District Links: Bowser restores indoor mask mandate amid rise in cases; little-known panel blocked…
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today that she'll reinstate DC's indoor mask mandate in public places as of 6 a.m. Tuesday as one of several new measures amid concerns about a winter wave of COVID-19 cases and the spread of the new omicron…
Washingtonian: Jeff Bezos Donates $2.7 Million to DC Public Library
The gift will help fund literacy program Beyond the Book.
Washingtonian: A Bunch of DC Bars and Restaurants Are Closing Amidst a Covid-19 Surge
Some are pausing after positive tests, while others are closing indoor dining altogether.
Washington Post: Pepper-sprayed, arrested, grieving: The mother who was at the frontlines of D.C.…
Karen Hylton wants justice for Karon Hylton-Brown, her son who died in a scooter crash while being followed by officers in a cruiser in October 2020
WTOP: DCPS investigating alleged Holocaust re-enactments at Watkins Elementary
DC Public Schools has confirmed that a staff member at Watkins Elementary in Southeast has been placed on leave pending an investigation into alleged Holocaust re-enactments.
WTOP: DCPS closes two schools after increase in COVID-19 cases
D.C. Public Schools announced that McKinley Tech High School and Turner Elementary School will close through the start of winter break.
Washington Post: D.C. third-graders were made to reenact episodes from the Holocaust
A Watkins Elementary School staff member told third-graders in library class to reenact scenes from the Holocaust, directing them to dig their classmates’ mass graves and simulate shooting the victims, according to an email from the…
Washington Post: Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations spike in D.C. region, stirring holiday…
If her coronavirus test came back positive, Janet Schaffer knew she risked spending Christmas in the basement.
Washington Post: D.C.-area teens produce TV special on race in America — with more to come
An hour-long TV special, which just capped its second week on District airwaves, begins with images of families in immigrant detention centers, as a voice-over asks, “Isn’t everyone welcome in America? Why is it that my people are being…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: At 5, she was killed riding her bike in a crosswalk. Her legacy should…
Allison Hart, a D.C. kindergartner known as Allie to family and friends, was more than traffic victim No. 28.
Washington Post: ‘It feels like 2020 all over again’: As covid cases climb, D.C.-area residents take…
A week before Christmas at a holiday market in downtown Washington, the air was thick with music, the smell of roasted candy-coated nuts and a growing dread over the latest surge in coronavirus cases.
DCist: D.C. Attorney General Withdraws Representation For Corrections Department In Probe Into D.C.…
The D.C. Attorney General will no longer represent the city’s Department of Corrections in “all matters arising out of or pertaining to” a federal inspection into allegations of poor living conditions and treatment at the jail, which has…
DCist: D.C. Police Tried to Fire 24 Current Officers for ‘Criminal Offenses.’ A Powerful Panel…
The two sex workers in Washington, D.C., suspected that the drunk, bearded man in the silver Nissan Maxima was a police officer. Standing outside the car on a December night in 2015, they could see his black boots and blue cargo pants.…
Washington Post: Bookstore workers across the country are organizing. D.C.’s Politics and…
The bookstore would be among the first in the city to unionize, in an industry where unions historically have been rare.
WTOP: DC attorney general withdraws representation for officials in jail conditions battle
The D.C. attorney general will no longer represent corrections officials in an ongoing battle over jail conditions, according to a letter from the attorney general.
WTOP: DC teachers, lawmakers apprehensive in days before holiday break
Michael Iacovone, a teacher at McKinley Technology High School, in Northeast D.C., has started rethinking his holiday plans with family amid a surge of coronavirus cases across the region.
Washington Post: D.C. attorney general stops representing corrections officials in ongoing battle…
The D.C. attorney general’s office has stopped representing the city’s Department of Corrections in “all matters arising out of or related to” a surprise inspection conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service that prompted the removal of…
Washington Post: Reinstating indoor mask mandate ‘on the table’ as coronavirus cases surge, Bowser…
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Friday said that reinstating the District’s indoor mask mandate is “on the table,” among other measures, as the city sees its highest-ever daily numbers of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began.
Greater Greater Washington: How composting in DC can help reduce food waste in landfills, especially…
The holidays are here, which means an annual increase in food waste between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day as more people dine out at restaurants and gather for dinner parties.
City Paper: Temporary Closures Mount, Maketto Switches to Takeout Only Until 2022
D.C. tallied its highest daily case number since the pandemic started, at 844 confirmed cases, on Friday.