WTOP: Affordable housing project breaks ground in Northeast
A groundbreaking ceremony for a new affordable housing complex in Northeast D.C. marks the first phase of the Kenilworth Courts redevelopment.
WTOP: DC pilot program that gave thousands in one-time payment works, study finds
A private pilot program in D.C. that gives residents a $5,500 one-time payment during the pandemic had substantially lowered mental health stressors and food insecurity, a new study finds.
WTOP: Metro gets additional $120 million in COVID relief funds
Metro is getting $120 million in additional funding from the American Rescue Plan, Democratic senators from Virginia and Maryland said Thursday.
Washington Business Journal: After renovations, one of D.C.’s priciest steakhouses is…
BLT Steak, one of downtown D.C.’s priciest restaurants, is slated to reopen this weekend after substantial renovations to modernize the interior.
Press Release: A New Senior Building, Multi-family Building, and Townhomes Mark the First Phase in…
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Press Release: Norton Highlights Importance of D.C. Statehood in Hearing on COVID Fiscal Relief
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Press Release: AG Racine Leads Coalition of 16 Attorneys General Backing Illinois Law Limiting…
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Press Release: AG Racine Announces Local Nonprofits That Will Run Cure The Streets Violence…
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District Links: DC’s sports-betting app ran a $4M deficit last year, DCist reports; former…
Doubts about the District's sports betting program continue to swirl as initial revenue estimates fall short for its GambetDC app — and particularly amid news that the app even ran a $4 million deficit last year.
Judy Scott Feldman in The Post: The National Mall has plenty of space for two new museums
The Smithsonian is trying to identify locations for two new museums: the National Museum of the American Latino and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. Where will they go?
Axios: Exit interview: How one D.C. resident documented the pandemic
For nearly two years, DCCovid.com helped more than 18,000 users better understand the pandemic in D.C.— through case, vaccination, and hospital data.
Axios: D.C. native pushes prison reform on ‘Instagram for the incarcerated’
Pictures and letters sent from his mom were a lifeline for D.C. native Marcus Bullock while he served eight years at a maximum-security prison for carjacking.
Washington Post: He wanted to build his son a house. He didn’t let an old tree and D.C. law stop…
Rajai Zumot, a Virginia commercial real estate manager, wanted to build a house for his son, who’s getting married in June. So, last year, he bought a wooded quarter of an acre on a hill in Northwest Washington’s Foxhall Crescent, a tony!-->…
WTOP: Opioid settlement brings millions for victims in DC and Maryland
The maker of OxyContin and nine states’ attorneys have agreed to a new settlement of opioid lawsuits that will bring more money to victims in Maryland and D.C.
Washington Post Editorial Board: It’s time for federal workers to return to the office
Two years into the pandemic, daily life is finally starting to feel more normal. The White House has dropped its mask mandate for those who are vaccinated. So have Congress and many states, workplaces and school districts. President Biden!-->…
Washington Post: For D.C.’s amateur pandemic graphmaker, it’s the end of the lines
In the spring of 2020, when people across the country were taking up pandemic hobbies like baking and crafting, Ryan Stahlin thought back to the college course he had taken on disease modeling and decided to give that a try instead.
Washingtonian: The Kennedy Center Will Shine Blue and Yellow in Support of Ukraine
The venue will also play the Ukrainian anthem at upcoming performances.
Washingtonian: Parts of the Rock Creek Trail Near Georgetown Will Remain Closed This Weekend
The area is preparing for an archaeological study of two 200-year-old Black cemeteries.
Washington Post: Former D.C. Housing Authority chair Neil Albert resigns from downtown business…
The leader of a downtown Washington business advocacy group who is under federal investigation resigned Thursday after the organization determined he had improperly granted contracts to a firm owned by a woman with whom he was having a!-->…
Washington Post: Metro to receive additional $120 million in federal pandemic relief
Another $120 million in federal pandemic relief money is being released to Metro to keep the transit system running and its front-line workers on the job, congressional leaders announced Thursday.