Washington Post: Preservationists say Library of Congress makeover plan is ‘vandalism’
The library’s Main Reading Room, included in a $60 million renovation of the Thomas Jefferson Building, lands on the D.C. Preservation League’s list of endangered places
Press Release: Mayor Bowser and DC Health Provide Update on Monkeypox, Encourage Residents to…
Press Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Health
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July 18, 2022
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dr. Kimberly Henderson (DC Health)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser…
Press Release: D.C. Councilmember Mary M. Cheh Announces the Introduction of the Eliminating…
Press Release — Unlock the Box and DC Justice Lab
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National Advocates, Survivors Applaud Bill to Reduce Reliance on Prolonged Isolated Confinement in D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C.,…
District Links: DC urges vaccinations with 122 monkeypox cases, higher per capita than any state;…
The District has reported 122 cases of monkeypox since May, a higher per-capita number than any state amid the global outbreak of the rare but potentially serious viral illness, according to an update this morning from Mayor Muriel Bowser…
Washington Post: D.C. pop-up festival celebrates Black-owned businesses
About 80 Black-owned vendors and creators gathered in D.C. on Sunday for the first Black on the Block immersive pop-up festival, a Los Angeles-inspired event to showcase Black-owned businesses that often find limited access to exhibit…
Washington Post: Casa Ruby shuts down the rest of its operations, workers go unpaid
The city canceled an $800K contract with the nonprofit last fall, and executive director Ruby Corado stepped down soon after. Questions remain about where its funding and donations went.
Washington Post: Many D.C.-area businesses closed during the pandemic. Even more opened.
Call it the Great Hustle.
UrbanTurf: A Few New Looks For 670-Unit Development Planned Next to Nats Park
There are now several more images for a massive mixed-use development set to be built just south of Nats Park.
WTOP: DC considering bills to protect abortion access in the city
D.C. Council members on Tuesday heard from the public about two bills they’re considering that would bolster abortion protections in the city.
WTOP: At least 105 monkeypox cases have been detected in DC
An outbreak of monkeypox in D.C. has the health department contact tracing to help control the number of people who are exposed.
DCist: D.C. Joins Nationwide Launch Of New 988 Number For Suicide Prevention
Staring Saturday, July 16, D.C. residents experiencing a mental health crisis can call 988, the new nationwide hotline for suicide prevention.
Washington Post Editorial Board: This D.C. Council decision makes city streets unsafe
Six months into 2022, there have been 1,528 traffic crashes involving injuries in D.C. Nineteen people have been killed. The deaths follow a year in which the city saw the most traffic fatalities since 2007, including the death of a…
District Links: DCPS works to fill vacancies amid rise in teacher resignations; Norton asks Biden to…
After prevailing in a key House vote, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is calling on President Joe Biden to endorse shifting control of the DC National Guard from the president to the mayor.
Washington Post: D.C.-area schools see spike in teacher resignations
Teachers in parts of the D.C. area resigned in unusually high numbers at the end of the most recent school year, according to data obtained from school districts and analyzed by The Washington Post.
DCist: This New Boring Machine Will Help Keep 120 Million Gallons Of Sewage Out Of The Potomac
What’s 14 feet tall, weighs 380 tons, lives more than a hundred feet underground, and moves 1/4 mile per hour at its fastest? Alexandria’s new tunnel boring machine, of course!
Washington Post: Biden nominates three new judges to D.C. courts
The D.C. Superior Court and D.C. Court of Appeals had been confronting a record number of empty seats
Washington Post: An early look at plans for new rail, pedestrian bridges over the Potomac
The $2 billion rail project between D.C., Virginia is on track to double capacity over the Potomac River by 2030
Washington Post: Planners break ground on Desert Storm memorial, aiming to open in 2024
Officials say they have sufficient funds to complete the project and hope to begin construction next year
Petula Dvorak in The Post: The migrant buses sent to D.C. are a cruel, political stunt
It’s happening just about every night now, in sight of the U.S. Capitol dome.
Washington Post: D.C. offers active-shooter training to nightlife and church workers
As fear of indiscriminate violence escalates nationwide, city officials said they wanted to help educate those who could be vulnerable