Associated Press: Insurrection prompts year of change for US Capitol Police
WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after thousands of violent pro-Trump rioters overwhelmed police officers at the U.S. Capitol — severely injuring dozens in the process — the force dedicated to protecting the premier symbol of American democracy…
Washington Post: D.C.-area parents and teachers split over return-to-school plans
With coronavirus cases surging as winter break ends, some parents and educators in the Washington region are calling for a temporary switch to virtual learning or more immediate testing to avert classroom outbreaks and further spread of…
Press Release: DC Government to Open at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 4
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 3, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Vaccination and COVID-19 Testing Sites Will Be Open; Snow Emergency Remains in Effect and Crews Will…
Washington Business Journal: NASA’s D.C. headquarters building hits the market again
NASA's headquarters building is on the market, again.
Washington Post: At Miriam’s Kitchen, housing advocates lead the charge for change
Tony Burns thought he knew Washington. He grew up here, went to school here, worked here. It was here that he learned he was HIV-positive, that he was diagnosed with cancer, that he came close to losing his home. It was in Washington that…
Washingtonian: Smithsonian Temporarily Closes Air and Space Museum and Reduces Schedules of Other…
The institution anticipates "unprecedented staff shortages in the coming weeks" due to DC's Omicron surge.
DCist: So It Snowed. Here’s How Long You Have To Shovel Your Sidewalk
Snow is like that fickle teenage style you once swore by: it was awesome for a while, but eventually it just had to go.
Washington Post: Smithsonian reduces hours at zoo and most museums because of covid-related staff…
Faced with ongoing staff shortages connected to the recent covid surge, the Smithsonian Institution will temporarily reduce public hours at most of its Washington museums and the National Zoo and close the National Air and Space Museum and…
WTOP: DC doctor backs FDA’s OK of booster shots for 12- to 15-year-olds
On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of Pfizer’s COVID booster shot for kids 12 to 15 years old.
DCist: New Comedy Club To Open In Former Songbyrd Location In Adams Morgan
Hotbed, a new comedy club, is planned to open in early 2022 at the old Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe location in Adams Morgan. The club will be the new home of Underground Comedy, the company behind comedy shows at The Big Hunt,…
WTOP: Politics and Prose is now DC’s 1st unionized bookstore
Employees at D.C.’s Politics and Prose bookstore are now officially unionized under a collective bargaining agreement with the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400, which represents about half of the bookstore’s employees at its…
Washington Post: Politics & Prose becomes first unionized bookstore in D.C.
Longtime D.C. institution Politics & Prose became the first unionized bookstore in Washington after the union and owners announced Monday they reached an agreement to voluntarily recognize the union.
Associated Press: School, work, travel can wait as snow blankets U.S. capital
WASHINGTON (AP) — A winter storm packing heavy snow blew into the nation’s capital Monday, closing government offices and schools and grounding the president’s helicopter as 6 to 11 inches (15 to 28 centimeters) of snow ringed the area…
Washington Post: Metro suspends bus service, citing dangerous road conditions
The agency said trains are running and remain an alternative
DCist: D.C.’s First Snow Of 2022 Closes Schools, Government Buildings, COVID-19 Testing Sites
Schools, offices, and governments, both federal and local collectively, looked out the window this morning and said, “Man, it’s really coming down out there.” As a result of the overnight snowfall, the D.C. region is snowed in with…
Washington Post: D.C.’s biggest snow since pandemic snarls traffic, cuts power, shutters covid…
As the federal government closed and outages spread, children ventured outside to sled for the first time in years.
UrbanTurf: Fewer Units, More Quality of Life? The New Plans for DC’s Cotton Annex Conversion
A year after a zoning application was filed to convert the Cotton Annex in Southwest DC into a residential development, the developer is looking to make some tweaks.
DCist: Politics And Prose Employees Celebrate Becoming D.C.’s First Unionized Bookstore
The workers of Politics and Prose have successfully unionized, becoming the first bookstore in D.C. to do so.
District Links: DC’s heaviest snowfall in years brings cancellations, delays; DC courts urge…
A snow emergency is in effect in DC until 7 a.m. Tuesday, meaning motorists are not allowed to park on designated routes. Originally set to expire at 7 p.m. Monday, it was extended to give crews more time to clear major roadways of snow.
Press Release: Norton Reminds D.C. Residents that Her Provision Allows Sledding on Capitol Hill, But…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
January 3, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the District of Columbia faces a rare snowstorm, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a statement…