City Paper: A Top D.C. Catering Company Finds a Way to Feed Residents in Wards 7 and 8
With weddings and other events on hold, Occasions Caterers is feeding seniors and families who need meals on Sundays.
Washington Business Journal: 50-year-old West End D.C. office building to get major makeover,…
A joint venture of Network Realty Partners and Meadow Partners hopes to start work in July on a major overhaul of 2100 M St. NW, an 11-story office building that lost its anchor tenant to new space near L'Enfant Plaza.
Press Release: Norton Asks BOP for Contingency Plan for D.C. Returning Citizens After Hope Village…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 10, 2020
Contact: Raven Reeder
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the letter she sent today to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) asking for!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Bisnow: New Owner Of Dupont Circle Office Building Plans Major Redesign
A Dupont Circle office building that traded hands in September is now being eyed for a major overhaul.
City Paper: A Department of Public Works Employee Took Down Campaign Signs For Ward 4 Candidate…
A Department of Public Works employee was spotted taking down campaign signs for Ward 4 candidate Janeese Lewis George, apparently under a supervisor's direction.
UrbanTurf: Doubling Applications and Revenue: The Second Year of DC’s Velocity Program
Two years after the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs introduced programs to help developers, builders, and property owners expedite the permitting process, UrbanTurf is taking another look at how the programs are being used.
DCist: Some Washingtonians Converted Their Little Free Libraries Into Emergency Pantries. Others…
As the coronavirus began to spread in D.C. and getting groceries became a challenging chore for many, Chhaya Rao decided that her little free library might serve better as a little free pantry.
DCist: D.C.’s Restaurants Are Swapping Fine Dining For Comfort Food On Their Takeout Menus
There’s something about food as a balm for tragedy. As D.C. restaurant owners who are open for takeout and delivery continue to feel out operations in an industry leveled by COVID-19, some are remaking menus to focus on more casual,!-->…
Joan Moody in The Post: Cherry blossoms are a symbol of hope in a surreal spring
What a surreal spring it has been.
Washington Post: He’s delivering your groceries to you. He’s also risking his life.
You have to protect the things you can, so when the cashier at the Harris Teeter checkout counter asked Matt Gillette if he wanted anything double-bagged, he considered the stakes.
Washington Times: Flags across the District to fly at half staff
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Friday ordered flags to fly half-staff across the city to honor those who have died from coronavirus and the two Metropolitan Police officers who died this week.
City Paper: D.C. Residents With Disabilities Depend on Grocery Delivery Services. Now Everyone Wants…
There were at least 75,783 people with disabilities living in D.C. as of 2017.
City Paper: When Practicing Social Distancing, Keep Blind Neighbors In Mind
A Cleveland Park resident who is blind offers some advice.
UrbanTurf: A Bold Redesign Proposed for Dupont Circle Office Building
Property Group Partners has bold plans in store for an office building it owns in Dupont Circle.
WAMU: Nurses Strain Under Extra Work Because Of COVID-19 Testing Protocols
Nurse Susan Nelson-Pierre was supposed to have Tuesday off, but instead she worked a 12-hour overnight shift at Saint Elizabeths Hospital. She said some 30 fellow nurses at the hospital are in quarantine because of city protocols!-->…
Washington Post: The pandemic nearly delayed a 7-year-old boy’s adoption, but D.C. court officials…
Erica Walker sat in front of the computer screen in a panic.
Brock Thompson in the Washington Blade: Let this be our finest hour
I’ve been trying to read more during this whole thing. I mean, what else do we have to do, right? So, I’ve picked up Erik Larson’s new book on World War II, England, and the Blitz, The Splendid and the Vile. In his usual quick and punchy!-->…
Jeffrey Anderson in The Post: The ‘Reverend’ of Benning Ridge died, but his fight should live on
He wasn’t a man of the cloth, or the District’s highest elected official, but depending on to whom you talked and what you talked about, Benjamin E. Thomas Sr. was the “Reverend” or the “Mayor” — a person held in high regard for his!-->…
Washington Blade: D.C. LGBTQ groups go virtual amid coronavirus
Like thousands of offices and businesses across the city, the D.C. Center for the LGBT Community was forced to close its offices at the Reeves Center municipal building at 14th and U Streets, N.W. on March 16 in response to the coronavirus!-->…
The DC Lineup for this weekend: beef, books and a brand-new Nats beer
The next few days in the District include some virtual variations on classic seasonal activities, like the Nationals’ opener, Easter, Passover and spring dating fever. A local music concert, a free cooking class and interactive arts!-->…