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DCist: Progressive Lawmakers Are Considering Raising Taxes On The Rich. Should They?

Editor Mar 2, 2021
Well-off Washingtonians could be hit with a tax hike under a proposal in the works that aims to shore up the District’s pandemic-plagued coffers.

DCist: Drama At The National Arboretum’s Bald Eagle Nest: A Younger Lady Bird Has Taken Over

Editor Mar 2, 2021
Before “Bridgerton,” “Love Is Blind,” and “Tiger King,” there was the bald eagle cam.

UrbanTurf: DC’s Office of Planning Proposes Requiring Inclusionary Zoning Units in Residential…

Editor Mar 2, 2021
The Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) expansion efforts continue in DC.

City Paper: New Seed-Sharing Initiative Seeks to Address Shortages, Spread the Love

Editor Mar 2, 2021
Those donating spare seeds through the Slow Food USA program are encouraged to include notes and recipes.

Washington Post: A new, younger ‘First Lady’ bald eagle moves in at the National Arboretum

Editor Mar 2, 2021
A drama has been playing out between two female bald eagles in a nest that sits about 80 feet high in a tulip poplar tree at the National Arboretum in Northeast Washington.

WTOP: New COVID-19 report paints bleak picture for DC-area kids, households

Editor Mar 2, 2021
A new nationwide study examining how U.S. households are faring with COVID-19 paints a bleak picture for children and families in the D.C. region.

WTOP: Slow action on COVID-19 led to deaths at St. Elizabeths Hospital, report finds

Editor Mar 2, 2021
More than a dozen patients at St. Elizabeths Hospital have died from COVID-19, and a new report suggests the hospital was slow to react to the pandemic.

Washington Post: Nine months later, fencing comes down around the church where Trump stood with a…

Editor Mar 1, 2021
H Street downtown was nearly deserted and few people noticed Monday morning when workers at St. John’s Episcopal Church took down dozens of sections of black steel mesh fencing, a barrier that had gone up during the tumultuous summer of…

Washington Post: St. Elizabeths’ delayed response to coronavirus contributed to 18 deaths, report…

Editor Mar 1, 2021
A report released Monday by advocates for the mentally ill said a delayed response to the coronavirus at the District’s public psychiatric hospital contributed to the deaths of 17 patients and one staff member in the past year.

Washington Post: D.C. National Guard commander added as witness to hearing on Capitol attack

Editor Mar 1, 2021
The commanding general of the D.C. National Guard will testify on Wednesday during a Senate hearing about the attack on the U.S. Capitol, joining a group that initially included only civilian witnesses, defense and congressional officials…

Washington Post: D.C. Council explores measures that would provide more education oversight, curtail…

Editor Mar 1, 2021
The D.C. Council is exploring measures that could curtail the mayor’s control of the city’s education agencies. Any action is still a long way off, but they signal a growing consensus among council members that there is currently…

WTOP: DC lawmakers propose how to handle marijuana sale, distribution

Editor Mar 1, 2021
D.C. lawmakers are ready to decide how the District will move forward with growing, selling and distributing marijuana legally. The mayor and the council chair have both introduced bills that would lay out a green path.

Petula Dvorak in The Post: The vaccination system is awful, you say? Try getting a housing voucher…

Editor Mar 1, 2021
“So why don’t they just get the vaccine? It can’t be that hard.”

WTOP: Nation’s first research, innovation campus focused on children’s health launches in DC

Editor Mar 1, 2021
The old Walter Reed Army Medical Center location in northwest D.C. is beginning a new chapter of caring for the community — and this time the focus is on children.

Washington Post: National Park Service predicts cherry blossom peak bloom period of April 2-5

Editor Mar 1, 2021
Washington’s famed cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin will peak between April 2 and April 5, the National Park Service announced Monday.

DCist: Fencing Comes Down At St. John’s Church, Lafayette Park, After Nearly Nine Months

Editor Mar 1, 2021
The mesh metal fencing that has enclosed downtown D.C.’s Lafayette Park and the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church for months is finally coming down.

City Paper: Vince Gray Threatens Local Homeless Shelter Contract Over Federal Halfway House

Editor Mar 1, 2021
Ward 7 Councilmember Vince Gray is threatening to cancel a $2.8 million local contract with CORE DC to operate a homeless shelter as leverage against the company’s completely separate, federal contract to operate a halfway house in his…

DCist: As Marijuana Legalization Advances In The D.C. Region, Lawmakers Focus On Racial Equity

Editor Mar 1, 2021
When talk of legalizing marijuana at the state level started a decade ago, many advocates and lawmakers were focused on how the programs would work and how much revenue they’d bring in. Now, those conversations have shifted: how can the…

Washington Business Journal: The cherry blossoms are expected to hit peak bloom in April. It’s…

Editor Mar 1, 2021
The cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin are expected to reach peak bloom April 2-5, the National Park Service said Monday at a kickoff press conference for the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival. But it remains uncertain whether…

UrbanTurf: The Group That Plans to Give Ward 8 Residents a Seat at the Economic Development Table

Editor Mar 1, 2021
While the Office of Planning embarks on several planning efforts citywide, one ward is taking their destiny into their own hands.
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