Washington Post: D.C. to provide up to $200K to first-time home buyers in hot market
The money will be issued in the form of a low-interest loan that allows households to defer repayment for up to five years.
‘We’re trying to make it a level playing field’: How a new hotline helped stop two-thirds of…
If you’re facing eviction in DC, there’s just one number you need to call for help: 202-780-2575. It’s an eviction prevention hotline and the attorneys who staff it stopped 70% of evictions sought by landlords from September 2021 to March…
Press Release: Norton Introduces Resolution Designating August 22nd as ‘Chuck Brown Day’
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
August 22, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a resolution that would support the designation of Chuck…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Urges DC Residents to Take Advantage of Programs to Buy A Home or Keep…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor; Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development; and DC Department of Housing and Community Development
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August 22, 2022
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Axios: D.C. resumes second doses of monkeypox vaccine using one-fifth dose
D.C. will resume second doses of the monkeypox vaccine as it deploys a method of vaccination that uses only one-fifth of a dose.
WTOP: Thousands of DC students need routine vaccines to go back to school
It was hard to keep up with routine vaccinations for kids over the pandemic with hard to book appointments. However, D.C.’s health department and school officials are urging thousands of parents to get caught up with those shots soon or…
WTOP: American University staffers to hit picket line Monday morning
Citing low wages, health care and an abusive work environment, over 500 members of the American University staff union plan to go on strike Monday morning.
Washington Post: Adams Morgan opens ‘pedestrian zone’ on a rainy Sunday
Rocío Christianson, 5, smiled as she saw the sparkles and swirls of color that were painted on her face. Her father, Josh Christianson, told her there would be fun activities at the Adams Morgan Pedestrian Zone that was set up on Sunday,…
Associated Press: DC’s pioneering ‘Baby Bonds’ plan aims to narrow wealth gap
WASHINGTON (AP) — Aaliyah Manning’s dreams of becoming a psychologist ended abruptly during her freshman year at Potomac State in West Virginia when the cost of continuing her education became overwhelming.
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. can’t wish away migrant buses. The city must prepare for more.
A recent slowdown in the stream of buses bearing migrant asylum seekers to D.C. from the southwest border has paused talk about what Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) has called a “humanitarian crisis.” Don’t be misled. It is likely that many…
Washington Post: For the eighth year, locals fete musical legend Chuck Brown
The music festival is celebrated annually at Chuck Brown Memorial Park to honor the D.C. legend
WTOP: DC remembers Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go-Go, a decade after his passing
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Chuck Brown, and even today, his influence on the District lives on. The singer, guitarist and songwriter remains one of the city’s most recognizable figures — he’s seen on murals; he’s…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: The flawed and perfect timing of a children’s book about choice
The D.C. author started writing the book ‘I Have a Choice’ before people across the country lost their right to choose
Washington Post: From an old bottle found in a wall, a D.C. whiskey brand was reborn
Two city residents decided to revive a century-old brand, Mt. Pleasant Club Whiskey
WTOP: DC reveals new monkeypox vaccines strategy in order to increase available doses
The District is modifying how it administers the monkeypox vaccine in an effort to stretch its limited supply.
Washington Post: Family of slain library police officer demands accountability
Maurica Manyan, 25, was killed by a retired D.C. police lieutenant who was supposed to be training her in what witnesses described as a joke gone wrong.
Washington Post: D.C. to resume scheduling second doses of monkeypox vaccine
The District on Saturday will resume giving second doses of the two-dose monkeypox vaccine regimen by using an intradermal injection technique that will stretch limited supplies of the vaccine.
Washington Post: D.C. schools to relax some covid protocols ahead of first day
Students and staff will be required to show proof of a negative coronavirus test before attending class, a measure first unveiled last school year
Shalom Baranes in Washington Business Journal: An FBI HQ solution need not translate to its D.C.…
Ten years ago, understanding that the existing FBI headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue NW was rapidly deteriorating and its size and configuration could no longer serve the evolving needs of the agency, advocates for the demolition of the…
WTOP: DC remembers Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go-Go, a decade after his passing
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Chuck Brown, and even today, his influence on the District lives on. The singer, guitarist and songwriter remains one of the city’s most recognizable figures — he’s seen on murals; he’s…