WTOP: Part of Air and Space Museum to open in October
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will reopen the west end of its D.C. building on Friday, Oct. 14 with both new and renovated exhibitions.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Invites Residents to Apply for Tuition and Scholarship Supports Through…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 2, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Fred Lewis (OSSE)
New DC Futures Program…
jonetta rose barras: DC Council wastes the public’s money and disregards residents’ health care
Late again.
DC Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Wayne Turnage and Chief Procurement Officer George Schutter failed to meet the noon July 28 deadline set by the DC Council to address its questions and concerns about why Mayor…
City Paper: Eric Goulet Launches a Ward 3 State Board of Education Run Amid Campaign Finance…
The erstwhile Council candidate is attempting a political comeback as questions persist about his last run for office.
City Paper: Family of Man Killed By D.C. Police Wants Body Camera Footage Released
Serena Hargraves says the officer who killed her brother did not issue any commands to drop a gun, despite what police have said.
Washington Post: Despite signage, D.C. drivers aren’t slowing in school zones, study says
Crashes were slightly less severe in school zones, even as speed and crash rates remained similar
Axios: Gap between monkeypox vaccine demand, supply dire in hotspot cities
In some states that have become hotspots for the monkeypox outbreak, there's a drastic disconnect between the number of doses that local health officials say they need versus what they have been allotted, an Axios Local review of a dozen…
WTOP: DC community leaders, professional athletes seek collaborative solutions to city’s gun…
Community leaders joined residents concerned about violent crime and several of D.C.’s professional basketball players at a town hall meeting Monday to seek collaborative solutions to dealing with gun violence, which claimed the lives of…
WTOP: 4 DC firefighters file $10 million lawsuit alleging race, gender discrimination
Four D.C. firefighters have filed a $10 million race and gender discrimination lawsuit against the District.
Washington Post: Sister of man killed by D.C. police says he was shot in back of head
The sister commented after watching the officer’s body-camera video
Washington Post: Agency probes Metro over handling of weekend track-fire incident
Metro denied that a train operator had been instructed to do a track inspection for the fire
Axios: D.C. AG wants to freeze Casa Ruby’s bank account
D.C.’s attorney general wants to freeze the financial accounts of a non-profit that once provided housing to LGBTQ+ youth after a bombshell Washington Post report detailed financial mismanagement by the organization.
Washington Business Journal: Children’s National taking ‘lead role for neonatal…
Children’s National Hospital’s medical team is now providing care at Howard University Hospital.
DCist: MetroAccess Paratransit Workers Strike, Claiming Low Wages, Bad Faith Bargaining
Two hundred MetroAccess workers went on strike Monday, protesting low wages and what they say is bad faith bargaining from WMATA contractor Transdev. The 200 workers include paratransit drivers, utility, dispatchers, maintenance workers,…
WTOP: DC LGBTQ+ group’s founder accused of misusing money
D.C.’s attorney general alleges that an organization for LGBTQ+ youth has failed in its mission, and that its founder has misused money and probably fled the country.
WTOP: Help wanted: DC government looks to fill lots of vacancies
If you’re looking for a job, the D.C. government is looking to fill some 1,000 vacancies.
DCist: DC Attorney General Moves To Cut Off Casa Ruby Founder From Organization’s Funds
The Office of the D.C. Attorney General asked a federal court to freeze all the financial accounts of Casa Ruby, a nonprofit that’s provided essential services to LGBTQ residents for the last decade. The organization recently came under…
WTOP: DC Fire and EMS seeks diverse firefighter/EMT recruits
D.C. is looking to hire firefighter/emergency medical technicians through an application process that’s open for the next 30 days.
WTOP: DC residents can now get free COVID treatment over the phone
A new partnership between DC Health and a telemedicine company will soon get COVID treatment into the hands of patients much faster.
Washington Post: D.C. attorney general seeks to block access to Casa Ruby bank accounts
In court filings, the AG’s office said it is investigating ‘the full extent of the misuse’ of the LGBTQ nonprofit’s funds