Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Give D.C. Authority to Set CFO Pay
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
March 9, 2020
Contact: Raven Reeder
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that she introduced today a bill to give the District of Columbia the authority…
UrbanTurf: 55,000 Square Feet of Retail: A Look at the Proposed 14th Street Car Barn Redevelopment
A year after WMATA began discussing redevelopment of the 14th Street bus garage, we are getting an idea of how the mixed-use reuse could look.
Washington Post: People exposed to D.C. church rector with coronavirus urged to self-quarantine
D.C. officials on Monday urged hundreds who attended Christ Church Georgetown on several recent days to self-quarantine because of their exposure to the Rev. Timothy Cole, the church rector, who is the first known coronavirus patient in…
WTOP: Hundreds who attended DC church asked to self-quarantine after rector tests positive
D.C. health officials are recommending that anyone who visited a historic Georgetown church on Feb. 24, or between Feb. 28 and March 3, self-quarantine after its rector tested positive for the new coronavirus.
WAMU: Three D.C. Schools Close For ‘Deep Cleaning’ Over Coronavirus Concerns
Three D.C. schools — one public and two charter — said they would be closed on Monday for deep cleaning over concerns related to the spreading novel coronavirus. These are the first school closings in the region related to COVID-19, the…
Washington Post: ‘Chaotic mess’ slows region’s ambitious plans to expand bus service
The Washington region is off to a poor start in fulfilling its declared goal to expand bus service to lure drivers out of their cars to reduce congestion and help the environment. Consider:
Street Sense: The Aya in Ward 6 is the latest DC General replacement shelter to open
When D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser campaigned for her current position in 2014, on a promise that she would close the dilapidated D.C. General shelter, there was uncertainty about whether it would work out.
Street Sense: “A beautiful day”: Smithsonian accepts local photographer’s work on gentrification in…
Early in his career, Joseph Young couldn’t fathom why someone would want to photograph old, worn-down buildings.
WTOP: Don’t throw away your shot! Kennedy Center braces for ‘Hamilton’ ticket rush
“Hamilton” tickets go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Monday as the national tour returns to the Kennedy Center from June 16 to Sept. 20.
Washington Post: Coronavirus investigation prompts D.C. high school to close Monday, officials say
A D.C. public school will close Monday after city officials determined that a staff member had close contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus, the school system announced Sunday evening. The campus is expected to be closed…
Press Release: School Without Walls High School to Close on Monday, March 9
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
March 8, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Based on the Results of Ongoing DC Health Investigations, School Without Walls Will Be Closed on Monday
(WASHINGTON, DC) – On…
CBS News: Rector of prominent Washington, D.C., church tests positive for coronavirus
Washington — The first person to test positive for coronavirus in Washington, D.C., is the prominent leader of a historic Episcopal church in Georgetown, the church said Sunday.
Washington Post: D.C. church rector tests positive for coronavirus, Virginia has second presumptive…
The first confirmed case of coronavirus in the District is the rector of Christ Church Georgetown, church and city officials said Sunday.
Adrian Higgins in The Post: 200 years later, the U.S. Botanic Garden is an example of what public…
Some 30 years ago, I wanted to write a letter that had to be word-perfect, and I needed a place that was quiet, tranquil and verdant to do so. I found the perfect spot: a bench in the Palm House of the U.S. Botanic Garden.
AP: Officials confirm first coronavirus case in nation’s capital
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man in his 50s tested positive for coronavirus — the first presumptively confirmed case in the nation’s capital — and another person who traveled through the city has also tested positive in Maryland, officials said.
WAMU: D.C. Reports First Two Positive Coronavirus Cases
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says the city’s public health lab returned its first positive test result for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new strain of coronavirus, and that a second person who traveled to the city has tested positive in…
Washington Post: Coronavirus in the DMV: What you need to know
Scores of people in Virginia, Maryland and the District have been tested for covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. But only six cases have been reported.
Washington Post: Three more coronavirus infections reported in D.C. area Saturday
A D.C. man in his 50s has been hospitalized with covid-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser said Saturday night. Another man who was traveling in the District appears to have contracted the virus as well.
WTOP: First presumptive positive case of coronavirus in DC has been confirmed
The first presumptive positive case of coronavirus COVID-19 has been confirmed in D.C., the Mayor’s office announced late on March 7.
Washington Post: D.C. taxpayers spent $12,000 protecting Bowser as she campaigned for Bloomberg
The D.C. government spent at least $12,000 on security for Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) as she traveled the country for Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign, according to records released under a Freedom of Information Act request.