Washingtonian: The Library of Congress Is Rolling Out a Massive Collection of Clips for DJs
The once-stuffy library will make 25,000 audio clips available for personal and commercial use.
WAMU: The Library Of Congress Wants DJs (And You) To Make Beats Using Its Audio Collections
Music, like history, is iterative. Nobody knows that better than hip-hop artists, for whom sampling other songs is a core component of making new tracks.
DCist: D.C.’s First Confirmed COVID-19 Patient Talks About What’s Next
Reverend Timothy Cole isn’t exactly sure where he contracted coronavirus, but he has a pretty good guess. In late February, he had attended a church leadership conference in Louisville, Kentucky, and later came down with the typical flu…
Washington Post: More people are going hungry in D.C. Feeding them in a crisis is an enormous…
When someone in the D.C. area can’t feed himself or his family anymore, the Capital Area Food Bank’s hunger hotline is often the place to turn for help.
Washington Post: Coronavirus cases at local nursing homes pass 2,000; families seek transparency
There are at least 255 nursing homes in the District, Maryland and Virginia with coronavirus cases as of Thursday, nearly double the number on April 11. According to data provided by officials, more than 2,000 residents and staff at these…
James Conaway in The Post: There’s too much trash on the Klingle Valley Trail
I’m involved in the cleanup of the stream running the length of Klingle Valley Trail from the Tregaron Conservancy down to Rock Creek and have been surprised and dismayed at the amount of trash in that beautiful, relatively new public…
WTOP: ‘Souper’ effort to get food donations to medical providers during coronavirus
There have been many examples of restaurants and other businesses taking the time to make generous donations even though they are struggling financially because of the coronavirus pandemic.
WTOP: From homeless in DC to 1st rounder in San Fran: Kinlaw drafted by 49ers
Javon Kinlaw, who rose from homelessness as a child in Washington, D.C. to become a standout defensive tackle at the University of South Carolina, was selected in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night by the San Francisco 49ers…
Washington Post: Bowser forms advisory group on D.C. reopening, as cases keep climbing
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced plans Thursday for an advisory group focused on when and how to lift coronavirus restrictions — a day before Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam plan to reveal their blueprints…
Decades of setbacks stall the development of a landfill-turned-park in Ward 7
A short walk from the Minnesota Avenue Metro station in Ward 7 is a spot on the eastern bank of the Anacostia River called Kenilworth Park. Despite the name, a large section of the park currently has about as much in common with a vacant…
Washington Post: Nonprofit, university help D.C. fire department manufacture critical medical part…
The D.C. fire department has partnered with a university and a regional nonprofit organization to manufacture parts needed for breathing machines that paramedics use for patients in respiratory distress, including those showing signs of…
Washington Post: Metro’s post-pandemic recovery plan includes a phased-in return to full service
Metro’s post-pandemic recovery plan includes a gradual, phased-in return to full service that could vary based on the health of specific parts of the region, board members were told Thursday.
WAMU: Tech Problems Plague WMATA Board Livestream As Riders React To Silver Line Closures
Government agencies are learning to transition public meetings from in-person to online during the pandemic.
WAMU: D.C. Expands Sidewalks Near Certain Businesses, But Some Say It’s Not Enough
Expanded sidewalks are being installed in the District, seen as a win for social distancing by some, but others say the expansions don’t go far enough. The added space is going around essential businesses like grocery stores and…
DCist: Along With Everything Else, The Business Of Local Government Has Gone Virtual, Too
On Thursday evening, the Arlington County Board will meet to consider what are normally two critical issues: whether to raise taxes and how to spend any money they get from those taxes. It’s one of local government’s most basic functions,…
Bridgette Stumpf in The Post: D.C. must consider crime victims when addressing coronavirus
The novel coronavirus has challenged virtually every aspect of our society and even exacerbated existing problems, such as those seen in our criminal legal system. As we rush to ensure the health and safety of detainees in criminal cases,…
Press Release: Norton Statement Supporting and Analyzing Today’s Interim Coronavirus Relief Bill for…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 23, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the statement below as the House today passed the $484 billion…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Presents a Comprehensive Plan Proposal That Will Guide DC Through…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of Planning
April 23, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mekdy Alemayehu (OP)
Mayor Submits the District’s Comprehensive Plan Proposal to the Council
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District Links: Bowser says 900 contact tracers and testing advances required for DC to reopen;…
Happy Thursday. Mayor Muriel Bowser today outlined her administration’s approach to reopening the District once officials see a sustained reduction in the number of new COVID-19 infections and are certain hospitals can provide appropriate…
Washington Business Journal: Bowser’s final round of proposed comp plan changes envision more…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration is sending a final round of proposed comprehensive plan changes to the D.C. Council, a key step in finally completing revisions to the District’s chief long-range land use document.