Press Release: Author Elizabeth Acevedo Discusses Her Book “With the Fire on High” with DC Public…
For Immediate Release
April 1, 2020
Media Contact:
George Williams
Book Talk Concludes Special Edition of DC Reads Program
Who: Elizabeth Acevedo, Washington-based bestselling author
What: Discusses her book “With the…
District Links: 25 senators back full state coronavirus funding for DC; 5 shelter residents test…
Good Wednesday afternoon. A new letter from 25 Democratic senators urges "necessary relief" and "new emergency appropriations" for the District in the wake of last week's COVID-19 legislation that treated DC as a territory rather than a…
Press Release: Norton Receives Assurances from Federal Bureau of Prisons that Hope Village is Safe
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 1, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has assured her…
Washingtonian: NSO Musicians Call Kennedy Center’s Decision to Suspend Their Pay “Baseless”
Musicians from National Symphony Orchestra have challenged the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ decision to furlough them. In a letter to Kennedy Center management, lawyers for the musicians’ union, District of Columbia…
Washingtonian: Colleges Sent Students Home. Will That Hurt DC’s Census Numbers?
Federal money is tied to population. Census officials say they'll account for the Covid exodus.
DCist: D.C. Now Has Nearly 600 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases, 11 Deaths
With D.C. registering 586 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the virus has spread throughout the city, according to a ward-level breakdown shared by the District government on Wednesday. The highest total is in Ward 6 at 101 cases, followed by…
Washington Post: A D.C. business is paying jobless workers $15 an hour to write coronavirus…
In the solitude of her bedroom, she sits on a faded teal rug and writes messages to loved ones around the country.
DCist: Need Wheels? This New Program Lets Washingtonians Donate Bikes To Essential Workers
As avid cyclists, Rachel Maisler and Rudi Riet already knew that bikes could be great alternative modes of transit. But as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of D.C. and greatly reduced access to public transportation, they seemed…
WTOP: Penske Dash ceases DC area operations
Short-lived car sharing service Penske Dash, with its fleet of Volkswagen Jetta sedans, will cease operations in D.C. and Arlington County effective April 11.
City Paper: As COVID-19 Cases Increase in Homeless Shelters, D.C. Provides Hotel Rooms For Some…
Unsheltered residents can’t self-quarantine and shelters don’t always have the space for social distancing, so advocates have to find workarounds to keep those individuals safe.
Street Sense: Five shelter residents have tested positive for COVID-19, DHS says
The D.C. Department of Human Services confirmed on Tuesday that five individuals from three separate homeless shelters have tested positive for COVID-19. Each of the five infected individuals have been quarantined or hospitalized and are…
Washington Business Journal: Kennedy Center defends $25M in coronavirus bailout money as it…
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said Tuesday it would furlough 60% of its full-time administrative staff beginning next week as it faces a cash shortage related its mandated closure due to the coronavirus crisis.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. tech firm teams up with crowdsourcing app to track supplies in…
D.C. consulting firm Data Society set out to help people find the groceries they need in real time — yes, even toilet paper — and it has teamed up with District-based public safety app OurStreets to try to make it happen.
UrbanTurf: Should DC Use Inclusionary Conversions to Meet Affordable Housing Goals?
A new report by the DC Policy Center suggests there may only be one way to reach DC's affordable housing production targets.
DCist: D.C. Pushes Small Business Recovery Grant Application Deadline To Noon On April 1
Small businesses, non-profits, and independent contractors have a little more time to apply for relief through the District’s Small Business Recovery Microgrant Program. Applicants now have until 12 p.m. April 1 to submit materials.…
WTOP: Postponed Pride will be a DC economic blow, but they’re getting creative
Postponing this summer’s big Capital Pride festivities in the District isn’t just a huge disappointment to the hundreds of thousands of people it draws, it is a significant blow to D.C.’s economy, especially if it isn’t rescheduled.
Press Release: Library Restores More Than 4,000 Blocked Accounts
For Immediate Release
April 1, 2020
Media Contact:
George Williams
Continues Work Removing Barriers to Online Use During Closure
(Washington, D.C.) - The DC Public Library is taking additional steps to ensure all DC…
WAMU: Metro Backs Away From Significant Bus Service Cuts
The Metro Board is set to approve its final budget for fiscal year 2021 on Thursday, following an extensive public comment period and no shortage of controversy.
Washington Post: Metro moves forward with budget for new fiscal year amid pandemic uncertainty
The Metro board is scheduled to vote Thursday on a budget for the coming fiscal year that backs off significant cuts in bus service that had been proposed, but is also less ambitious in some aspects as the agency attempts to plot a course…
City Paper: DC Jail Inmates File Class Action Lawsuit Against DOC Leadership Over Response to…
Six inmates have tested positive in less than a week.