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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.

DCist: Renovated Franklin Park Opens After Being Closed For More Than A Year

Editor Sep 24, 2021
In an image more than a decade in the making, D.C. and federal officials on Friday cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Franklin Park, hailing the $21 million upgrade as a boon to one of the largest expanses of green space in downtown…

Washington Business Journal: Chef Nicholas Stefanelli appears to be working on a new NoMa restaurant

Editor Sep 24, 2021
Chef Nicholas Stefanelli — whose portfolio includes Michelin-starred Masseria — appears to be readying a new restaurant in NoMa near Union Market.

Washington Business Journal: Contractors allege Whittle School & Studios owes more than $30M…

Editor Sep 24, 2021
Contractors working on the buildout of Northwest D.C.'s Whittle School have filed a slew of liens against the K-12 education company since May 2020, alleging Whittle School & Studios owes them roughly $32.2 million in combined…

DCist: D.C. Police Officer Indicted On Murder, Conspiracy Charges In Death Of Karon Hylton-Brown

Editor Sep 24, 2021
Metropolitan Police Department officer Terence Sutton has been indicted on local and federal charges related to the October 2020 police pursuit and crash that led to the death of 20-year-old Karon Hylton-Brown, prosecutors announced…

Washington Business Journal: Marine Corps Marathon canceled for second consecutive year

Editor Sep 24, 2021
Organizers of the Marine Corps Marathon said Friday the annual race set for late October has been canceled “due to security and safety precautions currently in place.”

Washington Post: Seven-seven-what? After 74 years, D.C. braces for a new area code.

Editor Sep 24, 2021
The plethora of timeless symbols that define Washington include the White House, the Lincoln Memorial and a venerated area code that evokes power and prestige: 202 — the digital entryway to the nation’s capital.

Michal Cohen in The Post: American University sets a dangerous precedent: Antisemitism can wait

Editor Sep 24, 2021
Across the country, a new trend is on the rise: antisemitism on college campuses. I spent the past year reading incident after incident submitted to Jewish on Campus, and I was shocked and angered to read cases of antisemitism swept under…

WTOP: Upcoming DC law aims to stop electric scooters from littering sidewalks

Editor Sep 24, 2021
Those shareable electric scooters that first started appearing on D.C.’s streets three years ago have been repeatedly criticized, because users tend to leave them scattered on sidewalks.
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