DCist: Embattled Apartment Building Moves To Evict Tenants Who Say A District Program Paid Their…
When DeNisha and her boyfriend moved into the Park 7 apartments on Minnesota Ave NE, she was only days away from giving birth to her first child. It was March 2020, and the young family was scrambling to settle into their new home as…
City Paper: Vincent Orange Is Suing the Washington Business Journal for Defamation
Former WBJ reporter and current Loose Lips Alex Koma is also named in the suit.
DCist: Howard University Moves Many Classes Online Amid ‘Significant’ Increase In COVID-19 Cases in…
Howard University moved many classes online amid a rise in COVID-19 infections both on campus and D.C. Multiple local universities have taken extra cautions as the BA.2 omicron subvariant fuels another uptick in cases.
DCist: Trans Woman’s Harassment On Metro Is Latest In Growing Number Of Incidents Targeting LGBTQ+…
The harassment of a transgender woman named Saoirse Gowan on the Metro this past weekend is part of an uptick in harassment and other crimes against trans and the greater LGBTQ+ community in the past year, according to D.C. community…
Axios: Howard University moves classes online amid COVID-19 rise
Howard University will move its final days of class online amid a rise in COVID-19 cases on campus.
WTOP: Howard University moves some classes online as COVID-19 cases rise
D.C.’s Howard University is moving some classes online as the semester comes to a close and COVID-19 cases on campus and in the District tick up.
District Links: Lafayette Square settlement brings new protest policies; DC rises to medium COVID-19…
DC Health's latest metrics show the District now has a medium COVID-19 community level, meaning a moderate impact on the health care system and moderate levels of disease severity.
DCist: New Unprotected Walking And Biking Lanes Could Be On The Way For Hains Point
Hains Point, one of D.C.’s largest outdoor recreation areas, could get a new transportation setup later this year.
Washington Post: In background of potential Nats sale, Lerners face uncertain real estate market
It’s unclear what the Lerner family’s openness to selling the Nationals says about the state of their business empire, but it comes at a time when the industry in which they made their fortune — commercial real estate — faces major…
Washington Post: Lawyer: Investigation of former D.C. Council member Jack Evans has ended
A lawyer for former D.C. Council member Jack Evans said Wednesday that a long-running federal investigation into Evans’s actions has ended with no criminal charges.
Washington Post: Civil liberties groups, DOJ reach settlement in Lafayette Square protest case
The American Civil Liberties Union of D.C. and the Justice Department announced a settlement on Wednesday to resolve portions of four civil lawsuits sparked by the June 2020 violent and unprovoked clearing of demonstrators from Lafayette…
Washington Blade: Activists defend D.C. Jail’s treatment of trans inmates
Longtime local transgender advocates Earline Budd and Jeri Hughes, who have served for more than a decade on the D.C. Department of Corrections’ Transgender Housing and Transgender Advisory committees, say they have witnessed first-hand…
Washington Post: Washington Teachers’ Union endorses Robert White for mayor
Labor group has clashed with incumbent Muriel E. Bowser during the pandemic
WTOP: Justice Department reaches settlements in 4 Lafayette Square civil cases
The Justice Department said Wednesday that settlements have been reached in four civil cases after protesters were removed from D.C.’s Lafayette Square during civil rights demonstrations in June 2020.
DCist: Park Police, Secret Service Will Institute New Protest Policing Policies Following Lafayette…
Nearly two years after the Trump administration ordered racial justice protestors cleared from Lafayette Park ahead of a presidential photo-op in front of a nearby church, the Justice Department announced official changes to federal rules…
DCist: Howard University President Wayne Frederick Announces He’ll Retire In 2024
Howard University announced today that the school’s president, Wayne A. I. Frederick, will retire by June 2024. Frederick was appointed as interim president in 2013 and has been in the permanent role since 2014. Prior to taking on the…
Washington Post: D.C. officer who tried to stop chase ‘humiliated’ by boss, suit says
A D.C. police captain sued the District on Tuesday, alleging he was retaliated against after trying to stop a high-speed pursuit last month that ended with a car overturning on the George Washington Memorial Parkway, causing injuries and…
WTOP: Howard University president announces 2024 retirement
Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick will retire by June 2024, according to a school announcement Wednesday.
City Paper: Ward 3’s Crowded Council Contest Looks to be Narrowing to a Three-Way Race
The nine-person contest to replace Councilmember Mary Cheh is starting to take shape after a chaotic start.
DCist: Metro’s 7000-Series Wheel Monitoring Plan Needs Careful Scrutiny, Safety Commission Says
Metro seeks to bring back its beleaguered 7000-series trains this summer with the help of a new regular monitoring system — a suite of sensors in the tracks that can measure the distance between the wheels on each train car.