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WTOP: DC Mayor Bowser canvasses in support of new walk-up vaccine sites

Chris Kain May 1, 2021

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser hit the streets on Saturday to let residents know about walk up COVID-19 vaccinations, the District’s latest effort to get Washingtonians immunized.

WTOP: Meet the DC entrepreneur who’s launched electric picnic boat rentals at The Wharf

Chris Kain Apr 14, 2021

For as little as $150, you can rent an electric-powered Scandinavian-designed picnic boat, large enough for eight passengers, at The Wharf Marina, and no boating license is required.

Press Release: Study shows that DC students have lost 4 months of learning in math and 1 month of…

Chris Kain Dec 17, 2020

News Release — EmpowerK12 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Michelle Lerner The “COVID” learning slide is expanding DC’s achievement gap, putting at-risk students further behind their peers Washington, D.C. — A new study…

Colbert King in The Post: D.C. has always been more than a two-dimensional clash of politics. It’s…

Chris Kain Nov 6, 2020

A narrow view of the city’s electorate has emerged in some of the local reporting on this year’s D.C. elections. The District, as I understand it, has been reduced to a town consisting of longtime Black residents of moderate persuasion…

Press Release: DC Health Releases Updated List of High-Risk States

Chris Kain Aug 24, 2020

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 24, 2020 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, DC Health released an updated list of high-risk states where the seven-day…

DCist: District-Run Coronavirus Testing Sites Closed Monday Due To Heat

Chris Kain Jul 19, 2020

Coronavirus testing at D.C.-run sites will be called off Monday due to high temps, city officials said.

Washington Post: Dining out is the latest sign that life in the D.C. region is slowly returning to…

Chris Kain May 31, 2020

People dined alfresco at il Canale on Saturday, which might scarcely be worth mentioning except that it was the first time the Georgetown pizzeria and other D.C. restaurants have served customers on their premises since the coronavirus…

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Cleveland Park

Chris Kain Mar 31, 2020

Washington Post: Whose bedroom becomes the infirmary? Group-house living just got a whole lot…

Chris Kain Mar 18, 2020

The best room in the four-dude Bloomingdale group house is also the most isolated — up on the third floor, with pine-tree wall art, big windows and its own bathroom and shower. It belongs to Dutch Seitz. But if our current national…

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Glover Park

Chris Kain Mar 9, 2020

City Paper: All the Ward 2 Primary Candidates as Democratic Presidential Candidates

Chris Kain Mar 5, 2020

Allow us to present them in terms any national campaign watcher can understand.

DCist: Despite Republican Obstacles, D.C. Statehood Is Headed To The House Floor

Chris Kain Feb 11, 2020

The House of Representative’s Committee on Oversight and Reform approved a bill that would make D.C. a state, marking the first time in nearly three decades that federal lawmakers have voted on statehood legislation.

Washington Post Editorial Board: A bill to reduce sentences for violent D.C. felons goes too far

Chris Kain Dec 26, 2019

DESPITE SHARP reductions in crime, the District of Columbia remains among the most dangerous cities in the nation, with a violent crime rate nearly double that of New York. Nevertheless, the D.C. Council is considering subjecting the city…

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Chris Kain: As The DC Line marks its 18-month anniversary, here’s how you can help

Chris Kain Dec 18, 2019

As an editor or reporter working at a newspaper, you can easily see the work you’ve done pile up. My old desk at The Current surely demonstrated that. With an online outlet, it takes a bit more reflection to see the results of the time and…

WAMU: Metro Replaced 36 Insulators Along The Red Line After Fire, Smoke Problems On Tuesday

Chris Kain Dec 11, 2019

Inspectors swept through Red Line tunnels overnight after the Metro line saw not one, not two, not three, but four different reports of arcing insulator issues Tuesday, causing delays and angering its customers.

Catholic Standard: Interfaith Council of Washington celebrates 40th annual concert

Chris Kain Nov 19, 2019

In an evening of celebration of the work and legacy of the Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington, the 40th annual interfaith concert featured performances from seven different faith traditions with song, dance, and music at…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Lamont Carey as Acting Director of the Mayor’s Office of…

Chris Kain Oct 8, 2019

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor October 8, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the appointment of Lamont Carey as Acting Director of the Mayor’s…

UrbanTurf: DC Council Unanimously Approves Updates to Comprehensive Plan

Chris Kain Oct 8, 2019

This afternoon, the DC Council unanimously passed a final draft of the “Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2019."

Jenny Schuetz of the Brookings Institution: Restrictive zoning is impeding DC’s goal to build more…

Chris Kain Oct 8, 2019

Mayor Muriel Bowser kicked off her second term as Washington, D.C.’s mayor last January by setting an ambitious goal for the District: building 36,000 new homes by 2025. To reduce the likelihood that new construction will displace…

City Paper: Majority of D.C. Council Supports New Legislation Creating Excise Tax on Soda and Sugary…

Chris Kain Oct 7, 2019

A similar measure failed back in 2010, but proponents of the legislation say grassroots organizing is stronger this time around.

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