Theresa Vargas in The Post: ‘How do you convince someone to change?’ asks a group of senior D.C. residents who’ve spent…
A 77-year-old woman has been watching from the bay windows in her Southeast Washington home.
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WTOP: DC Council committee hears stories of struggle for unemployment benefits
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D.C. residents detailed their hardships in fighting to get their unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic to a council committee Wednesday.
DCist: Workers Call For Major Changes At D.C.’s Overwhelmed Unemployment Office
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Hours spent on hold. Months of delays. Confusing forms offered only in English and Spanish. These were among the dozens of problems District workers reported Wednesday during a hearing on D.C.’s…
DCist: New Report On St. Elizabeths Hospital Details Increased Use Of Restraint And Seclusion On Patients
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St. Elizabeths, the District’s only public psychiatric hospital, has ramped up its use of restraint and seclusion on patients in recent years, according to a report on the Southeast facility,…
DCist: ‘COVID-somnia’ Is Messing With Locals’ Sleep. Here’s What Some Are Doing To Fix That
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Kevin Ford’s first night of intense sleep troubles came in early June.
DCist: Newly Adopted Pets Brighten Dark Pandemic Days For Washingtonians
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Kelly Granger decided she wanted to adopt a dog in February 2020. The first American case of COVID-19 had just been diagnosed, and she was listening to “The Coronavirus Goes Global,” an episode of…
DCist: ‘I Have To Keep Creating’: Six Months Into The Pandemic, D.C. Musicians Are Finding Ways To Play On
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When D.C. group The JoGo Project starts a call-and-response song with a virtual audience, it’s a little underwhelming.
Washingtonian: Kennedy Center Announces Its First In-Person Concert Since Lockdown
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Renée Fleming and Vanessa Williams will sing to a real audience in a completely transformed opera house.
City Paper: DCHA Board Delays Budget, Redevelopment Votes, Thwarting Agency Director
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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
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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
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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…
DCist: Need A Test, Get A Test? D.C. Residents Say It May Not Be That Simple
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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…
DCist: Gone Fishing: D.C. Area Residents Turn To Bait And Tackle To Pass Time During The Pandemic
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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…
Washington Post: A D.C. sports betting app was supposed to raise millions for the city. It’s off to a rough start.
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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…
DCist: D.C. Has Seen A Major Drop In Routine Childhood Vaccinations This Year
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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
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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 foreseeable…
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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…
Washington Post: At D.C. maternal health summit, focus on coronavirus impact
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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…
WTOP: 7 bars along DC’s 14th and U streets set to close next month
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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…
Courtland Milloy in The Post: His job is to manage health and human services. He’s working on his own.
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Wayne Turnage, D.C. deputy mayor for health and human services, is remarkably candid about his medical issues.