Washington Post: Sam Gilliam, abstract artist who went beyond the frame, dies at 88
With a 1969 exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery, the D.C. artist instantly became one of the country’s most acclaimed abstract painters
DCist: Playful New Sculpture Shows D.C. Flood Risk At The Wharf
Remember the Great Potomac Flood of 1936? Or the record-breaking 1942 flood?
Press Release: Norton Requests Meeting with Thrift Savings Plan Executive Director to Discuss…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 27, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today requested a meeting with the Executive Director of the Federal…
Press Release: First Solar Shingle Project Completed Under District’s Solar for All Community Solar…
News Release — DC Green Bank and DC Sustainable Energy Utility
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 27, 2022
CONTACT:
Gary Decker
Director of Strategic Engagement
DC Green Bank
Ben Burdick
Director,…
Press Release: Norton Secures Numerous Victories in D.C. Appropriations Bill Passed by House…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 27, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last Friday, the House Committee on Appropriations passed the fiscal year 2023 District of Columbia Appropriations…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Cuts Ribbon on New Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Public Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:June 27, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
George Williams (DCPL)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and…
Press Release: Norton Thanks Democrats for Defeating Amendment Prohibiting D.C. From Spending Local…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 27, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) thanked Democrats on the House Committee on Appropriations for defeating…
Press Release: Norton Thanks McGovern for Defeating Amendment Repealing D.C. Gun Violence Prevention…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 27, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today thanked the Committee on Rules, led by Chair James McGovern (D-MA),…
Press Release: Norton Secures Over $21 Million for D.C. Organizations in House Appropriations Bills
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 27, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today she secured over $21 million in Community Project…
District Links: Questions loom over abortion rights in DC if GOP controls Congress; council to…
The DC Council is slated to vote on emergency legislation Tuesday that would allow DC residents 21 and older to self-certify a need for medical cannabis.
Axios: Could D.C. abortion be used as a bargaining chip?
At a Planned Parenthood clinic in NoMa on Friday, D.C. officials reiterated calls for statehood amid D.C.’s hazy abortion future.
WTOP: Metro expands $2 flat fares for weeknight travel
If you’re looking to enjoy the local nightlife in the District, Metro is rolling out some cost-saving fares starting Monday.
Washington Business Journal: Cold case: The FBI might be lobbying to stay in D.C., but failing…
The future home of the FBI has long been debated and divided. The latest? The headquarters could indeed move to a suburban location as planned years ago. Or it could remain in a smaller footprint in the District with a larger tech presence…
Washington Post: In D.C., seniors often struggle to find food
The city has highest rate of senior food insecurity in the country
WTOP: Take a walk through DC history on the 112th birthday of Meridian Hill Park
One of the District’s most unique parks, Meridian Hill Park, turns 112 years old on Saturday.
WTOP: Smithsonian Folklife Festival returns, focuses on environment and UAE culture
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival has returned to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the first time in two years after its hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington Post: Emotional protests continue after Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade
The crowd outside the Supreme Court swelled Saturday in a second day of demonstrations over the divisive ruling.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: A dad climbed a bridge to protest the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling
Guido Reichstadter, a father of two, stood on the Frederick Douglass Bridge in D.C. to call on people to do more than passively support abortion rights
Washington Post: D.C. drivers will pay higher car registration fees under new policy
Some vehicle owners will see a 200 percent increase in their vehicle fees and pay as much as $500 annually per car
City Paper: Hundreds Gather at Supreme Court Following Decision to Trample Reproductive Rights
By 2 p.m. Friday, at least 500 people gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court, and within an hour the crowd had grown to more than 1,000. They said they came out of anger, and out of despair. But ultimately, many people gathered because,…