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City Paper: All Politics Are Local — Jan. 6, 2021 in pictures and words

Editor Jan 14, 2021

The Capitol dome sits atop a hill, a symbol of American democracy for everyone except the actual residents of D.C., taxpayers whose representation in its marbled halls is limited to one non-voting delegate. … And yet, watching rioters…

WTOP: DC schools set to reopen for in-person learning in February

Editor Jan 14, 2021

D.C. education officials are asking public schools to release their reopening plans to their respective communities by the end of the week, as the District targets Feb. 1 for the resumption of in-person learning.

City Paper: Councilmembers Butt Heads with DC Health Director Over Racial Equity in Vaccine…

Editor Jan 14, 2021

Should seniors in neighborhoods hardest hit by COVID-19 be given priority in vaccine appointments?

DCist: DDOT Director Jeff Marootian Tapped For Biden’s Climate Team

Editor Jan 14, 2021

Jeff Marootian, the director of D.C.’s Department of Transportation, just got a job in the Biden administration: He’ll serve as the Special Assistant to the President for Climate and Science Agency Personnel.

Washington Business Journal: Metro to shut down 13 stations, most in downtown D.C., as heightened…

Editor Jan 14, 2021

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will shut down 13 Metro stations, many of them near the White House or Capitol Hill, starting Friday as authorities continue to prepare for potential violence leading up to the…

Washington Post: Entire National Mall to close on Inauguration Day

Editor Jan 14, 2021

The entire National Mall will be closed for Inauguration Day, only accessible by media and security personnel, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive security issues.

City Paper: Who Knew What in the Moments Before Pro-Trump Radicals Breached the Capitol?

Editor Jan 14, 2021

When the dust settled, District officials wasted little time pointing the finger at the federal government.

Washington Business Journal: The Ritz Carlton penthouse owned by late philanthropist Michelle Smith…

Editor Jan 14, 2021

The Georgetown penthouse in the Ritz-Carlton Residences that belonged to the late philanthropist Michelle Smith is being marketed for sale.

Washington Post: Upset by veterans who stormed the Capitol, these vets decided to clean up trash the…

Editor Jan 14, 2021

When Capitol Hill was in chaos on Jan. 6, David Smith was there. Smith, 40, was distributing hand-warmers to homeless people nearby when the siege started. He watched in disbelief as a menacing mob stormed the U.S. Capitol.

ProPublica: “No One Took Us Seriously”: Black Cops Warned About Racist Capitol Police Officers for…

Editor Jan 14, 2021

Allegations of racism against the Capitol Police are nothing new: Over 250 Black cops have sued the department since 2001. Some of those former officers now say it’s no surprise white nationalists were able to storm the building.

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: A constitutional assault and insurrection foretold

jonetta rose barras Jan 14, 2021

In truth, the signs of danger and harbingers of the assault on sanity, truth, democracy and the U.S. Constitution were glaringly present on Jan. 22, 2017 — two days after Donald J. Trump was officially sworn in as the 45th president of the…

District Links: Metro curtails service over inauguration period; QAnon believer who threatened mayor…

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jan 13, 2021

Happy Wednesday. Metro will close 13 stations near the U.S. Capitol and National Mall due to the fears of violence surrounding the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.

Theresa Vargas in The Post: The riot is over, but fear remains in the nation’s capital

Editor Jan 13, 2021

I had planned to tell you a story about joy and creativity.

Street Sense: PEP-V hovers around full capacity without enough housing options for vulnerable people

Editor Jan 13, 2021

Althea Thompson is a woman experiencing homelessness who transferred from the Harriet Tubman Women’s Shelter to the Holiday Inn on Rhode Island Ave. NW, which the D.C. Department of Human Services has used as a Pandemic Emergency Program…

Press Release: Modified District Government Services for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday

Press Release Jan 13, 2021

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 13, 2021 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – On Monday, January 18, 2021, the District Government will observe Martin Luther King,…

A.J. Artemel in The Architect’s Newspaper: D.C. is known for its classical and Brutalist…

Editor Jan 13, 2021

Washington, D.C., is a city self-consciously styled, since its founding, to resemble ancient Rome.

DCist: Inauguration Road Closures Already Happening Downtown, Metro Closing 13 Stations This Weekend

Editor Jan 13, 2021

Concrete jersey barriers block many of the cross streets along K Street NW, police officers are screening people coming into downtown, and Metro is poised to close some of its busiest stations within the security perimeter this weekend.

Washington Post: Metro to close 13 stations for a week amid threats of inauguration violence

Editor Jan 13, 2021

Metro will shut down more than a dozen stations near the U.S. Capitol and Mall for days around the presidential inauguration because of the possibility of violent protests.

DCist: Comedy Group Capitol Steps To Shut Down After Four Decades

Editor Jan 13, 2021

Capitol Steps, the popular satirical performance group known for putting the “mock in democracy,” announced it will be shutting down this year.

DCist: D.C. Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking To Stop Construction Of Condo Building On Adams Morgan…

Editor Jan 13, 2021

A D.C. judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to stop the construction of a condo building on a concrete plaza in the heart of Adams Morgan, dealing another setback to a pair of community groups who argued the plaza is actually…

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District Links: McDuffie concedes mayoral race to Lewis George; Silverman set for council return; old machines…

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Mayoral hopeful Kenyan McDuffie this morning conceded the Democratic primary to Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, who has 52.87% of the vote in the updated tally released this afternoon by…

District Links: Lewis George holds large lead in mayoral primary as White dominates in delegate race; Bowser picks…

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Initial results released last night by the DC Board of Elections show Janeese Lewis George, a self-described democratic socialist, with a strong lead in the mayor's race and Robert White with an even…

District Links: DC residents head to polls for primary without several longtime incumbents; House panel scrutinizes DC…

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DC's Democrats will decide today on their party's nominees to succeed three-term Mayor Muriel Bowser and 18-term DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, as well as two councilmembers who opted not to seek…

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