WTOP: Bowser: DC Public Schools decision delayed
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Thursday that the decision on how D.C. Public Schools will start the year has been delayed until July 31.
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Cathy Merrill in The Post: D.C.’s proposed tax on advertising would make the local media landscape worse
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The D.C. Council is on the verge of approving a budget measure that would add a tax on advertising. The bill has good intentions: It aims to plug some of the enormous holes in the city budget caused…
City Paper: The Filmmaker Behind Kindred Spirits Talks About the Special Story and Documenting D.C. History
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Cintia Cabib's film chronicles the strong connection between a local aunt and niece who became artists and educators.
DCist: ‘My Football Team Is More Than A Name’: Some Washington Football Fans Say They’re Ready For A Change
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Lisa Bland Malone has plenty of memories from her more than 45 years as a fan of the Washington professional football team. “My father got season tickets back when the team integrated and Bobby…
City Paper: The 2020 Food Issue: Change-Makers in the D.C. Food System
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The change-makers who fill the pages of this year’s Food Issue shape our local food system and make D.C. an exciting place to eat, even as the District is gripped by a global pandemic.
City Paper: Native American Activists Celebrate a Moment Decades in the Making
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“I want Washington football fans to understand: This is not about political correctness.”
WTOP: Clergy, police leaders discuss police tensions in DC and Maryland
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Clergy and police leaders from Maryland and the District discussed community tensions with members of law enforcement and what can potentially be done to reduce them during a conversation Wednesday…
City Paper: A Council Candidate, a Home Renovation, and Allegations of Impropriety
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Perennial candidate Kathy Henderson is accused of misleading an elderly homeowner while working with a developer.
City Paper: Here Is What We Know About Contact Tracing Security And Your Privacy
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And the questions civil liberties advocates still have.
WAMU: Here Are Four Charts That Show The Pandemic’s Impact On Locals’ Travel Habits
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Katie Aune used to be a daily Green/Yellow Line commuter, but she’s used Metro only once in four months since the coronavirus pandemic began. She’s been working from home and going out very little,…
Washington Post: If Washington picks Red Tails, Tuskegee Airmen nonprofit wants to make sure it’s done right
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In May 2013, D.C. Council member David Grosso (I-At Large) introduced a resolution urging Washington’s NFL team to change its “derogatory, racist name” to the Red Tails in honor of the Tuskegee…
WTOP: DC community marketplace founder wins $150K in national grant contest
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Ten-dollar Uber or Lyft rides to get to a grocery store with nutritious vegetarian offerings helped inspire a D.C. woman to launch her own business. Now, the effort has won $150,000 in a nationwide…
DCist: Former Ward 8 Landlord To Pay $1.9 Million To Tenants In Settlement With The District
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The former owner and manager of two apartment complexes in Southeast D.C. — Forest Ridge and The Vistas — will pay a total of $3.5 million dollars to settle a lawsuit over poor conditions and…
DCist: D.C. Public Schools To Reopen With Virtual And In-Person Classes This Fall
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D.C. Public Schools will return to school with a mix of in-person and online learning next month, multiple news outlets reported Wednesday.
Washington Post: Mardena Dobson, 89, beloved D.C. teacher, grandmother and neighbor, dies of covid-19
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Mardena Dobson always brought extra money on field trips — if a student couldn’t afford lunch or snacks, the D.C. teacher would sneak them some pocket change for food. The longtime educator at…
Nick Cheolas in Greater Greater Washington: Why I’m not running for ANC commissioner again. And why you should.
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It was October 24, 2018, less than two weeks before Election Day, when I decided to fling myself at a then-empty ballot as a write-in candidate to lead the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) in…
Greater Greater Washington: What do the 2020 at-large DC Council candidates have to say about pedestrian safety, and…
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As part of Greater Greater Washington’s endorsement process for the non-Democratic at-large seat, our elections committee emailed our questionnaire, addressing housing, transportation, and land use…
Nadine Moulta-Ali in The 74: A Curriculum That Builds Deep Knowledge Is a Critical Tool for Equity, Both for Learning in…
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Washington, D.C., is my home, and as an educator, I’m proud of that. Here’s a glimpse into why: Just before District of Columbia Public Schools closed in March, I observed a class of fourth-graders…
Mashea M. Ashton in The 74: We Can’t Wait for In-Person School to Return. So My D.C. Charter School Is Ready for a Full…
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Summer has just begun for students and teachers nationwide, but next school year already feels too near. With COVID-19 data indicating an impending second surge, the menu of school re-entry scenarios…
Washington Post: D.C. slips in key coronavirus metric as region sees highest caseload in weeks
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The greater Washington region recorded its highest daily coronavirus caseload in weeks Wednesday as the District lost more ground in its fight to quell the pandemic.