Post: A different Lunar New Year celebration in D.C.
The Lunar New Year — a holiday that celebrates light from darkness, honors family ancestors and includes traditions that sweep away bad luck — begins Friday.
Yearly Archives
2021
UrbanTurf: Federal Railroad Administration Will Revisit Union Station Proposal
It appears that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) listened to those who registered their disapproval of the recommended path forward for the expansion of Union Station.
Press Release: DDOT to Launch Automated Enforcement Camera Pilot on Two DC Circulator Buses
News Release — District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 10, 2021
Media Contacts:
Lauren Stephens
Mariam Nabizad
(Washington, DC) – Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT)…
Press Release: Norton Announces Victories for D.C. in Coronavirus Reconciliation Bill, Thanks…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 10, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today the victories for the District of Columbia she got in…
Press Release: DC Health Announces that Approximately 2,500 Vaccination Appointments Will Become…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 10, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, DC Health announced that on Thursday, February 11 at 9:00 a.m., approximately…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser to Deploy District Snow Team for Several Days of Winter Weather
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, DC Department of Public Workers, District Department of Transportation, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, and DC Department of General Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
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Salt Lake Tribune: Utah Sen. Mike Lee seeks to block D.C. effort to allow kids to obtain vaccines…
Utah Sen. Mike Lee — an outspoken critic of federal interference in state and local affairs — is leading an effort to block Washington, D.C., from allowing children as young as 11 years old to obtain vaccines without their parents’…
DCist: How D.C.’s New Gun Violence Prevention Director Will Approach The Spike In Homicides
Homicides in D.C. hit a 15-year high last year, and 2021 has brought more death. Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White recently called for the District to declare a state of emergency after three teenagers were fatally shot in the span of two…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. teachers vote against strike as MoCo, Arlington set school…
Members of the Washington Teachers' Union voted against a strike Tuesday a week after D.C. Public Schools students and teachers began returning to classrooms in larger numbers.
Press Release: Norton Calls Retrocession Bill Proof of Republican Fear of D.C. Statehood Momentum
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 10, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement today in response to the introduction…
District Links: Teachers union votes against authorizing strike; DC would get lost CARES Act funding…
Members of the Washington Teachers' Union voted against authorizing a strike on Tuesday. Meanwhile, union leaders wrote a letter to the mayor and schools chancellor calling for the establishment of a "situation room" to deal with emergency…
Press Release: DCHA Works with Johns Hopkins Medicine to Vaccinate Senior Residents
News Release — DC Housing Authority
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 9, 2021
Contact: Tony Robinson
All DCHA Senior Properties are Part of Pilot Program
District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) Executive Director Tyrone…
WTOP: DC teachers’ union votes against authorizing strike
The Washington Teachers’ Union has voted against authorizing a strike, but in a letter to D.C. officials, members said they want a way to address emergency issues in a timely manner.
WTOP: Former DC violence interrupter cleared of murder charge
A former D.C. violence interrupter whose arrest made headlines last year is now cleared of the charges. A judge found there wasn’t enough evidence to charge Cotey Wynn with a 2017 killing in Northeast.
Washington Post: D.C. teachers union votes against strike, prompting city to withdraw request for a…
The Washington Teachers’ Union voted Tuesday against authorizing a strike, with the union’s lawyer informing a judge that the more than 4,000-member group has no plans to participate in a strike or work stoppage.
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. now has a director of gun violence prevention. It’s about…
WHEN D.C. ended last year with more homicides than there had been in 15 years, we criticized city officials for giving mere lip service to the epidemic of gun violence instead of treating it like the public health emergency it is. So the…
Washington Post: When covid-19 shut down this Smithsonian museum, one exhibit came outside
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, no one is going inside the Anacostia Community Museum. So why not take an exhibit that was supposed to be within that Smithsonian museum’s walls and move it without?
DCist: Parents Of DCPS Football Players Ask Mayor To Allow Games For College Scholarships
There are about four months left in D.C.’s school year, and some senior football players are growing nervous.
WTOP: DC police working with federal agencies to reduce car jackings, alert drivers
The D.C. police department is launching a task force to take on the rise of carjackings. The District is one of a handful of cities across the U.S. experiencing a spike in the crime.
City Paper: Department of Employment Services Makes Changes to Its System
After failing lots of laid off workers during the pandemic, the department is making an $11 million investment.