WTOP: Part of Sen. Dole’s legacy lies on the National Mall
While Bob Dole is known for his decades as a senator on Capital Hill and his presidential bid in 1996, he was also a decorated World War II veteran and helped establish a memorial to that war’s veterans on the National Mall.
DCist: Meet The Immigrant Small Business Owners At UDC’s Farmers Market
Tamales cooked by Doña Rosa. Fresh fruits and vegetables grown by Omar Flores and José Luis López. Watercolors by Anny Calderón, necklaces designed by Martha Leuro, empanadas cooked by Diana Torres, cream punch by Paula Rodríguez, and…
City Paper: Bartender Departs Tune Inn After 10 Years to Bring D.C. A Presto! Italian Foods
Stephanie Hulbert-Sargent’s first pop-up featuring comforting Italian dishes is planned for Dec. 12 at Sushi Capitol.
DCist: D.C. Area Set To Record Even Deadlier Year For Opioid Overdoses
In 2020, fatal opioid overdoses in the D.C. area surged dramatically — in some cases, to the highest levels ever recorded.
Washington Post: Training teaches teens to turn social media negatives into positives
The Social Media Caucus in D.C. was created as a counterweight to the inundation of social media that may normalize violence or trigger anger or anxiety from past trauma teens have witnessed in their lives.
Press Release: Senator Brown Begins Weekly Fast for D.C. Statehood
News Release — DC shadow Sen. Michael D. Brown
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 6, 2021
CONTACT: United States Senator Michael D. Brown
(Washington, D.C.)—United States Senator Michael D. Brown (D-D.C.) today began a fast every…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Calls on the Council to Restore Emergency Procurement Authority for the…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 6, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Kelsey Tate Felton (DC Health)
As the Pandemic Evolves and Supply Chain Issues…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser to Deploy District Snow Team Tonight in Preparation for Light Rush Hour…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, DC Department of Public Works, District Department of Transportation, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, and DC Department of General Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
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Press Release: Norton to Hold Quarterly Community Meeting with National Park Service, U.S. Park…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 6, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will hold a virtual community meeting open to all District of Columbia…
Press Release: AG Racine & AG James Lead a Coalition of 17 Attorneys General Opposing…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
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December 6, 2021
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Office of Communications
Coalition Files Amicus Brief to Protect Mail-In, Drop Box Voting
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Press Release: AG Racine Files Brief Supporting Effort to Hold Facebook Accountable For Falsely…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
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December 6, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Brief in Muslim Advocates v. Facebook Urges Court Not to Grant Tech Platforms Sweeping…
Press Release: Norton Commission Accepting Applications for Upcoming Vacancy on the U.S. District…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 6, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that her Federal Law Enforcement Nominating Commission…
District Links: Mendelson revises redistricting map ahead of initial council vote; MPD youth summit…
The DC Council will vote tomorrow on a final redistricting map designed to readjust the District's eight wards in view of the population growth documented in the 2020 census, but it won't quite be the same one its three-member…
Axios: D.C. opens second round of food access funding
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and her top officials are in Las Vegas Monday, wooing retailers and developers at a major conference.
Axios: Scoop: D.C. attorney general backs Zachary Parker for Ward 5
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine endorsed in the Ward 5 D.C. Council race on Monday, backing the president of the State Board of Education, Zachary Parker.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Launches the Next Round of the Food Access Fund
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, and the DC Office of Planning
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 6, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
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Eric Green: Brought up to par, Rock Creek Golf Course could tempt more Washingtonians to take ‘a…
There we were, the only three golfers on the Rock Creek Golf Course off 16th Street NW, teeing off on a blustery afternoon during the week of Thanksgiving.
The Rock Creek course, in the heart of Northwest DC, is practically never…
WTOP: DC’s forensic lab keeps looking for coronavirus variants
Health officials are finding more and more cases of the omicron variant here in the U.S., including several cases found in Maryland.
WTOP: DC students discuss bettering police, community relationship
The D.C. police youth summit, held at Eastern High school in northeast D.C., was put together to give students a voice in bridging the gap between students and law enforcement.
WTOP: Marshals moving inmates out of DC jail due to inhumane conditions
The U.S. Marshals Service has removed about half of inmates under their care from the D.C. jail. This comes after an inspection by the service that found clogged toilets, flooding and other substandard conditions for inmates.