DCist: For People Whose Leases Are Ending, Moving During A Pandemic Has Been An Extra Haul
Kat Shaub is looking to move, and she had a particularly concerning in-person tour of a potential new apartment last Wednesday near downtown D.C. By that point, Metro had already instituted an “essential travel only” policy due to the…
Press Release: Norton Announces Additional Emergency Planning and Security Funding for D.C. in New…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
March 24, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that the Take Responsibility for Workers and Families…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser, DC Education Leaders Highlight the Start of Distance Learning and…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
March 24, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, the first day of distance learning at the District’s public schools, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a new DC…
City Paper: Are D.C. Hospitals Prepared For More COVID-19 Infections?
Here's what the mayor, council, hospitals and a Harvard researcher have to say.
WTOP: Coronavirus: Virtual reality helps GW Hospital see inside lungs of COVID-19 patient
After receiving its first coronavirus patient earlier this month, George Washington University Hospital turned to virtual reality to help fight the disease.
Washington Business Journal: Bowser, Hogan, Northam say they’ll continue social distancing…
With President Donald Trump questioning whether restrictions to promote social distancing in the face of the coronavirus pandemic have gone too far, the top elected leaders from D.C., Maryland and Virginia issued a joint statement Monday…
WTOP: DC pet shelter continues adoptions through coronavirus outbreak
If you’re still thinking about adopting a pet or need other services during the coronavirus crisis, the Humane Rescue Alliance in D.C. is still open for business — but there are a few things you should know before a trip to the shelter.
Washington Post: D.C. Medical Reserve Corps volunteers prepare to help respond to coronavirus…
Meg Keswani, a George Washington University medical student, had some down time after her first board exam was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tim Krepp in The Post: The coronavirus destroyed my business gradually, then suddenly
Shutting the economy down was necessary. But it was also painful.
Press Release: District Closes In-Person Customer Service Centers to Protect Residents and…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
March 24, 2020
CONTACT:LaToya Foster (EOM)
Deadlines for Services Extended, Residents and Businesses Are Encouraged to Use Online Options
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, the Bowser…
Entering its second year, initiative strives to protect Tidal Basin and its cherry trees ‘at a…
As DC resident Sarah Wagner tried to jog around the Tidal Basin on a sunny weekday afternoon in early March, she relished the monumental setting but noticed that she couldn’t actually use the paved path.
“I love the monuments, I…
Gordon Chaffin: Shared electric mopeds are addicting climate-change fighters
I've been addicted to Revel's shared electric scooters almost since the operator debuted in DC last autumn. My experiences with the micromobility vehicles and my work as a local transportation journalist have demonstrated to me the power…
Washington Post: Crowds couldn’t resist the cherry blossoms, so officials enlisted the police
It had rained overnight, and the cement paths around the Tidal Basin were messy with mud and puddles of water.
WTOP: DC children’s hospital opens drive-up coronavirus testing
A children’s hospital in D.C. has opened a drive-up location where patients can be tested for the new coronavirus.
Washington Post: With school out and activities canceled, community leaders confront the challenges…
The texts quickly started lighting up Coach Jenkins’s phone. The inbox of Coach Zanders was flooded, too.
New York Times: She Had 3 Jobs to Support Her Music. Now All Are Gone.
A singer in Washington, D.C., got by on multiple gigs. As the coronavirus shut down her city, her smartphone delivered one blow after another.
Press Release: Joint Statement from Bowser, Hogan, and Northam on Regional Coronavirus Response
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
March 23, 2020
Today, the chief executives of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia held a joint call to discuss the coronavirus (COVID-19) response throughout the region. The…
DCist: D.C., Maryland Call On Volunteers To Join Medical Reserves, Help With Drive-Through Testing
Both D.C. and Maryland are gearing up to start drive-through coronavirus testing sites and are calling on volunteers to join their respective Medical Reserves Corps to help staff them, along with other public health tasks, including…
WTOP: Will DC’s National Zoo have a new panda cub? All eyes on Mei Xiang
It’s been a while since D.C. had a panda cub around, but some good news out of the National Zoo may soon change that.
WTOP: Local distillery, coffee chain making hand sanitizer for DC government
Republic Restoratives Distiller in D.C.’s Ivy City neighborhood and local coffee chain Compass Coffee have been commissioned by the District to produce thousands of gallons of hand sanitizer.