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Axios: D.C. program offers temporary housing to some homeless residents

Editor Sep 27, 2021

Just over 100 residents of four D.C. homeless encampments will be offered one-year housing leases as part of a pilot program, said Wayne Turnage, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services at a public meeting on Wednesday night.

Washington Post: D.C. tests whether a spending boost can tackle the growing homelessness crisis

Editor Sep 27, 2021

The District is preparing to embark on an unprecedented effort to combat homelessness.

Press Release: DC Law Now Requires Riders to Lock Shared Electric Scooters to Bike Racks, Scooter…

Press Release Sep 27, 2021

News Release — District Department of Transportation September 27, 2021 For Immediate Release Media Contacts: Mariam Nabizad (Washington, DC) — The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) today announced that beginning…

WTOP: Georgetown says 2 samples reveal norovirus in campus community, nearly 100 exhibiting symptoms

Editor Sep 27, 2021

The growing number of Georgetown students and staff dealing with a gastrointestinal illness this week appear to have come down with a case of norovirus.

Washington Post: How students are adjusting to being back at school after 18 months of remote…

Editor Sep 26, 2021

Back in March 2020, when American children were sent home to learn virtually, Jovan Davis Jr. was a fifth grader, still shy of 5-feet tall and just learning how to write full paragraphs.

Chris Richards in The Post: With ‘R&B in DC 1940-1960,’ historian Jay Bruder reacquaints us…

Editor Sep 26, 2021

When we listen to a recording of an old song — say, the D.C. nightclub semi-fixture Eva Foster singing “You’ll Never Know” roughly 68 years ago — something excellent happens: the air that surrounds us shakes the same way it shook in 1953.…

Washington Post Magazine: The Novelist Who Re-created 1970s D.C.

Editor Sep 26, 2021

For her acclaimed new book, Morowa Yejidé painstakingly built a portrait of a vanished city’s overlooked Black community

Washington Post Magazine: This elite D.C. pole vaulting center is trying to grow the sport by leaps…

Editor Sep 26, 2021

When friends ask Christian Di Nicolantonio about the sport he competes in for Catholic University, he tells them, “It’s the one with the big stick at the Olympics.” To most folks, that’s likely the extent of their understanding of pole…

WTOP: Arena Stage’s run of ‘Toni Stone’ cut short due to health issue

Editor Sep 26, 2021

Arena Stage has announced the remaining run of “Toni Stone,” a play about the first woman to play professional ball in the Negro Leagues, has been canceled due to a non-COVID related health issue.

WTOP: MLK Library’s grand reopening draws festive crowd

Editor Sep 26, 2021

On Saturday, with much fun and fanfare, D.C.’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library celebrated its COVID-delayed grand reopening following a $211 million renovation.

Jessica Giles in The 74: Schools in Washington, D.C. Are Facing a Reading Crisis. The District’s New…

Editor Sep 26, 2021

Public schools in Washington, D.C., have made tremendous progress in the last 14 years — most notably, in fourth-grade reading. Still, the district faces a literacy crisis that has largely gone unresolved.

Washington Post: Federal workers were the backbone of Metro. Their absence is taking a toll on the…

Editor Sep 25, 2021

As ridership hovers near historic lows, Metro’s leaders are hopeful federal workers soon will return but acknowledge they need other options if that group stays away

WTOP: For DC police commander, ending the violence in his Southeast district is ‘personal’

Editor Sep 25, 2021

Just a couple of hours after five people were shot outside a shopping center in Southeast D.C., John Branch, commander of the D.C. police department’s Seventh District, walked around Alabama Avenue talking to members of the community…

WTOP: DC calls for eligible residents to receive COVID-19 booster shot

Editor Sep 25, 2021

Following the Centers for Disease Control’s decision to recommend a COVID-19 booster shot for several millions Americans, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health are “encouraging” eligible residents to receive their third dose of vaccine.

Washington Post: Investigation into antisemitic symbols at AU ‘inconclusive,’ officials say

Editor Sep 25, 2021

The markings included a swastika, a pair of SS Lightning Bolts — a white supremacist, neo-Nazi symbol — and a Star of David crossed out with an “X."

Washington Post: D.C. Mayor Bowser cuts ribbon on newly renovated Franklin Square

Editor Sep 24, 2021

The $21 million overhaul of federal property includes a pavilion, a play area and a new fountain.

WTOP: DC officers charged with murder, obstruction in scooter driver’s death

Editor Sep 24, 2021

Two D.C. police officers have been indicted in the death of Karon Hylton-Brown in Northwest last fall.

City Paper: D.C. Cops Indicted for Murder, Obstruction in Karon Hylton-Brown’s Death

Editor Sep 24, 2021

Officer Terence Sutton and Lt. Andrew Zabavsky face rare criminal charges in a fatal vehicle pursuit.

DCist: There Are Roughly 200,000 Cats In D.C. Yes, Someone Counted

Editor Sep 24, 2021

If you had to guess, how many cats would you say reside in the nation’s capital? Well, you no longer have to guess!

Associated Press: Feds charge DC cop with murder in police pursuit death

Editor Sep 24, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — An officer in the nation’s capital has been indicted on a murder charge for his role in a fatal vehicle accident during a police chase that sparked two days of protests and clashes.

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District Links: McDuffie wins backing of DC Chamber affiliate; Bowser talks up DPW composting program; MPD adds weekend…

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Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Department of Public Works are touting the expansion of the city's composting program, with the collection of more than 11 million pounds of food waste since 2017 and…

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“While change is good, prepared leadership is better,” Kevin Chavous said as he introduced himself during the DC Office of Campaign Finance’s at-large primary debate late last month. He is one of…

District Links: Feds announce $465 million grant for Union Station repairs, improvements; AU president steps down for…

May 28, 2026 11

American University President Jonathan Alger announced yesterday that he'll step down June 30 after two years in the post.

District Links: Council begins hashing out budget priorities; faulty alert system meant $1M spent on manual fire watch…

May 27, 2026 11

Midway through the DC Council's budget work session, legislators are making clear some of their shared priorities on where to direct any available funding to avoid — or at least trim — cuts proposed…

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