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DCist: Norton Asks Biden Administration To Allow Marijuana Use In Public Housing

Editor May 27, 2021
D.C. legalized pot in 2014, but that means little to the 12,400 people who live in the city’s public housing.

Philip Kennicott in The Post: With most Trump appointees off the fine arts commission, Biden can put…

Editor May 27, 2021
By the time President Donald Trump left office in January, he had appointed all seven members of the Commission of Fine Arts, a federal design oversight body that has shaped the nation’s capital and federal architecture since 1910. All…

WTOP: DC begins final testing in shifting 911 calls to mental health counselors

Editor May 26, 2021
D.C. is kicking off a final round of testing before it launches a new program next week aimed at directing some 911 calls away from police to mental health experts.

WTOP: Reddit user creates an expansive, imaginary Metrorail map for DC region

Editor May 26, 2021
Picture this: Metro stops at BWI Marshall Airport and Dulles International Airport. An Adams Morgan station. A more robust train system connecting the entire region.

Washingtonian: Mapquest’s DC Map Is Riddled With Strange Anachronisms, and We Are Losing Our Minds

Editor May 26, 2021
Protestant Orphan Asylum? Murder Bay? COWTOWN?

WTOP: DC Council hears ideas for post-pandemic education: Extended teaching hours, smaller classes

Editor May 26, 2021
The D.C. Council’s Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery is getting flooded with recommendations as it considers what the future of education in the District should look like.

Associated Press: 1st sportsbook at major pro sports arena opens in Washington

Editor May 26, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first full-service sportsbook at a major sports arena or stadium in the United States opened its doors Wednesday at the home of the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Capitals.

Washington Post: Capital One Arena just knocked down the final wall between gambling and U.S. pro…

Editor May 26, 2021
Having waited three years for the first-of-its-kind occasion, Ted Leonsis has just one regret about this week’s opening of a 20,000-square-foot sportsbook inside Capital One Arena. He wishes it were bigger.

DCist: D.C. To Shut Down Several Vaccination Sites By The End Of June

Editor May 26, 2021
D.C. is preparing to shut down several walk-up coronavirus vaccination sites in the coming weeks.

Associated Press: Howard names College of Fine Arts for Chadwick Boseman

Editor May 26, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — While studying at Howard University, young Chadwick Boseman helped lead a student protest against plans to merge his beloved College of Fine Arts into the College of Arts and Sciences.

DCist: Howard University Renames College Of Fine Arts After Chadwick Boseman

Editor May 26, 2021
Howard University will name its fine arts college after famed alumnus Chadwick Boseman.

Washington Business Journal: Lisa Mallory leaving D.C. Building Industry Association for new post

Editor May 26, 2021
After seven years as CEO of the District of Columbia Building Industry Association, Lisa Mallory is moving on.

Washington Business Journal: Capital One Arena’s new sportsbook opens for bettors.…

Editor May 26, 2021
Capital One Arena’s permanent sportsbook, the first to open inside a professional sports facility in the U.S., is officially open for business, a development that Monumental Sports & Entertainment CEO Ted Leonsis hailed as a “first…

DCist: Here’s When Smithsonian Museums Will Reopen

Editor May 26, 2021
After closing because of the pandemic in March 2020, the Smithsonian is preparing to reopen all of its museums by the end of the summer.

Washington Post: Howard University renames College of Fine Arts after alum, actor Chadwick Boseman

Editor May 26, 2021
Howard University is renaming its College of Fine Arts after one of its most acclaimed alums: actor Chadwick Boseman.

Washington Post: Final phase of Smithsonian reopening begins in June, including popular Natural…

Editor May 26, 2021
After reopening seven museums and the National Zoo earlier this month, the Smithsonian will welcome visitors to the popular National Museum of Natural History and nine other sites over a span of 11 weeks beginning June 10, officials…

WTOP: New troubling statistic in DC coronavirus cases involving people of color

Editor May 26, 2021
Black residents in D.C. now account for eight out of every 10 coronavirus cases, according to data from the District’s health department.

Washingtonian: A Recruiter Dishes on Why Restaurants Really Can’t Find Enough Staff

Editor May 26, 2021
And how wages and salaries are actually changing

Washingtonian: Christina McDowell Talks About Her Brutal DC Satire, ‘The Cave Dwellers’

Editor May 26, 2021
The writer partly based the novel on her own experiences.

DCist: Studio Theatre’s $20 Million Renovation Includes A New Café And Revamped Performance Space

Editor May 26, 2021
Studio Theatre is undergoing major renovations at its Logan Circle space, bringing in a new café vendor and modernizing its technology and infrastructure ahead of its next season, when it plans to welcome audiences back for live shows. The…
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