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Washington Post: D.C. students head to school online Tuesday, highlighting city’s divide in access…

Editor Mar 24, 2020
The three kindergartners logged on. One was in pajamas. They squealed when they saw each other. The teacher, Epernay Kyles, greeted each of them by name. She said hello to the children who couldn’t log on to Zoom, the videoconferencing…

WTOP: Metro to close 17 more stations, several entrances amid coronavirus rider drop

Editor Mar 24, 2020
Metro is closing more than a dozen stations for an indefinite period beginning Thursday morning.

Washington Post: Metro to close 19 stations indefinitely to limit employees’ exposure to coronavirus

Editor Mar 24, 2020
Metro is taking the dramatic step of closing 19 stations in an effort to save dwindling cleaning resources to combat the coronavirus, while also protecting more of its employees from potential exposure to the virus, the agency announced…

Washington Post: Montgomery, D.C. leaders propose relief packages to blunt coronavirus impact

Editor Mar 24, 2020
Local officials in the D.C. region are moving swiftly to alleviate the economic hardship caused by the novel coronavirus, dipping into reserves to fund relief packages for local businesses and proposing additional resources for health-care…

WTOP: DC’s Funk Parade canceled amid coronavirus pandemic

Editor Mar 24, 2020
The new coronavirus pandemic has claimed one of D.C.’s musical institutions: The annual Funk Parade, which saw a collection of marching bands, bucket drummers and just plain folks on a musical march through the U Street area, has been…

DCist: ‘All Of My Plans Are Now Gone’: Local College Students Adjust To A New Reality

Editor Mar 24, 2020
Last Friday, Georgetown junior Nicolo Ferretti boarded an almost empty bus to New York City.

City Paper: Applying for Unemployment Hasn’t Been Smooth. City Says Workers Won’t Be…

Editor Mar 24, 2020
Changes are coming to the Department of Employment Services website.

WTOP: DC fund provides grants to help businesses, workers hit by pandemic

Editor Mar 24, 2020
Small businesses and workers in D.C. who are facing hardships related to the new coronavirus outbreak can get help from a program that launched Tuesday.

WTOP: $1M fund to help close DC’s ‘digital divide’ as distance learning begins

Editor Mar 24, 2020
On the first day of distance learning at D.C. public schools, officials announced a new fund that has already raised $1 million to help close the “digital divide” that keeps many students from taking full advantage of online education.

WAMU: As Pandemic Drags On, Local Businesses Say They Need Government Help — And Soon

Editor Mar 24, 2020
Julie Verratti expected to see a seasonal uptick in business at her two Denizens Brewing Co. locations — one in Silver Spring and the other in Riverdale Park. The warmer spring months are a great time to drink beer outdoors, after all.

DCist: D.C. Orders Closure Of All Nonessential Businesses

Editor Mar 24, 2020
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Tuesday that D.C. would order the closure of all nonessential businesses as the city tries to keep people inside their homes and inhibit the spread of the coronavirus.

WAMU: Will D.C.’s Private Museums Survive The Coronavirus Pandemic?

Editor Mar 24, 2020
For a few weeks in late February and early March, kids had the run of the National Children’s Museum on Pennsylvania Avenue. They did hands-on science experiments, hit balls in a virtual Nationals Park and careened down a two-story slide…

DCist: D.C. Is Paying Republic Restoratives And Compass Coffee To Make Hand Sanitizer For Front Line…

Editor Mar 24, 2020
With stores across the country and region sold out for weeks of hand sanitizer, District residents and workers have been scrambling to find CDC-approved hand cleaning products.

Washingtonian: Families Need Food. Restaurant Workers Need Jobs. This New Delivery Service Connects…

Editor Mar 24, 2020
Food It Forward, supported by donations, launches today. It connects local restaurants with Martha's Table.

DCist: For People Whose Leases Are Ending, Moving During A Pandemic Has Been An Extra Haul

Editor Mar 24, 2020
Kat Shaub is looking to move, and she had a particularly concerning in-person tour of a potential new apartment last Wednesday near downtown D.C. By that point, Metro had already instituted an “essential travel only” policy due to the…

City Paper: Are D.C. Hospitals Prepared For More COVID-19 Infections?

Editor Mar 24, 2020
Here's what the mayor, council, hospitals and a Harvard researcher have to say.

WTOP: Coronavirus: Virtual reality helps GW Hospital see inside lungs of COVID-19 patient

Editor Mar 24, 2020
After receiving its first coronavirus patient earlier this month, George Washington University Hospital turned to virtual reality to help fight the disease.

Washington Business Journal: Bowser, Hogan, Northam say they’ll continue social distancing…

Editor Mar 24, 2020
With President Donald Trump questioning whether restrictions to promote social distancing in the face of the coronavirus pandemic have gone too far, the top elected leaders from D.C., Maryland and Virginia issued a joint statement Monday…

WTOP: DC pet shelter continues adoptions through coronavirus outbreak

Editor Mar 24, 2020
If you’re still thinking about adopting a pet or need other services during the coronavirus crisis, the Humane Rescue Alliance in D.C. is still open for business — but there are a few things you should know before a trip to the shelter.

Washington Post: D.C. Medical Reserve Corps volunteers prepare to help respond to coronavirus…

Editor Mar 24, 2020
Meg Keswani, a George Washington University medical student, had some down time after her first board exam was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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