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WTOP: DC Mayor Bowser: New hospitals part of an emphasis on equity

Editor Apr 30, 2020
Saying that the COVID-19 health crisis is “laying bare the inequities in our system,” D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser provided more details Thursday about two new hospitals and several other medical centers that will open in the coming years and…

City Paper: D.C. Council Will Try to Compel Insurers to Pay Business Interruption Insurance

Editor Apr 30, 2020
After months of lost revenue, restaurants and other small businesses are filing claims that are being denied.

DCist: D.C. Announces Agreements For Two New Hospitals At St. Elizabeths And Howard University

Editor Apr 30, 2020
On Wednesday night, the Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser announced agreements to build two new hospitals in the District that will eventually replace both Ward 8’s United Medical Center and Howard University Hospital in Ward 1. The long…

DCist: Fado Irish Pub In Chinatown is Closing … But Not Because Of Coronavirus

Editor Apr 30, 2020
After 22 years in business, Fado Irish Pub in Chinatown has shut down.

Washington Post: D.C. day-care centers, shut out of stimulus money, struggle to hang on until…

Editor Apr 30, 2020
In March, when schools and day-care centers shut down abruptly, Violeta Chirino, a co-owner of Semillitas Early Learning Center, knew she had some cushion: Like most child-care operators, she’d already collected that month’s fees from…

City Paper: MPD Officers to Help with National Effort to Track COVID-19 Deaths Among Law Enforcement…

Editor Apr 30, 2020
The Fraternal Order of Police is organizing the list.

UrbanTurf: Is DC Central Kitchen Headed to Buzzard Point?

Editor Apr 30, 2020
The development team converting the Buzzard Point Coast Guard headquarters into a mixed-use residential project is now seeking to offer a home to DC Central Kitchen.

City Paper: Can Mayor Bowser Follow Through on Her Plan to End Homelessness by 2025?

Editor Apr 30, 2020
Five years ago, the mayor announced an ambitious plan to end homelessness, but her first term is spotted with missed deadlines and false starts.

WAMU: Reopening D.C. May Not Happen Until Summer, City Officials Warn

Editor Apr 30, 2020
President Trump has expressed optimism that cities and states can quickly lift restrictions and reopen their economies shuttered by the pandemic. But on Wednesday, Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. officials took a much more measured view,…

City Paper: D.C. Nurses Need More To Fight COVID-19

Editor Apr 30, 2020
Nurses are happy about increased testing for COVID-19, but concerns over contact tracing, personal protective equipment, and hazard pay persist.

City Paper: Read the Love Letters D.C. Residents Wrote to the Bars and Restaurants They Miss

Editor Apr 30, 2020
"Seven years, a few Eurovisions, and countless Bud Lights later, you and your patrons have become our extended family."

Washington Business Journal: Roots to permanently close locations in Georgetown, Pentagon City

Editor Apr 30, 2020
Toronto clothing retailer Roots Corp. said Wednesday it will close both its stores in Greater Washington.

City Paper: Brandon Todd’s Bold Campaign Tactics Enliven Ward 4 Race

Editor Apr 30, 2020
Here are a few of the Ward 4 councilmember’s strategies.

Washington Business Journal: Barracks Row marijuana dispensary to move out of its home above…

Editor Apr 30, 2020
A medical marijuana dispensary currently located on Barracks Row above a Popeye’s plans to relocate to a Mount Vernon Triangle space formerly occupied by a more upscale chain restaurant.

Washington Post: Smithsonian cuts top executives’ pay in move to avoid furloughs

Editor Apr 30, 2020
The Smithsonian Institution will cut the pay of some executives and impose salary and hiring freezes for some workers to cover $22 million in estimated losses resulting from the ongoing closure of its museums.

WTOP: DC theater industry prepares for uncertain future amid coronavirus crisis

Editor Apr 30, 2020
When your job is to pack a bunch of people into a crowded theater, how will things look when coronavirus restrictions are lifted?

WTOP: Seeking health care equity, DC will build 2 new hospitals

Editor Apr 30, 2020
D.C. announced two new hospitals will be built in the city that would address issues of health care equity among its residents.

Washington Post: Bowser strikes deals for new Howard hospital and new Southeast D.C. hospital

Editor Apr 30, 2020
The District has reached long elusive agreements for hospitals to replace the troubled United Medical Center and Howard University facilities, city officials said Thursday, a move that would transform health-care access in heavily African…

Washington Business Journal: District strikes deals for new hospitals at St. E’s, Howard…

Editor Apr 30, 2020
The District has reached a definitive agreement for George Washington University Hospital’s majority owner to operate a new acute-care facility on the St. Elizabeths East campus in Southeast D.C., more than a year after beginning to work…

Washington Post: Reopening the DMV: We know the road map, but we’re far from meeting the benchmarks

Editor Apr 29, 2020
The District, Maryland and Virginia have been locked down since late March. With the economy in a tailspin, and people yearning for some version of normal, government leaders are watching for signs that the covid-19 “curve” is flattening.…
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The DC Council is poised to consider emergency legislation Tuesday that would adjust the process for determining the winner in November's at-large DC Council election — the first time the contest…

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Since 2020, when Mayor Muriel Bowser and her deputy mayor for health and human services, Wayne Turnage, decided to reorganize the city’s multibillion-dollar Medicaid managed care program in the…

District Links: Nadeau submits bill to add surtax on passive income for affluent households; proposed arch spurs debate…

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With the DC Council poised to hold hearings in the fall on potential tax changes in view of future budget challenges, Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau yesterday submitted legislation that would…

District Links: Court rejects attempt to return Trump name to Kennedy Center; Norton seeks new status for Civil War…

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DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton today introduced legislation that aims to designate the Civil War Defenses of Washington — including forts, unarmed batteries and rifle trenches encircling the capital…
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