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City Paper: DCHA Board Delays Budget, Redevelopment Votes, Thwarting Agency Director

Editor Sep 16, 2020
Two failed resolutions and a delayed budget vote point to shaky confidence in Director Tyrone Garrett.

WTOP: Kennedy Center announces first in-person shows since pandemic closure

Editor Sep 16, 2020
After being closed for six months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Kennedy Center has announced the return of live performances to its Opera House.

WTOP: DC Water: Ongoing project could’ve prevented Northeast sewage flooding

Editor Sep 16, 2020
As DC Water prepares for a virtual town hall Wednesday night with residents affected by raw sewage flooding their homes last week, the water authority’s chief operating officer said ongoing construction projects should prevent similar…

DCist: Need A Test, Get A Test? D.C. Residents Say It May Not Be That Simple

Editor Sep 16, 2020
Samantha Blake went to get a coronavirus test at the fire station on Sherman Avenue NW in early September as a safety precaution before visiting her parents in Delaware. “I haven’t seen them since Christmas,” she says. “It’s the longest…

DCist: Gone Fishing: D.C. Area Residents Turn To Bait And Tackle To Pass Time During The Pandemic

Editor Sep 16, 2020
Mizanur Rahman, 47, has been going to East Potomac Park three times a week since losing his job in March due to the pandemic. There, instead of watching planes land at Reagan National Airport, as many visitors do, he angles for catfish in…

Washington Post: A D.C. sports betting app was supposed to raise millions for the city. It’s off to…

Editor Sep 16, 2020
The legalization of sports betting in D.C. has yet to deliver the windfall to the city treasury that officials promised, with the project hobbled by the coronavirus, legal challenges that slowed the launch of the industry and flaws in the…

DCist: D.C. Has Seen A Major Drop In Routine Childhood Vaccinations This Year

Editor Sep 16, 2020
While experts race to develop an effective COVID-19 vaccine, D.C. has seen a drop in routine childhood vaccinations in the wake of the pandemic.

Washington Business Journal: D.C. restaurants turn to pop-up concepts to stay afloat

Editor Sep 16, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced the restaurant industry to adapt, in many ways on the fly.

Washington Business Journal: Hilton brothers to close 7 bar-centric spots in D.C. ‘for the…

Editor Sep 16, 2020
D.C. nightlife and restaurant titans Eric and Ian Hilton said Tuesday they are closing seven of their bar-centric concepts in the District on Oct. 31 and will keep them closed “for the foreseeable future” because of the Covid-19 pandemic. …

Washington Post: At D.C. maternal health summit, focus on coronavirus impact

Editor Sep 15, 2020
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser had a direct message for pregnant women and mothers of young children on Tuesday: Find a way to get the medical care you need, online or in person, even amid the coronavirus pandemic.

WTOP: 7 bars along DC’s 14th and U streets set to close next month

Editor Sep 15, 2020
Seven bars in the area of D.C.’s 14th and U streets will close “for the foreseeable future” on Halloween. They are American Ice Company, The Brixton, Echo Park, El Rey, The Gibson, Marvin and Players Club.

Courtland Milloy in The Post: His job is to manage health and human services. He’s working on his…

Editor Sep 15, 2020
Wayne Turnage, D.C. deputy mayor for health and human services, is remarkably candid about his medical issues.

Washington Post: D.C. auditor reviewing fatal shootings by District police

Editor Sep 15, 2020
The District’s independent auditor is reviewing fatal shootings by D.C. police officers since 2018, including the Sept. 2 killing of Deon Kay, to determine whether policies or laws governing the use of force should be changed.

DCist: American Ice Company, The Brixton, And Five More Hilton Brothers Bars Will Close Indefinitely…

Editor Sep 15, 2020
D.C. hospitality icons Ian and Eric Hilton will be closing seven of their popular nighttime spots for the foreseeable future. Washington City Paper first reported the news.

Washingtonian: Hilton Brothers’ Closure of Seven Bars Is the Biggest Gut Punch Yet to DC’s Nightlife…

Editor Sep 15, 2020
Due to the Pandemic, the Brixton, The Gibson, Marvin, and other bars will close after October 31.

Washington Post: D.C. convention center reopens amid economic hit; Virginia backlog brings one-day…

Editor Sep 15, 2020
D.C. reopened its massive convention center on Tuesday with new coronavirus safeguards in place, the latest step toward a new normal as coronavirus numbers continue to hold steady across much of the region.

Washington Post: D.C. legalized marijuana, but one thing didn’t change: Almost everyone arrested on…

Editor Sep 15, 2020
Police in D.C. are far more likely to arrest Blacks than Whites for marijuana-related offenses, five years after the city enacted reforms that proponents hoped would end racial disparities in enforcement.

DCist: What George Washington University Physicians Are Learning About The COVID-19 Vaccine

Editor Sep 15, 2020
George Washington University is one of the testing sites for the first coronavirus vaccine in the United States to move into the critical third phase of testing.

Washington Post: D.C. must spend more than $3 million in security for crime-plagued public housing

Editor Sep 15, 2020
D.C. public housing complexes must spend more than $3 million on new security cameras, better lighting and violence prevention programs as part of a negotiated settlement in a lawsuit brought against the agency by D.C. Attorney General…

City Paper: St. Elizabeths Hospital Staff Continues to Restrain, Seclude Patients Despite…

Editor Sep 15, 2020
Staff at D.C.’s only psychiatric hospital restrained patients 149 times and secluded patients 55 times within the first three months of 2020.
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