Washington Post: Five Orange Line stations to close this weekend ahead of construction
The closures come a few weeks before the same stations will close for four months for platform replacements.
WTOP: DC task force to tackle health care worker shortage in the city
D.C. officials this week announced a task force to come up with short- and long-term solutions to a health care worker shortage in the nation’s capital.
Washington Post: Eaglet removed from nest at arboretum in D.C. — and viewers freak out
Experts drew blood, took a feather sample and measured the baby eagle. Based on its size, they believe it’s a boy.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. sees domestic-tourism rebound, but visitorship remains well shy of…
D.C.'s struggling tourism industry has regained some of the ground it lost due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but still has a substantial amount of catching up to do.
Nick Sementelli in Greater Greater Washington: DC’s current car trip reduction goal is woefully…
The good news is that DC already has a car trip reduction goal. The bad news is that it’s definitely not going to cut it.
DCist: This New Shop Near Union Market Is The Grocery Store Of Your Instagram Dreams
An IRL pop-up grocery store that looks straight out of an Instagram feed featuring innovative food, beverage and body products is coming to D.C. But get ready to stock up your pantry soon — because it’s going to be around only for a month.…
DCist: How Local Abortion Funds Have Been Getting Ready For The End Of Roe
Local abortion funds have been preparing for a post-Roe world for years, in part because their work puts them in constant touch with people who can’t get an abortion, even if the law doesn’t prevent them, because they can’t afford it.
Washington Post: After controversies, Georgetown Law students call for culture shift
Students say recent events underscore a culture in which the needs of racial and religious minorities are often ignored
Who’s on the ballot for DC’s June 21 primary
By mid-May, the DC Board of Elections is scheduled to begin mailing out ballots for the June 21 primary. Here’s who made the ballot.
In addition to the government positions on the ballot of each of the District’s political parties, the…
DCist: D.C. Circulator Union Reaches Tentative Contract Agreement After Three-Day Strike
The union representing D.C. Circulator workers and their employer say the two parties reached a tentative contract agreement Thursday, after contentious months-long negotiations and a three-day strike. Union members will review the…
DCist: In Spirited Debate, D.C. Mayoral Candidates Differ On Hiring More Police And Control Of…
The three leading D.C. mayoral candidates made their pitch to voters and sharpened contrasts between each other during a lively 90-minute debate aired on WAMU 88.5 on Wednesday evening. Key differences emerged on whether the city should…
District Links: Tentative accord may end DC Circulator strike; mayoral hopefuls square off; City…
A tentative agreement may soon resolve the strike that has stymied DC Circulator service for much of the week.
WTOP: Tentative deal reached in DC Circulator strike
A tentative agreement was reached Thursday morning between striking D.C. Circulator bus drivers and RATP Dev, which manages the D.C. bus service.
Washington Post: D.C. Circulator tentative agreement reached, could end drivers’ strike
The bus drivers have been on strike since Tuesday over what they say are unfair wages and poor working conditions.
WTOP: DC mayoral candidates debate over Commanders, police
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and her Democratic rivals faced each other in a debate hosted by WAMU Wednesday, ahead of the District primary election next month.
jonetta rose barras: The hijacking of the Office of the Attorney General
Any District resident or leader who cares about the city’s political independence and the ability of its legislature to establish laws and demand their enforcement — including in spirit — should be disturbed by the recent rulings of the DC…
Washington Post: Muriel Bowser takes on her challengers in latest D.C. mayoral debate
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser described the two council members challenging her in the June Democratic primary as “equivocating and waffling” as she sought in a radio debate on Wednesday evening to portray herself as a proven leader…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: Roe to be decided in one of the worst cities to be Black and pregnant
The stakes are not evenly spread across people who become pregnant, and if the Supreme Court justices need a reminder of that, they don’t have to look far
Washington Post: Edmund Burke School reopens for first time since shooting
The school held a ceremony ahead of the day to prepare students for the emotional return
Washington Post: City government veteran Karim Marshall launches bid for D.C. Council
Karim Marshall, a lawyer who worked in the city government for more than a decade, is running for an at-large position on the D.C. Council, becoming the latest independent to launch a bid for the seat.