Washington Times: Gallaudet University helps deaf, hard of hearing stay informed on virus
The global deaf and hard of hearing community has turned to Gallaudet University as their source of bilingual information during the coronavirus pandemic.
Washington Post: D.C. charter schools consider applying for federal loan program for businesses and…
D.C. charter schools get most of their funding from the government, a revenue stream that continues to flow as the coronavirus grinds the District’s economy to a halt. But some of the schools are now weighing whether they should apply for…
Washington Post: Metro board approves new budget amid fiscal uncertainty created by pandemic
The Metro board on Thursday approved a budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, but acknowledged it may have to be revisited as soon as June because of the fiscal uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic.
Washington Post: Federal government gave D.C. a fraction of what it sought to fight coronavirus
Washington-area leaders slammed the Trump administration Thursday over significant shortfalls in the number of hospital ventilators, respirator masks, gloves and other supplies delivered from a national stockpile to help combat the…
Washington Post: D.C. juvenile corrections officer who died of covid-19 was committed to youth at…
Kenneth J. Moore was a father figure wherever he went. By day, he helped counsel and guard teenagers who had been arrested in the District for the city’s Youth Rehabilitation Services. On nights and weekends, he was a dad to his three…
DCist: Working From Home Isn’t An Option For Construction Workers, Deemed ‘Essential’ Under…
A sparkling new Australian embassy in view of the White House; the big-budget Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge near Nationals Park; a mixed-use development along the U Street NW corridor that will feature housing, offices, and a museum;…
Bisnow: MLB’s Delayed Opening Day Could Give Half Street A Proper Debut
The Washington Nationals were scheduled to host their first home game since winning the World Series on Thursday, and the new retailers on Half Street were supposed to make their long-awaited debut around the season opener.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. could soon pass rent, mortgage relief measures as coronavirus…
The D.C. Council is readying a second round of legislation to respond to the growing economic fallout from the coronavirus, this time crafting provisions to provide some rent and mortgage relief for local businesses, tenants and…
WAMU: Prisoners Sue D.C.’s Federal Men’s Halfway House Over Coronavirus Response
Two people confined in Hope Village, a 300-bed federal halfway house in Southeast D.C., are bringing a class-action lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the D.C. Department of Corrections and Hope Village Inc, the company that…
Washington Post: Coronavirus-related court actions seek release of D.C. prisoners, psychiatric…
Advocates for prisoners and psychiatric patients filed separate court actions Thursday that sought the release of some mentally ill people from District facilities and detainees at the city’s only halfway house for men because of the…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: ‘No way I’m going into a shelter’: Will coronavirus put more homeless on…
Shelter in place? Stay at home? Not for these guys, who have no home and want nothing to do with a D.C. shelter.
DC recruits Medical Reserve Corps volunteers to support health care workers during pandemic
Mayor Muriel Bowser is looking for volunteers to take some of the pressure off front-line health care workers amid a rising count of COVID-19 cases in DC and increasingly aggressive steps by the District government to curb the outbreak.
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District Links: Leaders pushed to do more on coronavirus relief; lawmakers to consider another…
Good Thursday afternoon. A coalition of 30-plus community groups is urging DC officials to step up relief efforts for DC residents affected by the coronavirus pandemic and the economic fallout.
Washington Business Journal: Metro adopts 2021 budget, but everything could change as coronavirus…
The Metro board on Thursday adopted the transit agency's $3.9 billion fiscal 2021 budget, which includes a partial return to late-night train hours, some bus service cuts and a fare hike.
WAMU: Metro Budget Passes, But Coronavirus Costs Could Force A Re-Evaluation
Metro’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the agency’s fiscal year 2021 budget on Thursday, but major questions remain about its implementation as the agency reacts to the coronavirus outbreak.
DCist: A Surge In CSA Subscriptions Is Giving Local Farmers A Boost
When COVID-19 began spreading across the U.S., David Giusti assumed it would be a slow year for his Northern Virginia farm. The economy was heading into a nosedive and business wasn’t looking good for his community-supported, or CSA,…
DCist: 25 Democratic Senators Call For More Relief Funds For D.C.
In a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, twenty-five Democratic Senators—including presidential candidate Bernie Sanders—criticized last week’s $2 trillion economic stimulus package for…
WAMU: The Coronavirus Is Creating Major Child Care Challenges For Parents And Providers
Allison Criner-Brown and her husband faced an unexpected jolt last month when the D.C. day care they sent their 2-year-old to closed its doors amid the spreading coronavirus pandemic. They would suddenly have to balance having their two…
DCist: D.C.’s Sports Betting App Is Finally Ready … But There Are No Sports
After months of legal and bureaucratic challenges, D.C. Lottery’s sports betting app is ready to go.
WAMU: With Their Chairs Empty, D.C. Salons, Day Spas And Barbershops Are Waiting On Aid
When Jamellah Ellis opened Curl Theory nearly three years ago, she wanted to inspire young girls and women with a salon that would celebrate their natural hair. She also planned to prioritize her new staff.