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the Wash: Thousands debate new name for Woodrow Wilson High School

Editor Dec 8, 2020
The endorsements have been published. Thousands of votes have been cast so far. But nobody knows the eventual outcome in the fight to rename Woodrow Wilson High School, the District’s largest public high school.

Washington Post: As D.C. region reaches 500,000 coronavirus cases, focus of restrictions shifts to…

Editor Dec 8, 2020
The number of known coronavirus cases in the greater Washington region climbed past 500,000 on Tuesday, a milestone that is forcing leaders to consider tightening restrictions on a population already weary from the pandemic’s emotional and…

Washington Business Journal: D.C. is giving $1,200 stimulus checks to gig workers, self-employed…

Editor Dec 8, 2020
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday the city will make one-time stimulus payments of $1,200 to residents receiving Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.

Washington Post: D.C. restaurant workers plead for Congress to provide relief for their decimated…

Editor Dec 8, 2020
The chipped, salmon-colored plate stood out among the sea of white china. Sitting atop grass that was beginning to go dormant on the East Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, where many say lawmakers hold the fate of restaurants and bars in their…

Washington Post: High school sports in D.C. will not begin before February

Editor Dec 8, 2020
One week before winter sports practices were set to begin in D.C., the city announced it is suspending high school athletics until February. Under revised coronavirus-related restrictions unveiled Monday, all athletic activities for…

the Wash: At Georgetown University, weary students frustrated with plan for another virtual semester

Editor Dec 7, 2020
As a stressful fall semester comes to an end at Georgetown, students are pushing back against provisions of the university’s spring 2021 plan, which centers around another semester of online instruction.

WTOP: ‘COVID couldn’t stop us’: Ford’s Theatre presents ‘A Christmas Carol’ radio play

Editor Dec 7, 2020
COVID-19 may have canceled live theater in D.C., but there’s no time for humbug.

Washingtonian: DC Restaurants and Bars Serve Empty Plates to Congress

Editor Dec 7, 2020
The demonstration aims to gain attention for a proposed $120 billion independent restaurant grant fund

DCist: D.C. Police Allegedly Shot A Dog At An Anacostia Residence, Then Gave The Owner A Ticket

Editor Dec 7, 2020
An Anacostia woman is accusing the Metropolitan Police Department of lying about the circumstances surrounding an officer’s shooting of her dog outside her home last month. The dog, Sae’Red, was put down later that day.

WTOP: Why DC isn’t issuing a stay-at-home order yet

Editor Dec 7, 2020
As coronavirus cases continue to surge throughout the region, District officials said at a Monday news conference that they don’t plan to reinstate a stay-at-home order for D.C. yet.

Associated Press: First lady announces new White House tennis pavilion

Editor Dec 7, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tennis anyone? Weeks before her family turns the White House over to President-elect Joe Biden, Melania Trump announced that a new tennis pavilion on the south grounds is ready for action.

Washington Post: D.C. to give $1,200 stimulus payments to some jobless residents as region’s virus…

Editor Dec 7, 2020
Some unemployed D.C. residents will receive $1,200 stimulus payments, while the city is suspending high school athletics and high-contact sports as coronavirus metrics continue to worsen across the Washington region.

Washington Business Journal: WeWork sues Capitol Crossing owner over millions in tenant buildout…

Editor Dec 7, 2020
WeWork has been accused of "actual or imminent" financial insolvency by one of its largest commercial real estate landlords in the District amid a larger, multimillion-dollar legal feud over rent and promised tenant improvement costs.

DCist: Bowser Announces New Sports Restrictions, $1,200 Stimulus Checks For Gig Workers

Editor Dec 7, 2020
Amid rising COVID-19 case numbers, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced just one category of new restrictions at a press conference on Monday: high-contact sports.

DCist: This Map Shows Where Rents Are Dropping in D.C.

Editor Dec 7, 2020
Even though the median cost of a single-family home in D.C. keeps ticking up, the prices for rental apartments are falling in nearly every corner of the city.

DCist: The National Zoo’s Giant Pandas Will Move Back To China in 2023

Editor Dec 7, 2020
All good things must come to end, including the best thing of all: pandas.

Washington Business Journal: D.C.’s newest private museum will be dedicated to the victims of…

Editor Dec 7, 2020
The ranks of D.C.'s private museums keep growing, this time with a new one in D.C. dedicated to the ideology, history and legacy of communism and memorializing its victims.

Washingtonian: Famed Philadelphia Chef Peter Serpico Is Opening a Ramen Ghost Kitchen in DC

Editor Dec 7, 2020
Pete’s Place Noodle Bar, a "kinda Korean" venture with restaurateur Stephen Starr, debuts Tuesday.

WTOP: New deal with China keeps giant pandas at National Zoo through 2023

Editor Dec 7, 2020
The pandas at the National Zoo are staying put — for now.

Washington Post: National Zoo’s giant pandas will head to China in three years

Editor Dec 7, 2020
The National Zoo said Monday that all three of its giant pandas will be going to China at the end of 2023, according to a new agreement struck with Chinese officials.
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