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Cary Hatch in the Washington Business Journal: Proposed D.C. ad tax threatens powerful economic…

Editor Jul 20, 2020
As the chairman of the Mid-Atlantic board of governors for the American Association of Advertising Agencies and the CEO of MDB Communications headquartered in D.C., I have seen my share of economic recessions, but none quite as challenging…

City Paper: Some D.C. Restaurants Will Add Service Charges to Bills When They Reopen

Editor Jul 20, 2020
ANXO, Seven Reasons, and Thamee are experimenting with how to provide their employees with higher wages and more robust benefits.

Washington Post: Six big obstacles to economic recovery, from child-care shortages to displaced…

Editor Jul 20, 2020
As the Washington region tries to pull out of the most severe economic slump in most of our lifetimes, the biggest challenge is defeating the novel coronavirus so our work lives can return to something like normal.

WTOP: 1 dead, 8 injured in Northwest DC shooting

Editor Jul 19, 2020
One person has died and eight others were injured after a shooting in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Northwest D.C. Sunday.

Washington Post: One killed, eight injured during shooting in Columbia Heights, D.C. police say

Editor Jul 19, 2020
At least one man was fatally shot and eight other people were injured Sunday afternoon when three heavily armed men opened fire on a busy street in the Columbia Heights area of Northwest Washington, police said.

Washingtonian: The Heroic Story of How Jose Andres’ Charity Feeds 250,000 People a Day in a Pandemic

Editor Jul 19, 2020
World Central Kitchen, the relief group founded by the DC chef, has become a wunderkind of humanitarian work and a darling of the disrupter power set. And it happened almost by accident.

Street Sense: What can happen when the police are asked to respond to a mental health crisis in DC?

Editor Jul 19, 2020
On June 20, 15 days after Mayor Muriel Bowser named a portion of 16th Street NW in front of the White House “Black Lives Matter Plaza,” a Black man who reportedly struggles with schizophrenia and homelessness was handcuffed and shackled by…

WTOP: DC to close COVID-19 testing sites Monday due to ‘dangerous’ heat

Editor Jul 19, 2020
D.C. announced it will shut down its coronavirus testing sites on Monday because of “dangerously hot temperatures.”

WTOP: DC branch of ACLU wants face masks to be mandatory for District police

Editor Jul 19, 2020
With health experts in agreement that wearing a face mask helps slow the spread of coronavirus, the ACLU’s D.C. branch penned an open letter to Mayor Muriel Bowser asking her to make masks mandatory for all District police officers.

DCist: Heat Index Set To Reach 105 Degrees This Afternoon; High Heat Continues Next Week

Editor Jul 19, 2020
With temperatures expected to peak in the upper 90s today and early next week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has activated the city’s heat emergency plan through Wednesday.

Washington Post: ‘This is what he lived for’: John Lewis remembered at Black Lives Matter Plaza

Editor Jul 18, 2020
The U.S. flag flew at half-staff, a woman hung her head over a cardboard placard, and on a street corner, a man shouted, “This is for you, John Lewis,” before singing “Stand By Me.”

Washington Post: A trio of markets once kept Washingtonians fed. One had a more sinister role.

Editor Jul 18, 2020
It is a sad fact of history that there was a time when a food market could also accommodate a human market.

WTOP: DC holds ‘Re-imagining Policing’ town hall aimed at bridging gap between officers and…

Editor Jul 18, 2020
Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners, councilmembers and representatives from the police department and mayor’s office held a virtual town hall on Saturday to start the discussion of re-imagining policing within the District.

NBC4: John Lewis Remembered in DC For Civil Rights Legacy, Impact on Community

Editor Jul 18, 2020
Flags are flying at half-staff on Capitol Hill Saturday in honor of Rep. John Lewis who died at the age of 80 Friday night after a battle with cancer.

DCist: From The March On Washington To Black Lives Matter Plaza, Remembering John Lewis In The…

Editor Jul 18, 2020
In one of his last public appearances, civil rights icon and longtime U.S. Rep. John Lewis visited Black Lives Matter Plaza in the District, where protests against police brutality and systemic racism have been ongoing for nearly two…

DCist: D.C. Elections Board Signs Off On Plan To Mail Ballots To Every Registered Voter For November…

Editor Jul 18, 2020
The D.C. Board of Elections has signed off on a plan to mail every registered voter in the city a ballot ahead of the November election.

Washington Post: The pandemic has hit restaurants hard, but experts say the ‘ghost food hall’…

Editor Jul 18, 2020
In the early days of the novel coronavirus pandemic, D.C. restaurateur Aaron Gordon couldn’t sleep.

WUSA9: Delays, indecision plague research into DC Police stop and frisk data

Editor Jul 17, 2020
The Metropolitan Police Department and the DC Government have been promising review since September 2019.

WTOP: Bike boom brought on by pandemic includes nonprofits that refurbish bikes

Editor Jul 17, 2020
Like retailers scrambling to fill the demand for new bikes, nonprofit Gearin’Up Bicycles in Northeast D.C. was experiencing a sales boom of its own.

WAMU: The Protesters In Black Lives Matter Plaza Want You To Know They’re Still There

Editor Jul 17, 2020
It’s Wednesday, July 8, and the scene outside D.C. Superior Court is a mix of exhaustion and camaraderie. A group of about 15 protesters is doing what they call “jail support,” waiting for fellow activists who were arrested and jailed…
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DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson this morning distributed the latest version of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act, which is slated for final consideration at an additional legislative meeting…

District Links: DC touts two-year-old FEMS transfusion program as lifesaving success; record fireworks show brings air…

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The DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is hailing the success of its two-year-old program that enables paramedics to administer whole blood to critically injured and medically unstable…

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The DC Council created an expert advisory panel in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This year the mayor and council have agreed to kill the District’s Homeland Security Commission despite…
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