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Washington Post: D.C. 295 closes after vehicles roll through tar during road project

Editor Jun 29, 2022
Part of southbound D.C. 295 was shut down Wednesday after about a dozen drivers reported finding sticky tar material damaging their tires, D.C. transportation officials said.

DCist: D.C.’s Uptown Theater Has Been Designated As A Historic Landmark

Editor Jun 29, 2022
After closing down in March of 2020, Cleveland Park’s Uptown Theater has now been named a historic landmark by local historic preservation officials.

Washington Post: D.C.-area officials move to help abortion clinics after Roe ruling

Editor Jun 29, 2022
D.C.-area officials are moving to support local abortion clinics with funding and more leeway ahead of what is expected to be a surge in demand for the procedure following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

WTOP: DC Council passes bill easing restriction on medical marijuana for patients over 21 years old

Editor Jun 29, 2022
Thanks to an emergency bill passed by the D.C. Council, access to medical marijuana is easier for D.C. residents over the age of 21 and older.

WTOP: Uptown Theater named a DC historical landmark

Editor Jun 29, 2022
New recognition is coming to a historic D.C. movie theater that closed more than two years ago.

DCist: D.C. Approves Bill Allowing Vaccines For Some Minors Without Parental Consent

Editor Jun 29, 2022
A federal judge recently blocked D.C. from enforcing a local law that allows minors to get vaccinated without parental consent. The D.C. Council just took another shot at legislation aimed at withstanding legal challenges, passing…

DCist: Metro Transit Police To Wear Body Cameras By Next Year

Editor Jun 29, 2022
Transit Police officers that monitor Metro stations and buses will wear body-worn cameras starting next year, the agency said Tuesday.

Washington Post: Suspended Metro cars are being stored improperly, safety panel says

Editor Jun 29, 2022
Inspectors found cars with defective wheels that could cause a derailment are being wrongly labeled at the West Falls Church yard

Washington Post: D.C. Council allows adults over 21 easier access to medical marijuana

Editor Jun 29, 2022
D.C. residents who are 21 and older will soon be able to self-certify their eligibility for medical marijuana under a proposal passed by the D.C. Council on Tuesday, which also approved measures allowing some minors to get certain vaccines…

DCist: D.C. Residents Will No Longer Need A Doctor To Access Medical Marijuana

Editor Jun 28, 2022
The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously passed an emergency bill that removes the longstanding requirement that anyone looking to get medical marijuana first get a doctor’s recommendation.

WTOP: Metro’s police to wear body cameras by 2023

Editor Jun 28, 2022
Metro will equip its police force with body cameras no later than 2023.

City Paper: D.C. Dragged Its Feet in Handing Out Federal Money to Stop Foreclosures, Setting Up a…

Editor Jun 28, 2022
With the city’s foreclosure moratorium set to expire this week, lawmakers are racing to pass a bill on the subject.

WTOP: DC Health appointments for monkeypox vaccination filled within minutes

Editor Jun 27, 2022
Only 15 minutes after a limited number of monkeypox vaccination appointments were made available this week, DC Health said all 300 appointments had been snagged.

DCist: This Man Spent 28 Hours Atop The Douglass Memorial Bridge Protesting For Abortion Rights

Editor Jun 27, 2022
After spending 28 hours atop the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, hundreds of feet above the Anacostia River in the hot summer sun with no water, Guido Reichstadter was ready to climb down. But first he got out his phone for one more…

WTOP: New DC library welcomes residents, honors community activist

Editor Jun 27, 2022
For the first time in decades, a community in Northeast D.C. is celebrating the grand opening of a new library.

WTOP: DC artist Sam Gilliam dies at 88

Editor Jun 27, 2022
Sam Gilliam, an artist with a big impact in D.C., has died at the age of 88.

DCist: Outcomes In Most D.C. Primary Races Remain Unchanged After More Ballots Counted, But Overall…

Editor Jun 27, 2022
The ongoing counting of outstanding mail ballots from D.C.’s June 21 primary isn’t upending any of the outcomes in most of the races, though some results have tightened and overall turnout has jumped.

Washington Post: Metro debuts late-night fares for a flat $2 this week

Editor Jun 27, 2022
The new fares, which begin after 9:30 p.m., are meant to help late-night workers and attract riders headed to events and other entertainment

Washington Post: Sam Gilliam, abstract artist who went beyond the frame, dies at 88

Editor Jun 27, 2022
With a 1969 exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery, the D.C. artist instantly became one of the country’s most acclaimed abstract painters

DCist: Playful New Sculpture Shows D.C. Flood Risk At The Wharf

Editor Jun 27, 2022
Remember the Great Potomac Flood of 1936? Or the record-breaking 1942 flood?
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