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WTOP: ‘Righting the wrong’ — 61 years later, headstones from Black cemetery returned

Editor Aug 23, 2021
More than 50 historic headstones that marked the final resting place for some of the District’s free Blacks and slaves were supposed to end up at a cemetery, in Prince George’s County, Maryland, 61 years ago, but ended up in the Potomac…

Washington Post: Third Street Tunnel in D.C. closed Monday after water leak damages road

Editor Aug 23, 2021
Officials don’t have an estimate for when the tunnel will reopen but say closures will be in place through Monday evening

Washington Post: Black cemetery headstones were used as scrap. Now area leaders are ‘righting a…

Editor Aug 23, 2021
KING GEORGE COUNTY, Va. — The broken remnants of headstones representing 55 lives — some famous, some forgotten — lay on rough wooden pallets Monday as the leaders of Virginia, Maryland and D.C. spoke of atonement.

Associated Press: Historic headstones of DC African Americans relocated

Editor Aug 23, 2021
KING GEORGE, Va. (AP) — Dozens of headstones from a historic African American cemetery in the nation’s capital that were used as erosion control along the Virginia shoreline of the Potomac River are being relocated to a memorial garden in…

City Paper: Leaders at Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS Hesitated to Tell Families About Staff…

Editor Aug 23, 2021
The positive COVID-19 tests and issues with the building’s HVAC system prompted one employee to alert the D.C. Auditor.

City Paper: How a Washingtonian’s Hobby Got Cited In An Insurrection Hearing

Editor Aug 23, 2021
Five days before the Capitol insurrection, the writer of Washington Tunnels sent a tip to the FBI.

City Paper: Summer Heat Can Lead to Adverse Health Reactions for Residents Across D.C.

Editor Aug 23, 2021
Summertime heat waves do not treat all D.C. residents equally.

Associated Press: Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag gets 5 months in jail

Editor Aug 23, 2021
The leader of the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced to more than five months in jail on Monday for burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington and bringing two…

DCist: Proud Boys Leader Gets Five Months In Jail For Burning Church’s Black Lives Matter Banner,…

Editor Aug 23, 2021
Proud Boys leader Enrique “Henry” Tarrio was sentenced Monday to more than five months in jail for burning a Black Lives Matter banner that his group stole from a historically Black church and for an unrelated weapons charge for carrying…

Washington Post: D.C. Medicaid patients could lose access to doctors at MedStar, the hospital system…

Editor Aug 23, 2021
D.C.'s deputy mayor for health said that MedStar, the hospital system that most often treats D.C.'s low-income patients, plans to end its contracts with two insurers that cover most of the D.C. residents enrolled in Medicaid, meaning those…

Washington Business Journal: Skyland Town Center lands Japanese spot as its first full-service…

Editor Aug 23, 2021
The developers of Skyland Town Center in Ward 7 have signed a full-service restaurant to join the handful of fast-casual spots and other retail tenants.

Washington Business Journal: Covid is ‘unrelenting with children’: Children’s…

Editor Aug 23, 2021
Covid-19 vaccinations have stopped local hospitals from getting overwhelmed. But Children’s National Hospital has a different story.

Washington Business Journal: D.C.’s &pizza ramps up growth as the Covid-19 pandemic wears…

Editor Aug 23, 2021
D.C.-based &pizza plans to continue expanding its footprint locally and beyond the D.C. region as the Covid-19 pandemic has created new opportunities for retail tenants across Greater Washington.

DCist: Sinkhole In D.C.’s Third Street Tunnel Causes Multiple Road Closures

Editor Aug 23, 2021
A sinkhole in the southbound lane of the Third Street tunnel at Fourth Street and New York Ave. NW caused multiple street closures around the area Monday morning.

Washington Post: A new collection of photographs helps put go-go music in the picture

Editor Aug 23, 2021
You’re supposed to be quiet in the library. At a go-go show? Not so much. But the shouts have joined the “shhhh”s at the D.C. Public Library, courtesy of a new photo collection. Nearly 2,000 photographs taken by Chip Py at area go-go shows…

WTOP: Sinkhole shuts down 3rd Street Tunnel and nearby streets

Editor Aug 23, 2021
Commuters headed through D.C. on Monday morning have more than the usual gridlock to deal with: there’s a sinkhole at the 3rd Street Tunnel that has closed the tunnel completely.

Washington Post: Third Street tunnel in D.C. closed ‘until further notice’ due to sinkhole

Editor Aug 23, 2021
D.C. police also closed several other roads near the tunnel

Washington Business Journal: Mission Group doubles down on Nationals Park area with deal for massive…

Editor Aug 23, 2021
Roughly three years after opening its first establishment in D.C.’s Navy Yard, the Mission Group has inked a deal to open a second venue literally across the street.

DCist: Here’s How To Help Afghan Refugees In The D.C. Area

Editor Aug 21, 2021
In the wake of the departure of US troops and the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, thousands of Afghan refugees are arriving in the D.C. area, and a number of local agencies and businesses are collecting funds, supplies, and welcoming…

Washington Post: National Gallery forced to cancel its landmark ‘Genoa’ exhibition because of…

Editor Aug 21, 2021
When the National Gallery of Art postponed its landmark exhibition on Baroque Italian art last year, it was an early and shocking signal of the magnitude of the coming global pandemic.
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