Press Release: Mayor Bowser Requests Federal Disaster Declaration for DC to Assist with COVID-19…
Press Release: Executive Office of the Mayor
March 27, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser requested that President Trump issue a Major Disaster Declaration for the District of…
City Paper: Sex Moans, Fart Noises, and Chirping Bird Sounds Interrupt Ward 7 Virtual ANC Meeting
None of that was enough to stop an announcement from Pepco.
PBS NewsHour: D.C. to cut back in-person primary voting, encourage mail-in ballots amid coronavirus…
As the United States grapples with the novel coronavirus pandemic, the nation’s capital plans to pare down in-person voting and encourage mail-in voting for the District of Columbia’s June 2 primary elections.
WTOP: DC encourages mail-in voting for June primary, special election
The D.C. Board of Elections is encouraging residents to request mail ballots for the June 2 primary and the June 16 special election in Ward 2, calling it the safest choice in light of the social distancing measures provoked by the…
Washington Business Journal: Here’s the plan for that former GSA site in Southwest D.C.
Nearly a year after it acquired the site from the General Services Administration, we now know what Pacific Star Capital wants to do with a pie-shaped piece of land by C and 12th streets SW in the District.
Washingtonian: Delivery Robots Come to DC’s Broad Branch Market
If you live nearby, you can now get supplies ferried by a driverless vehicle
Washingtonian: What’s It Like to Live in a DC Group House During Covid-19?
It sounds like the opening chapter of a DC-based dystopian novel: There’s a pandemic afoot, everyone’s sheltering-in-place and hoarding masks and battling an invisible virus. But then you realize one of the people living in your…
WAMU: A Deputy Director In D.C. Mayor’s Office Has Died Of COVID-19
An official in D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration died from COVID-19 on Friday.
DCist: American University Student Partners With Data Scientist To Launch Coronavirus Resource App
When American University junior Ryann Ashley flew across the country from her college campus in Northwest Washington back to her home in Los Angeles, she felt like the world around her was falling apart.
DCist: Which Businesses Are Essential? It Depends Whether You’re In D.C., Maryland, Or Virginia
D.C., Maryland, and Virginia all released executive orders this week that called for the closure of “nonessential businesses” in an attempt to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Washington Post: D.C. planted nearly 80 trees a day to reach a canopy target. It’s running out of…
A District arborist parked his truck alongside a tidy row of goose cherry trees on a recent afternoon, logging their conditions into a tablet. They are in good health one year after planting, he said, but the redbuds across the street —…
The DC Lineup for this weekend: helping health care workers and stay-at-home options
Community service tops our Lineup for the third straight weekend, this time to help health care workers who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Virtual entertainment continues as the public is encouraged to stay home: dance…
Press Release: DC Board of Elections Announces New Early Voting Measures Amid COVID-19 Response
News Release — DC Board of Elections
March 27, 2020
Contact: LaDawne White
Andrew Lee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, officials from the DC Board of Elections (DCBOE) announced new measures to increase voter access and safety during…
Press Release: DC Board of Elections Launches Major Mail-in Ballot Effort for June 2 & 16…
News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2020
Contact: Erik Salmi
Today, the District of Columbia Board of Elections announced a significant effort to encourage District voters to…
City Paper: Whitman-Walker Waits 7 Days To Get Patients’ COVID-19 Test Results Back
"The messaging we have been getting is that we need to pursue testing through the commercial lab for our patients.”
Washington Business Journal: Stimulus bill classifies D.C. as a territory, shorting it funding…
A landmark $2 trillion stimulus package to offer the U.S. economic relief from the novel coronavirus pandemic is expected to pass the House on Friday, but it classifies D.C. as a territory instead of a state — leaving the District short…
Simon Godwin in The Post: An unsung masterpiece finds its moment of truth in the District
Broadway is dark. The West End is closed. Even the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace — that glorious piece of state theater — has been halted. As theaters darken across the globe, where can we find the light?
Keanan McGonigle in The Post: My unfortunate front row on the harms of D.C.’s gun violence
On a recent Sunday afternoon, I sat in my apartment in Northwest D.C. drinking coffee, when suddenly seven or eight loud cracks rang out. Shortly thereafter, the wail of sirens filled the air around our building, and my fears were…
Washington Post: Domestic violence will increase during coronavirus quarantines and stay-at-home…
Cassandra Poggi gets anxious in small spaces. She feels trapped when she’s told where she can or cannot go.
Washington Post: In a city where most students don’t attend their neighborhood schools, what drives…
It’s a tense ritual that unfolds in the nation’s capital every year. About 25,000 families apply to secure a slot at public schools through the competitive school lottery system. Then, they wait for a randomly assigned number to decide…