WTOP: Mixed views on success of DC Lottery’s sports betting app
D.C.’s mobile app for sports betting didn’t get off to a great start, underperforming despite expectations and losing money. Some in the District Council who voted for the current setup have since expressed their regret, but others say…
Press Release: House Passes Norton Amendment to Give D.C. the Same Number of Service Academy…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
July 13, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that the House today passed her amendment to the fiscal year…
Press Release: D.C. Council Approves Councilmember Bonds’ Remote Notarization Bill and Funding for…
News Release — At-large DC Council member Anita Bonds
July 13, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kevin B. Chavous
The affordable units will provide housing for people making 30% or below of Median Family Income and will be…
DC domestic workers push for long-sought protections as new legislative hurdles emerge
For the past two years, Reina has had three jobs.
“Teacher, mother, provider,” she said. “It was very difficult.”
Reina, who asked to be referred to by her first name out of concern for retaliation, is a domestic worker in DC. When…
District Links: Council votes to allow driver’s license renewals despite unpaid fines; study…
The DC Council approved legislation yesterday to enable residents with unpaid fines for traffic violations to obtain or renew a driver's license, winning praise from groups that pushed the legislation as an important social justice measure…
Washington Post: D.C. Council to let drivers with unpaid tickets stay on the road
D.C. lawmakers moved forward with a plan on Tuesday to end the practice of preventing residents from renewing their driver’s licenses if they have unpaid traffic fines, despite several council members’ concerns that leniency could worsen…
WTOP: DC residents can pre-register for monkeypox vaccine appointments
District residents can now pre-register for monkeypox vaccination appointments online, DC Health said Tuesday.
City Paper: DC Improv Has the Last Laugh
The city’s longest operating comedy club survived the pandemic and is now roaring into its dirty 30s.
Washington Business Journal: Georgetown University’s expanded public policy school to move to…
Georgetown University said it plans to move the home of its McCourt School of Public Policy to downtown D.C., near Judiciary Square, in 2024.
Washington Business Journal: Developer looks to get long-planned Chinatown revamp off the ground
Monument Realty has spent years planning a major revival in the heart of Chinatown.
DCist: D.C. Rolls Back Blanket Ban On Non-Compete Clauses, Focuses On Income Level
The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to ban non-compete clauses for employees whose total compensation is less than $150,000 a year. The bill heading to the mayor’s desk for review is the second time in under two years that lawmakers sought to…
DCist: How Set Designers Transformed The National Building Museum Into A Magical Playhouse
Every summer, there’s no shortage of bards reciting Shakespeare’s most famous lines on local stages and, these days, in Zoom performances. But this week, one of Shakespeare’s classics will take on a new life in an unconventional setting:…
DCist: D.C. Launches Pre-Registration System For Monkeypox Vaccinations
DC Health announced on Tuesday that the city has opened a pre-registration system for individuals to book appointments for monkeypox vaccines, after sporadically announcing appointment availability for the past few weeks.
District Links: DC Council weighs changes to Clean Hands law, ban on non-compete clauses; NPS eyes…
The DC Council is slated to kick off its two-month summer recess at the end of the week, but members first have to sort through a busy legislative agenda this afternoon.
Axios: Gun violence is on the rise in D.C.
D.C. has seen a rise in gun-involved crimes during the first half of 2022.
City Paper: D.C. Could Finally Ban Non-Compete Clauses Following Months of Lobbying and…
Business interests have managed to water down D.C.’s ban on the practice, despite it first passing back in 2020.
Petula Dvorak in The Post: Still looking for Relisha
It’s not Relisha Rudd’s birthday. And it isn’t the anniversary of the day she was last seen.
WTOP: New image shows what DC girl Relisha Rudd would look like at 16 years old
It’s been more than eight years since D.C. girl Relisha Rudd went missing, and some are working to make sure that her case is not forgotten.
WTOP: National Park Service could reopen Beach Drive to traffic 9 months a year
Used exclusively by bicyclists and pedestrians since the pandemic began, Beach Drive in D.C.’s Rock Creek Park would reopen to traffic nine months a year, under a new proposal by the National Park Service.
Washington Post: NPS weighs making Beach Drive car-free every summer
National Park Service proposes to keep the road car-free in summer and open to vehicles the rest of the year as a compromise amid pushback to give cars access to the scenic route.