Fox 5: D.C. officials close Fish Market at The Wharf following viral photos
D.C. officials shut down the historic Wharf Fish Market after images that went viral on social media showed a packed market on Saturday.
DCist: More Than 50,000 People Have Filed For Unemployment In D.C.
More than 50,000 D.C. workers have filed for unemployment insurance since the coronavirus outbreak began –– nearly double the annual total of applications in 2019 — as the region reels from an economic downturn caused by measures designed…
Washington Post: With millions ordered to stay home in the D.C. region, police are stressing…
When the leaders of D.C., Maryland and Virginia announced unprecedented stay-at-home orders this week to control spread of the coronavirus, the moves sparked questions about how far police might go to enforce them.
Washington Times: D.C. delegate wants next coronavirus relief bill to let District legalize…
The non-voting member of Congress for the nation’s capital urged colleagues Friday to include language in the next coronavirus relief bill legalizing marijuana sales in Washington, D.C.
Washington Post: Until 1970, it was illegal to fly a kite in Washington. Hippies got the law…
Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel? And who breaks a kite upon a truncheon?
WTOP: Looking to stretch your legs during the coronavirus pandemic? Rock Creek Park needs volunteers
Are you going a little stir-crazy due to the coronavirus pandemic? If you’re looking to get out of the house and stretch your legs, but also do some good, it’s worth thinking about helping the Rock Creek Conservancy.
Press Release: DCBOE Closing to the Public, Effective Monday, April 6
News Release — DC Board of Elections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 3, 2020
Contact: LaDawne White
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The District of Columbia Board of Elections (DCBOE) has been advised that members of the public who visited…
Dorothy Kosinski in ARTnews: This Art Museum Was Founded in Response to a Pandemic Death. It Has…
The world is currently facing unprecedented challenges, and the arts can provide a measure of relief. Now that we are unable to interface with our communities physically, we in the field need to be thoughtful about how we move the wellness…
Washington Post: Congress gave $25 million to help the Kennedy Center weather the coronavirus. Now…
The $25 million emergency funding for the Kennedy Center was already a controversial piece of the $2.2 trillion federal stimulus package, but criticism of it grew after the arts center furloughed hundreds of employees Tuesday, within days…
WTOP: DC gym faces pressure to stop charging fees during pandemic
Washington Sports Club may soon be hit with a lawsuit if the company doesn’t stop charging membership fees amid the coronavirus shutdown to all nonessential businesses.
Press Release: Norton Gets Assurances from U.S. Marshals Service that D.C. Inmates in Superior Court…
April 3, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today received a response from the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) to her letter expressing concerns that inmates were…
City Paper: Some Tennis Courts Are Closed. Local Residents Are Not Happy.
The responses range from agreement to disappointment to confusion to outright anger.
DCist: With Animal Owners At Home, Local Dog Walkers And Pet Care Businesses Are Struggling
Only one month ago, Andy Berta considered himself a full-time dog walker. Serving the Columbia Heights neighborhood, Berta, better known as “Andy The Dog Walker,” took various pooches out and about throughout the day for long strolls or…
Washington Post: GWU faculty members call for school president to resign, citing past remarks and…
More than 120 George Washington University faculty members renewed their call this week for the resignation of university President Thomas J. LeBlanc, saying the coronavirus crisis only heightens their concerns about LeBlanc’s vision for…
Press Release: AG Racine Demands Washington Sports Club Cease Charging Membership Dues Amidst…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
April 3, 2020
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Attorneys General Call on Fitness Company to Freeze Memberships, Issue Credits and Cancellations for Gym Members During…
District Links: 1 in 7 could get coronavirus in DC, officials warn; peak may not be until June;…
Mayor Muriel Bowser offered a sobering assessment today of what's likely to occur in the weeks and months ahead, announcing that the District's modeling suggests that upward of 93,000 DC residents will be infected with COVID-19 at some…
Washington Post: Coronavirus peak in D.C., Maryland, Virginia: FAQ on why models differ
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced Friday that the city projects 1 in 7 residents will contract coronavirus, with the nation’s capital seeing a peak in hospitalized patients around late June and early July.
Washington Post: Coronavirus projections suggest coming toll; Bowser says 1 in 7 could be infected…
Roughly one in every seven D.C. residents could get infected with coronavirus as the pandemic hits a peak in early summer and then gradually recedes, according to projections Mayor Muriel E. Bowser cited Friday.
City Paper: Coronavirus Has Put Sex Workers in the District Out of Work. A Fundraiser Is Trying to…
"People need a place, a home, during a pandemic."
WAMU: How Local Homeless Shelters Are Trying To Help Residents Social Distance
“I just got exceptionally good news,” Susie Sinclair-Smith, CEO of the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless (MCCH) said on a phone call Thursday. A man in one of her organization’s shelters, who was sweating, with aches and a…