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WAMU: ‘People Think I’m Crazy For Saying That I Miss The Traffic’: A Postcard To D.C.

Editor May 12, 2020
Tanya Lott has an infectious laugh. Maybe that’s a bad metaphor for the coronavirus era, but there’s no better way to put it. When she laughs, I laugh. And in a recent phone conversation, we laughed a lot.

WTOP: DC Jail populations drop as city introduces efforts to prevent virus outbreak

Editor May 12, 2020
A federal judge hearing a class-action lawsuit against the D.C. Department of Corrections over conditions at the D.C. Jail during the pandemic was told Monday the jail population has declined as the city took steps to prevent an internal…

Fox 5: DC bars, restaurants hope to expand outdoor seating when the city begins to reopen

Editor May 11, 2020
D.C. bars and restaurants at risk of going under said business may improve if they’re allowed to take more of it outside once it’s safe for the District to begin reopening.

WUSA9: ‘I am very concerned when I see students who don’t show up to class’ | Some…

Editor May 11, 2020
Attendance continues to be one of the biggest challenges so far.

NBC4: Coronavirus Tears Through Homeless Shelter in DC

Editor May 11, 2020
At least five contract security officers have tested positive for the coronavirus at the New York Avenue homeless shelter in Northeast Washington, D.C.

Washington Post: Howard law professor Richard Paul Thornell was known for breaking ground

Editor May 11, 2020
In the 1970s and ’80s, when Richard Paul Thornell would go with his sons to the grocery store and return late, his wife would teasingly ask, “Did you run into someone from the Peace Corps?” Usually, the answer was yes.

Washington Business Journal: One of D.C.’s largest parking management firms seeks bankruptcy…

Editor May 11, 2020
Parking Management Inc., one of Greater Washington's largest and longest-standing parking operators, has filed for bankruptcy protection as the ongoing coronavirus outbreak has exacerbated a slump in demand.

Washington Post: Children’s National reports two cases of rare illness in children with covid-19

Editor May 11, 2020
The latest medical mystery surrounding the novel coronavirus’s impact on children has arrived in the District.

WTOP: No ‘firm decisions yet’ on reopening for local special needs school

Editor May 11, 2020
Parents across the U.S. are realizing just how hard it can be to educate a child now that so many schools have had to close and transition into distance learning during the coronavirus pandemic.

DCist: Why Do Latinos Have The Highest Rate Of Coronavirus Infection In D.C.?

Editor May 11, 2020
Flor Morales’ two-year-old son doesn’t understand that his grandmother has died. She has tried to explain it to him the best way she knows how, but the boy continues to pound his little fist on the door to the basement unit, where his nana…

DCist: D.C. Suspends Its Mural Program, Dealing Another Blow To Local Artists

Editor May 11, 2020
The D.C. government has quietly cut the funding for its street mural program, marking another financial hit for local artists who rely on government grants for income.

Associated Press: Funeral delayed: tiaras, white outfits, turquoise face masks

Editor May 11, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the time finally came, they laid Joanne Paylor to rest the finest way they could during a pandemic. A church service was out. The viewing had to be socially distanced. Golden chairs for the outdoor memorial service…

UrbanTurf: Hotel and a Rooftop Restaurant Could Be Coming to Union Station Office Building

Editor May 11, 2020
An office building one block from Union Station that counts US Citizenship and Immigration Services among its tenants is on the way to gaining a couple of stories and a rooftop venue.

WAMU: Field Hospital In Washington Convention Center Ready For Possible Surge In COVID-19 Cases

Editor May 11, 2020
A new 443-bed field hospital in the Washington Convention Center is ready to start taking COVID-19 patients if the city’s hospitals become overwhelmed with cases.

Washington Business Journal: Metro will close several stations on the Green, Yellow lines for a week…

Editor May 11, 2020
Metro expects to increase rail service only slightly during the next four months and will close a number of stations during the summer for maintenance, according to a three-part Covid-19 recovery plan released Monday by the Washington…

WTOP: Convention center transformed into alternate care site as part DC coronavirus response

Editor May 11, 2020
The Washington Convention Center has become an alternate care site, if needed, as part of D.C.’s coronavirus response plan, Mayor Muriel Bowser said during a news conference Monday.

City Paper: Spotted in Georgetown: A Trash Transfer Station

Editor May 11, 2020
Which Ward 2 candidate dumped his household trash in a public can?

City Paper: Ivy and Coney Owners Introduce Grassroots Delivery Platform DC To-GoGo

Editor May 11, 2020
The team behind it wants to put more money in the pockets of restaurants and delivery drivers.

WTOP: Moms of hospitalized children in DC receive special Mother’s Day gifts

Editor May 11, 2020
Some moms who have children in the hospital this Mother’s Day got a special breakfast and celebration from a local organization looking to make their stay a little easier.

WTOP: Metro executive details phased plan to return to full service

Editor May 11, 2020
Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said in an op-ed that the D.C.-area’s transportation system will open in three planned phases that may take as long as two months to implement.
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