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DCist: ‘We’re The Ones Who Saved Congress’: Meet Three D.C. Police Officers Who Fought For The U.S.…

Editor Jan 15, 2021
He had been pushed, shoved and even tased multiple times. He was alone and exhausted.

Washington Post: How to get around — and avoid — downtown Washington during the inauguration. It…

Editor Jan 15, 2021
Parking restrictions and road closures present a weeklong challenge ahead of transfer-of-power events — and protests.

Washington Post: More than 1,000 D.C. poll workers are waiting to be paid, 10 weeks after the…

Editor Jan 15, 2021
More than 1,000 D.C poll workers have yet to be fully compensated for their labor during the November general election, a delay that has frustrated scores of city residents who were told to expect their checks by Christmas.

Robinson Woodward-Burns in The Post: The best way to secure the Capitol is to make D.C. a state

Editor Jan 15, 2021
The Pentagon, not Mayor Bowser, oversees the District’s National Guard, which caused delays last week

DCist: Biden’s New Relief Plan Has $20 Billion For Public Transit — It May Help Metro Avoid Transit…

Editor Jan 14, 2021
A new $1.9 trillion stimulus plan out from the Biden administration tonight is pitching $20 billion to “the hardest hit public transit agencies” so they can avoid cutting routes and laying off workers.

Petula Dvorak in The Post: As the riot at the U.S. Capitol unfolded, one man felt uniquely betrayed

Editor Jan 14, 2021
Of all the people who watched the riot at the U.S. Capitol unfold last week, no one saw it the way a great-grandpa sitting on his couch in Chicago did.

Washington Post: ‘We got to hold this door’ — How battered D.C. police made a stand against the…

Editor Jan 14, 2021
Blinded by smoke and choking on gas and bear spray, stripped of his radio and badge, D.C. police officer Michael Fanone and his battered colleagues fought to push back rioters trying to force their way into an entrance to the U.S. Capitol.…

Washington Post: Metro is planning normal service this year, but hoping for a cash infusion in 2022

Editor Jan 14, 2021
With the most recent federal stimulus coming to Metro’s rescue, the transit agency is proposing to leave service levels stable for a year until the money runs out. Then it will turn to tough decisions that could include layoffs and service…

UrbanTurf: From 60 to 72 Condos: Georgetown West Heating Plant Development Grows in Size

Editor Jan 14, 2021
If you thought a 2019 map amendment was the last major approval needed to get the redevelopment of the Georgetown West Heating Plant off the ground, you were mistaken.

Street Sense: Bezos charity makes major donation in and around DC, grows philanthropic presence in…

Editor Jan 14, 2021
Four D.C.-area nonprofits — Friendship Place, House of Ruth, Housing Up, and the National Center for Children and Families — announced in December that they received one-time grants of $2.5 million each from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund.…

Associated Press: National Guard troops flooding in as Washington locks down

Editor Jan 14, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — All through downtown Washington, the primary sound for several blocks was the beeping of forklifts unloading more fencing.

Washington Post Editorial Board: Naming the street by the Saudi embassy for Khashoggi is fitting…

Editor Jan 14, 2021
WHEN Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman loosed his thugs on Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi, he wanted to obliterate not just the person but all that he represented. So it’s difficult to think of a more fitting tribute to…

Washington Post: The $3,000-a-month toilet for the Ivanka Trump/Jared Kushner Secret Service detail

Editor Jan 14, 2021
Many U.S. Secret Service agents have stood guard in Washington’s elite Kalorama neighborhood, home over the years to Cabinet secretaries and former presidents. Those agents have had to worry about death threats, secure perimeters and…

DCist: 7-Year-Old Rapper From D.C. Creates Song About Youth Slain By Gun Violence

Editor Jan 14, 2021
The music video for the song “I Ask Why” starts with scenes of young Black children playing on playgrounds or getting off school buses. One of those children raps lyrics about past shootings in the District involving children.

DCist: Metro GM Wiedefeld Says ‘Don’t Travel’ As Inauguration Shuts Down Major Metro Transfer…

Editor Jan 14, 2021
Metro Center, Gallery Place and Union Station — some of the busiest transfer stations in the Metro system — are closing starting tomorrow through Thursday due to inauguration.

Washington Business Journal: Bowser floats limiting development appeals, aiming to cut…

Editor Jan 14, 2021
How could D.C. leaders slow the tide of lawsuits challenging large development projects? It could be as simple as changing who’s allowed to file a lawsuit.

Washington Business Journal: ‘This is about building trust’: Why Howard University is joining…

Editor Jan 14, 2021
Gaithersburg biotech Novavax Inc. is getting support for its Covid-19 vaccine program from another local organization: Howard University.

Washington Post: D.C. transportation director leaving to join Biden administration’s climate team

Editor Jan 14, 2021
Jeff Marootian, director of the District Department of Transportation, is leaving his post to join the climate team in the administration of President-elect Joe Biden.

Washington Business Journal: Metro could still head toward ‘service cliff,’ more layoffs…

Editor Jan 14, 2021
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is again planning some deep service and job cuts next year unless the federal government steps up and gives a third round of financial support.

WTOP: Metro committee agrees to send new budget for public comment

Editor Jan 14, 2021
A Metro committee has agreed to send the 2022 budget for public comment. It avoids major cuts, but members said that’s temporary if more help doesn’t come soon.
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