WTOP: DC mayor declares state of emergency as coronavirus cases increase
D.C. is under a state of emergency and a public health emergency, a move that comes after health officials announced a jump in the number of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday.
Washington Post: D.C. Public Schools closing Monday to develop teaching plans in the event of…
The District’s public school system will close Monday so staff members can plan how they will continue teaching if the coronavirus forces schools to shut down for an extended period.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. urges cancellation or postponement of ‘non-essential mass…
The D.C. Health Department is calling for the cancellation or postponement of “non-essential mass gatherings, including conferences and conventions,” where 1,000 or more people congregate in one location.
Washingtonian: Coronavirus Could Wipe Out the Busiest Season for DC’s Professional Tour Guides
They stand on the wrong side of escalators. Their buses take up valuable street space. Some of them even swan around in MAGA hats! Yes, student tour groups often break the unwritten rules of DC-area life. But for the region’s hundreds of…
DCist: The Cherry Blossoms’ Peak Bloom Date Has Been Moved Up Nearly A Week
The peak bloom date for the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin has been moved to a new range: March 21-24. That’s about a week earlier than the original peak bloom projection.
WTOP: Georgetown rector infected with coronavirus says he feels ‘wiped out’ but better
The head priest of a historic Georgetown church said Tuesday his condition is improving after he became D.C.’s first resident to test positive for the new coronavirus.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Declares Public Health Emergency
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 11, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser declared both a state of emergency and a public health…
District Links: DC wins digital sign lawsuit tied to Evans scandal; Bowser to discuss coronavirus…
Happy Wednesday. There is now some closure in the case of the digital sign company that set off the Jack Evans ethics scandal. Attorney General Karl Racine won the city's lawsuit against the company, which was putting up digital signs…
Press Release: Events DC Press Statement
News Release — Events DC
March 11, 2020
CONTACT:
Ashley Forrester
Chinyere Hubbard
Last night, Events DC received additional information regarding the recent AIPAC conference that was held at the Walter E. Washington…
Press Release: DC Health Advisory
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Health
March 11, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Kimberly Henderson (DC Health)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – DC Health recommends that non-essential mass…
WAMU: ‘So Many Unrecoverable Costs’: How Coronavirus Is Altering D.C.’s Arts Scene
Staff at a Bethesda theater are learning how to disinfect cloth theater seats. A D.C. contemporary dance company just cancelled its annual fundraising gala. And a choral group in the city now allows its singers to attend rehearsals via…
Washington Times: D.C. colleges go online, SEC teleworks in face of coronavirus outbreak
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Maryland, Virginia and the District continued to mount, government officials, employers, schools — and even the storied Gridiron Club — were ducking and covering Tuesday in an effort to slow the spread…
WTOP: Environmental Film Fest goes ‘virtual’ after canceling public screenings amid COVID-19…
It’s endangered but not extinct, as organizers have found a creative way to preserve it.
Washingtonian: Call Your Mother Owners’ “Sorta South American” Restaurant Opens Soon with Breakfast…
Mercy Me is slated to debut in West End in April.
WAMU: Two Drivers Are Suing D.C. Over A Single Speed Camera They Call ‘Unlawful And…
Plenty of drivers have complained about getting speeding tickets in D.C., but two are taking it a step further: they’re suing.
Washington Post: For Georgetown churchgoers, a coronavirus self-quarantine is embraced as necessary
The longtime friends were looking forward to their regular game of bridge at Washington’s posh Metropolitan Club on Monday afternoon, a bit of welcome routine in a world slowly spinning out of control.
Press Release: Norton Grateful for Jim McGrath’s Life
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
March 10, 2020
Contact: Raven Reeder
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)…
District Dig: License to Ill — D.C. officials allow sports bar owner to turn theater space into…
A Penn Quarter sports bar that is the first drinking establishment to offer “games of skill” for profit in the District has been operating illegally for the last eight years, according to court documents, public testimony, the D.C.…
Washington Post: D.C. wins lawsuit against digital sign venture that helped spark Jack Evans scandal
The District has won a long-running lawsuit against an outdoor advertising company that hoped to install dozens of digital signs throughout the city.
WAMU: American University Will Move Classes Online To Contain Spread Of Coronavirus
American University will suspend classes on its D.C. campus until at least the beginning of April, joining a growing number of colleges and universities across the country working to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.