Axios: D.C. public works grilled for slow municipal services
District residents are blasting the agency in charge of garbage collection, leaf cleanup, and towing abandoned vehicles over its management and claims of slow service.
Axios: D.C.’s HIV decline slowed in 2020
D.C.’s progress in ending the HIV epidemic slowed in 2020 despite drops in new diagnoses, per a new report out Monday.
WTOP: House subcommittee to grill Metro officials about safety
A House subcommittee is set to hold a hearing Wednesday on the problem-plagued D.C. Metro transit system.
Washington Post: House panel queries Metro leaders over safety, service lapses during oversight…
The nation’s third-largest transit system has struggled through one of its most challenging periods in recent months
Washington Post: Inmates from D.C., who are mostly Black, face worse prison conditions, lawsuit says
Black prisoners sentenced in D.C.'s local court face harsher prison conditions than White people with similar criminal histories sentenced in the District’s federal court, according to a federal class-action lawsuit filed by the city’s…
Kimberly Perry and Tazra Mitchell: Mayor Bowser has warned about an eviction crisis. It’s up to her…
While the omicron wave appears to have peaked in the District, residents are still staring in the face of calamity unless Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Council act to head off an eviction crisis. Tens of thousands of households could be…
UrbanTurf: Lidl Doubles Down on DC with Columbia Heights Location
A month after the grocer broke ground on its first location in DC, Lidl Food Market is moving toward opening a second.
Greater Greater Washington: Washington region’s growth driven primarily by adults, census data shows
The census showed record growth in the Greater Washington region between 2010 and 2020, ballooning from 5.6 to 6.4 million people, according to a new report from Urban Institute fellow Peter Tatian.
Washington Post: Punk rock photos explode from the pages of a new coffee table book on the D.C.…
Every time I think of Jim Saah — the Maryland photographer who last year published a coffee-table book full of pictures of the D.C. punk scene — I can’t help but feel a twinge of pain.
Washington Business Journal: A corner of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling could become a new federal HQ…
An underused portion of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling immediately south of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge may become a new headquarters campus for the National Park Service, according to documents released by a federal planning…
WTOP: Online lender sued by DC attorney general to pay nearly $4M in settlement
A company accused of offering predatory online loans with interest rates up to 42 times higher than the legal limit in D.C. has agreed to pay nearly $4 million to D.C. residents as part of a settlement announced by D.C. Attorney General…
WTOP: Chinese artist blasts GW president’s apology over poster removal
The president of George Washington University has said it was a mistake to have posters on campus critical of the Chinese government taken down, but the artist who made the posters said that’s not nearly enough.
Press Release: AG Racine Statement on Senate Confirmation of Solicitor General Loren AliKhan to…
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District Links: DC reports mixed results in battle against HIV amid coronavirus pandemic; DC gets…
Pierre L'Enfant is headed to the U.S. Capitol later this month — an arrival at least two decades in the making.
DCist: As D.C. Embarks On Budget Season, Bowser Announces $200 Million Infusion For Schools
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced tens of millions of extra dollars for education in her next budget, which city education leaders say will help schools manage rising costs.
DC-area art therapists explore ‘Resilience Through Art’ in online exhibit
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to drive demand for mental health services, a DC-based group of art therapists is participating in an online exhibit that highlights the potential for cultivating resilience through art making.
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Axios: D.C. restaurant workers face an unpredictable industry
The pandemic has been chaotic for the DMV’s food and service workers, as they whipsaw from finding enough work earlier in the pandemic to being overworked while short-staffed.
WTOP: Reasons for optimism, and caution, in DC’s annual HIV report
D.C. continues to show steady improvement in the battle against HIV, with the number of new cases in 2020 continuing a yearslong decline going back more than a decade.
Washington Post: D.C. announces massive public education budget with more mental health funding
The huge spending proposal could be challenged by inflation, enrollment declines and staffing shortages.
Washington Post: 1 in 3 Metrobus rides goes unpaid amid rise in fare evasions during pandemic
A new report shows Metro lost millions in revenue from spike in unpaid trips