DCist: Planning Commission Approves Final Plans For D.C.’s First Elevated Public Park
Final site development plans for the 11th Street Bridge Park have been approved, the National Capital Planning Commission announced on Friday. The new elevated park project will span the Anacostia River, and will repurpose existing piers…
Washington Post: D.C. officials unveil first-ever urgent care center in Ward 8
D.C. officials on Friday unveiled the first-ever urgent care center to open in Ward 8, in an area of the city where residents have faced notable disparities in both access to health care and health outcomes.
DCist: Rock Creek Park’s Zoo Loop Trail, Pedestrian Bridge Open This Weekend But Hours Leave Locals…
A key trail connector in Rock Creek Park that has been missing for more than four years is finally whole again. But some users are upset at newly implemented trail hours.
Washington Post: Biden announced mass marijuana pardons. What does that mean for D.C.?
President Biden’s announcement Thursday that he is pardoning all people convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law was met with cheers from D.C. officials who underscored the move’s impact for local residents.
DCist: After Killings, Violence, Bureau Of Prisons Will Move D.C. Men From Louisiana Prison
After two men from D.C. were killed within the span of three weeks at a federal prison in Louisiana, the Bureau of Prisons is moving some people from D.C. out of the facility. The deaths and resulting transfers highlight long-standing…
Washington Post: Thousands of D.C. students still behind on vaccinations as deadline looms
More than 23,000 students in the District do not have all their routine shots
City Paper: D.C. Officers Tagged ‘Threat to Safety’ Remain on the Force
MPD was ordered to rehire 37 of the 49 officers it fired in about six years, costing taxpayers $14.3 million, the D.C. Auditor found.
Cynthia Khoo and Daniel Jellins in The Post: D.C. might ban ‘algorithmic discrimination.’ That’s…
Apartment-hunting is tough enough without every disappointment also becoming a mystery. The smoking gun, for an increasing number of us, lies in the rise of secretive technological tenant screening tools. With these tools, landlords can…
DCist: Local Restaurant Owners And Workers Grapple With Phasing Out Tipped Minimum Wage If I-82…
John Guggenmos, the owner of gay bars Trade and Number Nine, declines to speak about ending the tipped minimum wage in absolutes. He doesn’t support Initiative 82, the upcoming ballot measure that would do that, but he believes it will…
District Links: Biden’s pardons for marijuana possession spur praise but also calls for DC…
President Joe Biden's announcement that he will pardon people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal and local DC law brought praise from District officials as well as calls for greater autonomy via statehood.
jonetta rose barras: A hot at-large DC Council race gets hotter
DC voters began receiving their ballots for the November general election this week. The contests for mayor, DC Council chair and council seats in wards 1, 3, 5 and 6 are mostly sleepers; the winners of the June Democratic primary are…
WTOP: More inclusive Air and Space Museum will feel new, no matter how many times you’ve been before
The Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum has been closed since the end of March, allowing for the museum to undergo a massive indoor makeover. Pretty soon it’ll be ready to open to the public again.
WTOP: 2 DC high schools to pilot redesigned curriculum
Two D.C. high schools will remodel their curriculum with the intention to better prepare students for college and careers.
WTOP: ‘Bold step forward’ — DC officials react to Biden pardons for ‘simple possession’ of marijuana
D.C.-area officials responded to President Joe Biden’s pardon Thursday of thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law.
Washington Post: Audit: D.C. police fired for misconduct often got jobs back, with back pay
Thirty-seven fired D.C. police officers were reinstated between 2015 and 2021 and collectively received millions in back pay, according to a report released Thursday by the city auditor, who raised concerns about how law enforcement…
DCist: Biden Announces Mass Pardon Of People Charged With Marijuana Possession Offenses In D.C.
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a mass pardon of people charged with marijuana possession under both federal and D.C. law, a move that could erase the criminal records of thousands of people across the city and country.
Washington Post: Smithsonian Air and Space Museum to reopen next week
The museum has underdone extensive renovations and upgrades
Washington Post: A personal trainer says he was assaulted — by a deputy mayor of D.C.
Dustin Woodward, a 29-year-old trainer at Gold’s Gym in Arlington, said he had just finished his last training session of the morning on Saturday when he walked out to meet his girlfriend, who had IHOP eggs and pancakes waiting in her car.…
Washington Post: $25 million grant helps D.C. students redesign their high schools
A partnership between the District’s public schools and a California-based nonprofit will allow students to shape their own curriculums
WTOP: Fired DC officers reinstated, awarded $14M in back pay
Three dozen D.C. officers were reinstated and awarded back pay years after being fired, including some deemed a “threat to safety,” according to a review by the District’s auditor.