City Paper: HUD Will Begin Extensive Review of DCHA in February
The weeklong assessment was postponed due to the pandemic and now comes after a year marred with scandal for DCHA.
WTOP: New COVID Center opening in DC’s Ward 4
D.C. Health will open a new COVID Center in Northwest’s Ward 4 on Thursday, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday.
WTOP: Anacostia High School doors, boiler ‘miraculously’ fixed after walkout
The doors and boiler at D.C.’s Anacostia High School have been “miraculously” fixed after several teachers left their classrooms in protest last Friday.
Washington Business Journal: D.C.’s esports footprint is growing again, this time with a new…
Monumental Sports & Entertainment plans to open a live-event theater next to Capital One Arena to be focused on esports, including Wizards District Gaming, Caps Gaming and others it owns or has a financial stake in.
Washingtonian: This DC Judge Could Be Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee
Ketanji Brown Jackson is said to be a contender to replace Justice Stephen Breyer.
DCist: D.C.’s New Contract To Upgrade 75,000 Streetlights Is Under The Spotlight
Under normal circumstances, a contract to upgrade D.C.’s 75,000 streetlights to highly efficient LEDs may not get much attention. But a $309 million proposal Mayor Muriel Bowser has presented to the D.C. Council to do just that is drawing…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Extends the Limited Public Health Emergency Until February 15, Extends…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 26, 2022
CONTACT:LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued Mayor’s Order 2022-019, extending the limited COVID-19…
City Paper: Gas Leaks, Mold, and Lead Poisoning Top Concerns at DOEE Hearing
DOEE currently has one person conducting mold inspections of homes throughout the entire District.
WTOP: DC public defenders seek wider review into fingerprints, firearms evidence
Federal and D.C. public defenders are calling on District officials to expand the review of past convictions involving fingerprints and firearms evidence following a series of highly publicized failures at the Department of Forensic…
DCist: The Pandemic Slowed The Region’s Bus Transformation Plan. Advocates Say It’s Time To Refocus…
In 2019, Metro and other regional transit agencies agreed to participate in the Bus Transformation Project, a sweeping plan to make using buses more efficient and better for riders. Among the ideas: more frequent service, better…
UrbanTurf: DC Short-Term Rental Registrations Reveal Unexpected Restrictions
After waiting three years to legitimize their short-term residential rentals, some DC hosts are finding that barriers remain.
Children at risk: As DC’s child welfare system trends toward destruction and death, will city…
“I'm going to make you two promises in this trial,” DC defense attorney Jonathan Zucker told the jury in his opening statement in the trial of James Embre for the murder of 2-year-old Aceyson Ahmad. “Promise No. 1: A week from now, a month…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Launches New COVID Center in Ward 4
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 26, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dr. Kimberly Henderson (DC Health)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser and DC Health…
District Links: Student protest at Banneker urges stronger COVID-19 safety measures; DMV expands…
Dozens of DC high school students walked out of class yesterday — most notably at Benjamin Banneker High School — to protest COVID-19 protocols they say are unsafe.
Axios: D.C. explores the future of accessible public space
As the pandemic stretches into a third year, disability advocates are exploring how to best use public space for accessible outdoor dining and social distancing.
Axios: Maryland drivers owe most in unpaid D.C. traffic camera fines
Maryland drivers owe the most in D.C. tickets from speed and traffic enforcement cameras, according to a new report.
WTOP: No timeline, no plan for getting Metro cars back on the tracks
The independent agency that oversees Metrorail safety revealed Tuesday it still had not received a plan from Metro on how it intends to get its suspended 7000-series railcars back on the tracks.
UrbanTurf: A First Look at the 900 Apartments Proposed for DC’s Wardman Marriott Site in Woodley…
The plans for a massive residential project at the site of the former Marriott Wardman Park hotel in DC's Woodley Park are coming into focus.
Washington Post: Metro working on plan to bring suspended cars back into service
Metro hasn’t submitted its latest plan that would return more than half of its fleet to service and end a train shortage, officials from the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission said Tuesday.
WTOP: DC students stage walk out for safer learning amid COVID-19 surge
D.C. public school students walked out of their classrooms and organized a virtual rally Tuesday calling for improved health protocols and a more flexible virtual learning policy amid a COVID-19 surge.