DCist: This D.C. Chef Turned His Planned Restaurant Into A Latin American Market To Support…
In the days after COVID-19 shut down D.C.’s dining scene, chef Christian Irabién changed course. The virus tabled his plans to open an unannounced restaurant with Comet Ping Pong and Buck’s Fishing & Camping, but he still had the…
Washington Post: Faith, Broadway bugler and 9-time candidate for D.C. mayor, dies at 96
She blew her horn at presidents, congressmen and D.C. politicians — often from between her legs. She rode a horse through city streets agitating for D.C. statehood and ran for mayor nine times, most recently when she was 91 years old. She…
CNN: Inmate who died from virus had asked for release before trial, then DOJ opposed
A Washington, DC, inmate who died Monday had pleaded in court to be released weeks ago because of fears coronavirus would spread at the jail.
Washington Post: At least 10 people shot in spate of violence in District from Sunday into Monday
A spate of violence in the District left at least 10 people shot and two others stabbed from Easter Sunday evening into early Monday in assaults that occurred in virtually every quadrant of the District. Police said a 19-year-old man was…
District Links: Detainee at DC Jail dies of COVID-19; there’s “more for us to do” on testing,…
Moments after Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the District's death toll from the coronavirus had climbed to 52 people, she had to report a 53rd fatality: a 51-year-old man in the custody of the DC Department of Corrections.
Washington Post: Officials: Social distancing efforts appear to be working, should remain in place
A group of scientists advising Virginia’s government said Monday that social distancing in the state appears to be working, and their models show the state’s hospitals have enough beds to handle the coronavirus outbreak for the next few…
Washington Post: Patients in pain, dentists in distress: In a pandemic, the problem with teeth
The pain was going to be worth it. Easter Brown opened her mouth as wide as she could as a dentist yanked out the seven teeth she had left. At 77 years old, she was finally going to get a full set of dentures. She went home toothless that…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Launches Grocery Sites at DC Schools, Available to All Families
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
April 13, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Hotline Available for Homebound Residents to Request Delivery of Food and Essential Items
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel…
Ramona Edelin: Invest in our most vulnerable students
Here in the District of Columbia and across the nation, we have upended normal life to combat the coronavirus — insisting on social distancing, for instance, and transferring learning from school to home, much of it online. This should not…
Washington City Paper: D.C. Chefs Are Recipe Testing at Home As They Wait to Reopen
“We’re just trying to take it day by day and not give up hope.”
Washington Business Journal: Steve Salis buys Petworth diner, plans Federalist Pig pop-up
Steve Salis, the co-founder of &pizza and owner of several prominent D.C. restaurants, just bought the building that once housed Slim’s Diner in Petworth — and now he’s eyeing a new pop-up for the space.
Washington Post: Covid-19 exposes vulnerabilities in D.C. region’s otherwise first-rate health…
Hospital workers at United Medical Center in the District have been assembling more than 200 plastic face shields, whose parts were donated to their union by charity, to protect themselves against the novel coronavirus.
WTOP: DC’s first coronavirus patient reflects during virtual Easter service
The first person to get the novel coronavirus in D.C. used a virtual Easter service to reflect on what he went through, and what got him through several weeks in the hospital before he ultimately recovered.
Washington Post: Amid pandemic, some struggle to abide by new distancing demands
The line outside the Panam International supermarket in Northwest Washington looped along 14th Street, nearly three dozen shoppers, half wearing masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus.
WTOP: Dupont farmer’s market open with new guidelines, donates produce to 550 families
As D.C. businesses work to operate under new guidelines during the coronavirus pandemic, the Dupont Circle farmer’s market has made some changes to promote social distancing while still providing fresh produce and giving back to those who…
WTOP: A bicycling boom in the DC area: A way to exercise and save money, now more than ever
Everyone is trying to get some exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic, whether it be working out at home or getting outside for a quick walk.
UrbanTurf: A New Howard? Updated Campus Plan Reveals Big Changes on the Boards
As Howard University continues to reassess and seek redevelopment partners for the properties in its portfolio, a newly-filed campus plan highlights the big changes in store for the DC university.
DCist: Washingtonians Look For Spiritual Connections On A Very Different Easter Sunday
Easter mornings are normally filled with joyous gatherings, easter egg hunts, and people dressed in their best to attend services. This Sunday, the region was eerily quiet.
Karl Racine in The Post: The coronavirus pandemic requires good-faith adjustments to our criminal…
As the novel coronavirus pandemic grew, those of us in the criminal justice system recognized that the virus, which spreads easily and thrives where there are large concentrations of people in confined spaces, could be catastrophic for the…