Press Release: AG Racine Announces New Partnership with the Federal Communications Commission to…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 28, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Partnership Builds on OAG’s Continued Effort to Stop Illegal Robocall Scams & Protect…
District Links: Mayor highlights push to transfer RFK Stadium site to local control; Robert White…
Mayor Muriel Bowser held a midday press briefing today in the shadow of the shuttered RFK Memorial Stadium as she highlighted proposed development and investments in the vicinity and once again called for transferring ownership of the full…
Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Require Federal Agencies to Report on Advertising with…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
March 28, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a bill that requires federal agencies to include in…
Press Release: New DFHV Program Will Help Taxi Drivers Gain Skills and Fill School Bus Driver…
News Release — DC Department of For-Hire Vehicles
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 28, 2022
CONTACT:
Abigail Zenner (DFHV)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – A new Department of For-Hire Vehicles (DFHV) program is filling a shortage in school…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Highlights FY23 Investments in Hill East and RFK
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 28, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
The Mayor Calls on Congress to Transfer RFK Campus to the District
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor…
7News: Sounding the Alarm: Documents show DC officials knew about fire safety failures in schools
WASHINGTON (7News) — Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. School Chancellor Lewis Ferebee were among a dozen elected officials warned about fire safety shortfalls in public schools in 2019.
DCist: Road Salt Can Cause ‘Irreversible Damage’ To Local Waterways
Road salt, while helping to keep streets and sidewalks safe during winter weather, can have a big negative impact on streams and rivers and the freshwater creatures that inhabit them. New research from the University of Maryland posits…
WUSA9: 911 was called for help. Now, a DC family mourning their dad’s death wants answers…
911 calls show a possible 30-minute delay in getting police on the scene to help and David Earl Griffin's family believes his death could have been prevented.
Washington Post: The exclusive D.C. social club of Ketanji Brown Jackson, explained
On a questionnaire for her ongoing nomination to the Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson listed among her affiliations the Cosmos Club — an exclusive D.C. social club near Dupont Circle.
WTOP: Kuwait announces financial support to complete Desert Storm memorial
Kuwait announced it would provide additional financial support to complete the construction of the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial on D.C.’s National Mall.
WTOP: Plans unveiled for ‘Mussel Beach’ play area in Southeast DC
The District, in partnership with the nonprofit Building Bridges Across the River, or “Building Bridges,” has unveiled plans for an interactive “Mussel Beach” play area at the upcoming 11th Street Bridge Park in Southeast.
WTOP: DC releases ‘roadmap’ to improve New York Avenue in Northeast
The District’s Office of Planning has released its New York Avenue NE Roadmap, which includes plans to improve infrastructure, civic facilities and provide new jobs.
Washington Post: Meet the Bike Man who brought the trucker convoy to a crawl
The sound reached Daniel Adler first: a chorus of honks that seemed to be moving closer.
Washington Post: As Washington relaxes coronavirus mandates, another variant spreads
With mask mandates in the Washington region lifted for most settings and attitudes about social distancing more relaxed, health officials are cautiously monitoring the behavior of the latest subvariant of the coronavirus.
Washington Business Journal: Waldorf Astoria incoming. GSA confirms Trump can sell D.C. hotel lease.
The General Services Administration on Friday confirmed that the lease on the Trump International Hotel can be transferred to an affiliate of Miami’s CGI Merchant Group, setting up its eventual rebranding as the District’s first Waldorf…
Washingtonian: The US Botanic Garden Will Fully Reopen on April 1
Indoor areas have been closed since the start of the pandemic.
Washington Post: GSA approves sale of Trump’s D.C. hotel lease
The hotel, which was a center of controversy during Trump’s presidency, will become a Waldorf Astoria under the nearly completed deal
DCist: What We Know About The BA.2 Omicron Subvariant In D.C.
BA.2, the highly contagious omicron subvariant of COVID-19 driving yet another surge of cases in Europe, has reached D.C., a District health official said Friday.
WTOP: After drowning, DC 911 to improve coordination when Fire and EMS seeks aid
The drowning of a grandfather of 17, who jumped into the Washington Channel more than 30 minutes after an initial 911 call, has prompted the District’s Office of Unified Communications to review procedures when Fire and EMS calls for help…
UrbanTurf: DC’s Plan to Build 33,000 Housing Units on New York Avenue by 2043
The DC Office of Planning (OP) is turning its attention to the New York Avenue corridor for a series of planning efforts intended to facilitate additional development and housing production with the goal of adding 33,000 new housing units…