WTOP: DC offers some essential health care workers discounted rides
D.C. wants some of its essential health care workers at two hospitals to have a way to get home and to their jobs during the public health emergency.
WTOP: How DC landmark Ben’s Chili Bowl is responding to the pandemic
Amid the coronavirus pandemic that has gripped the D.C. region, local landmark Ben’s Chili Bowl is fighting through it and adapting.
Washington Post: The Historical Society of Washington has a new executive director
These days, for obvious reasons, a lot of people are eager to learn how Washingtonians got through the 1918 flu pandemic. Laura Brower Hagood’s new job is making sure people 100 years from now will understand how we got through this…
Washington Post: D.C. attorney general opposes pushing District gun cases into federal court
D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D) announced Wednesday that his office will oppose prosecuting local gun crimes in federal court.
DCist: ‘I Wish That Everyone Was Taking This Seriously’: Apartment Dwellers Struggle With Shared…
Sharing space in a residential building can be awkward or frustrating even in the best of times. But as the coronavirus changes how we interact in public spaces everywhere, D.C.’s apartment dwellers are left to grapple with a series of…
District Links: DC to begin taking unemployment applications for self-employed; Racine opposes…
Happy Wednesday. Freelancers, gig workers, independent contractors and people who are self-employed in DC will soon get access to unemployment benefits via the DC Department of Employment Services.
Washington Post: With 15 new covid-19 deaths in hard-hit D.C., Bowser urges more testing
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser expressed alarm Wednesday about the harsh impact of the novel coronavirus on the poor, sick and elderly in the nation’s capital, as officials reported 15 new fatalities — including several people who died…
DCist: Graffiti With Anti-Chinese Sentiment Found in Rock Creek Park
Aaron Mak, a technology writer at Slate, had read reports of growing anti-China sentiment in the wake of the coronavirus’ global spread, and had been covering the subject some himself, but he hadn’t personally witnessed anything. But on…
Washington Post: Washington has its cleanest spring air in 25 years: How air quality has improved…
Washingtonians are breathing the cleanest spring air they have in decades, a likely side effect of orders to stay at home during the ongoing coronavirus crisis, along with favorable weather, air quality experts say.
Washingtonian: This DC High School Student Got More Than a Thousand Face Shields Made for Healthcare…
Jonah Docter-Loeb has helped organize more than 100 people to 3-D print and deliver medical gear and PPE.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: To help immigrants who won’t get stimulus checks, an online effort…
The emails that have appeared lately in Brandon Wu’s mailbox contain words such as “afraid” and “worried” and “please.”
DCist: D.C. Businesses Say They’re Still Waiting On Emergency Aid Money, And Time Is Running Out
Shuttered and waiting on for money from assorted federal and city level grants, programs, and loans, H Street’s Burmese restaurant Thamee is on the cusp of collapse. It was just two months ago when the restaurant was being lauded as a…
UrbanTurf: New Renderings Offer New Perspectives of 11th Street Bridge Park
As the 11th Street Bridge Park project continues to gear up for groundbreaking, more images are emerging from the design process.
Bisnow: ‘How Long Can We Do This?’: Restaurants Say PPP Loans, Takeout Won’t…
The federal government is continuing to fund loan programs meant to help small businesses, but restaurant owners say the policies don't work for them, and the sales they earn from takeout and delivery won't be enough to keep many of them…
Washington Business Journal: District leaders pledge to deliver some coronavirus relief grants…
District officials say they’ll be ready to hand out cash to local businesses as part of the city’s $25 million coronavirus-inspired grant program before April ends.
DCist: Georgetown designer pivots from dresses to fancy face masks
Georgetown fashion designer Sonia Garbarino normally makes dresses for proms and weddings, but with that business drying up because of the pandemic, she’s turned her attention to designer face coverings.
Press Release: AG Racine Opposes USAO Prosecution Of Local Gun Cases In Federal Court
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications
OAG Argues USAO Policy Undermines Home Rule Authority, Denies Residents Benefits of D.C.’s Data-Driven…
Press Release: Norton Requests $26 Million for Union Station in the Next Coronavirus Response Bill
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 22, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) yesterday led a letter to the House Appropriations Committee requesting…
Washington Times: Area businesses offer support services to workers in need during pandemic
Some local businesses have sought to offer support to their communities during the coronavirus pandemic via quick-cash assistance, free counseling and affordable child care.
City Paper: Brandon Todd Has Something Better To Do Tonight, Won’t Attend ACLU Candidate Forum
The Ward 4 councilmember has a "competing commitment."