Washington Post: D.C.’s new ward boundaries head to mayor’s desk
The D.C. Council approved new boundaries for the city’s eight wards on Tuesday, sending the decennial redistricting bill to Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) for her signature.
DCist: Emails Indicate Homeless Encampment Cleared Ahead Of Mayor Bowser’s Housing Presser
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser stood before a crowd outside the Chevy Chase Community Center last Thursday to present her new plan to build more affordable housing west of Rock Creek Park. Just a day before, an official from the Department of…
WTOP: DC expands availability and options for free COVID-19 testing
D.C. is expanding the Health Department’s free coronavirus testing program on Wednesday to include COVID-19 antigen tests that people can pick up to perform at home to get results within 15 minutes.
Washington Business Journal: Anacostia multiuse arts center sells for $4M. Here’s what we know…
The Washington Area Community Investment Fund (WACIF) has acquired the Anacostia Arts Center from Arch Development Corp., the new owner told the Washington Business Journal.
DCist: D.C. Council Votes Against Measure To Stop Winter Homeless Encampment Clearings
The D.C. Council voted Tuesday against a bill that would ban homeless encampment clearings in the city through until the spring, effectively killing legislation that received support from the D.C. attorney general, the ACLU, and at least…
DCist: The D.C. Region Is Shattering COVID Case Records
D.C., Maryland, and Virginia all reported record-breaking numbers of new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday as the U.S. grapples with a nationwide case surge.
Washington Business Journal: Department of Justice office inks big lease near Union Station
The General Services Administration has inked another lease near Union Station.
Washington Post: Miriam’s Kitchen reaches the unhoused where they live: On the streets
The work can be slow, but it’s important to gain the trust of future clients
DCist: More D.C. Schools Are Going Virtual Amid COVID Surge
At least 11 D.C. public schools have transitioned to virtual learning through the end of the year, amid the recent COVID-19 surge in the region.
Washingtonian: It’s Not Your Imagination: Covid-Test Lines in DC Are Bonkers
The high demand follows a surge in Omicron cases.
WTOP: Fitness leader changes tune on DC mask mandate
About a month after it was lifted, the D.C. indoor mask mandate was reinstated Tuesday morning, leading to masks once again being required in most indoor public places.
DCist: ‘A Train Wreck In Slow Motion:’ COVID Cases Rise In Some D.C. Schools, Straining Teachers And…
Coronavirus cases were rising at McKinley Technology High School, sending dozens of students into quarantine. Desks sat empty. School workers did not know where to turn.
WTOP: Drew and West elementary schools in DC move to virtual learning
Drew and West elementary schools in D.C. will learn virtually on Wednesday.
City Paper: Ward 3 Residents Call for More Affordable Housing West of Rock Creek Park
Zero units of affordable housing have been built west of Rock Creek Park since 2019. Residents want that to change.
Press Release: AG Racine Calls on U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development to Address…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 21, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
OAG Urges Action to Ensure…
Washington Business Journal: The former Marriott Wardman Park could soon be torn down. What comes…
Fresh off closing a deal for the former Marriott Wardman Park, the hotel’s new owners look ready to tear it down.
Children at risk: 32 years and billions of dollars later, DC fails to protect thousands from abuse…
Outside the three-story, red brick apartment building at 935 Division Ave. NE, it must have seemed like an ordinary spring day on April 1, 2020, with an overcast sky and a temperature of around 45 degrees. Yet the tragic events unfolding…
District Links: 32 years later, broken system still fails vulnerable children, investigation finds;…
Over the summer, the DC government announced it had reached a settlement in the 32-year class-action lawsuit that sought extensive reform of the city’s child welfare system — a case initially known as LaShawn A. v. Marion Barry Jr.
Still Broken: DC’s Child Welfare System
Over the summer, the DC government announced it had reached a settlement in the 32-year class-action lawsuit that sought extensive reform of the city’s child welfare system — a case initially known as LaShawn A. v. Marion Barry Jr. With…
Axios: D.C. native lands 7-figure book deal for “Promise Boys”
Writer and D.C. native Nick Brooks signed a seven-figure book deal for his young adult thriller novel "Promise Boys."