Washingtonian: The DC Police Department Wants to Recruit New York Foodies, Gamers, and Influencers
An advertising campaign in the New York subway aims to bring Gen-Z and millennial cops to Washington.
DCist: These D.C. Bars, Restaurants, And Venues Will Still Require Proof Of Vaccination
After a short-lived month of operation, D.C.’s vaccine mandate for businesses is over.
Washingtonian: A Running List of DC Restaurants and Bars That Still Require Vaccine Proof
Here's where you'll need to bring your vax card and ID.
Washingtonian: DC’s Vaccine Mandate Is Over—but Many Restaurants, Gyms, and Entertainment Venues…
Here are the indoor venues where you'll still have to show your Covid-19 vaccine card.
City Paper: MPD Internal Investigator Remains in Role After Racist Joke and Trumpy T-Shirt
“We’re talking about the same set of dudes investigating each other over and over.”
DCist: The 11th Street Bridge Park’s First Public Artwork Has Been Selected
The organizers behind the forthcoming 11th Street Bridge Park — D.C.’s first elevated public park — announced Wednesday the first of five commissioned artworks. The Jackson Jarvis Studio, comprised of local mother-daughter duo Martha!-->…
Axios: Scoop: Two new candidates to enter D.C.’s Ward 3 Council race
Two new candidates, a neighborhood leader and the former budget director for former-mayor Vincent Gray, tell Axios they will jump into D.C.'s fast-growing Ward 3 Council race.
DCist: A Commission Is Eyeing Major Changes To Pennsylvania Ave Between The White House And The…
The one-mile stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue between the U.S. Capitol and the White House has often been called “America’s Main Street” and a “Grand Avenue.” Every four years it serves as the route for the presidential inauguration parade.!-->…
DCist: Norton Decries ‘Shocking’ Threat From Republicans To Repeal D.C. Home Rule
In her three decades on Capitol Hill, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton has dealt with all manner of congressional challenges to the District’s autonomy and local government. But she is now raising the alarm over what she says are new!-->…
Washington Business Journal: A car-free Pennsylvania Avenue NW? Planners envision events-focused…
More space for grand events, wider sidewalks and fewer cars — or maybe none at all.
WTOP: Senior Week will ease DC’s medical-marijuana registration process for those 65 and up
It will be easier for senior citizens to register for medical marijuana in D.C. next week.
City Paper: Are Jobs for Kids the Key to Public Safety Amid Carjacking Surge?
DOES plans to adopt an “earn and learn” approach by offering paid internships and apprenticeships while school is in session.
UrbanTurf: A New Application Paints a Better Picture of 498-Unit Development Near the Wharf
A month after the public saw the latest plans to redevelop the site of the former Department of Agriculture building a block off the Wharf, the project is moving through the zoning process.
Press Release: Councilmember Christina Henderson Introduces Legislation to Implement a Homeowner…
News Release — At-large DC Council member Christina Henderson
For Immediate Release
February 16, 2022
Contact: Amanda Farnan
Washington, DC – Today, Councilmember Henderson introduced the Homeowner Resource Center!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: Tomorrow: Norton to Hold Virtual Town Hall Meeting on Infrastructure Investments in…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 16, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Tomorrow, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will hold a virtual town hall meeting at 6:00!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
District Links: Council to vote Friday whether to restore vaccine mandate; DC had fewer deaths of…
The DC Council will vote Friday on whether to reinstate a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for admission to restaurants, bars, health clubs, sports and entertainment venues.
Press Release: DC Conference Considers the Crisis in Book Review
News Release — Day Eight
Contact: Sarah Katz
Joyce Carol Oates, Brian Broome, Providing Keynote Address
Washington, DC, January 26, 2022—Books published by DC-area authors are a cultural highlight of each year yet many books by!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
City Paper: The Green Team is Warming Up to Sabel Harris. But How Different Would She Be From…
Sabel Harris is still a relative newcomer to D.C. politics, with just over a year of experience as an advisory neighborhood commissioner under her belt before launching a bid for the Ward 1 Council seat. Yet she’s already earned the!-->…
DCist: Deaths Of People Experiencing Homelessness In D.C. Dropped In 2021 After Multi-Year Rise
The number of people who died while homeless in the District went down last year for the first time since 2016 — the largest single-year drop since the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner began releasing this data in 2013.
UrbanTurf: DC Wants to Trade Tax Breaks for Affordable Housing
In December, DC previewed several efforts to increase housing production in areas around the city. Now, one of those efforts is being set in motion.