Washington Informer: D.C. Redistricting Map Draws Strong Responses
The proposed D.C. Council’s subcommittee on redistricting map based on the 2020 census includes significant changes in the boundaries for Wards 6, 7 and 8 which have generated spirited discussion among District residents.
WTOP: Bowser’s decision to lift indoor mask mandate has DC parents feeling left behind
To celebrate her 6-year-old son becoming fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, D.C. parent Leilah Mooney Joseph has planned what she called a “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” type of day.
Washington Blade: Casa Ruby expands LGBTQ mental health services
Community services group moves offices to Dupont Circle
Washington Post: Air and Space Museum will close in March for at least six months
The Smithsonian will close the Air and Space Museum on the National Mall on March 28 for at least six months as it completes the first phase of a seven-year renovation that is expected to cost more than $1 billion.
Washington Post: School trips to D.C. are back in all their teenage glory
Students on the Mall are a sight for sore eyes in our nation’s tourism-dependent capital
Washington Times: Backers of D.C. National Guard local control say they’re not giving up the fight
Supporters of a bill to give the D.C. mayor control over the District’s National Guard force say they will continue to push for its inclusion in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), although the provision wasn’t part of the…
WTOP: DC law requires paid leave for employees who get COVID shots
Private-sector employees in the District now have to be offered two hours of paid leave to get a COVID-19 shot — both for themselves and for their children.
WTOP: Meteorologist Doug Hill, a fixture for more than 3 decades in DC area, dies
Present and former colleagues on Tuesday remembered Doug Hill, who died Monday after having been a meteorologist in the D.C. area for more than 30 years.
City Paper: Go-go Performers Gather for a “Great Day”
Photographer Dee Dwyer assembled more than 100 go-go artists to pay homage to the Art Kane photo known as “A Great Day in Harlem.”
Washingtonian: There’s a Big Concert on Friday to Remember DC’s Legendary Cellar Door Nightclub
Dozens of artists will reunite and pay tribute to the club that was beloved by artists like John Denver and Stevie Wonder.
DCist: Ward 7 ANC Commissioner Joel Castón Is Free After 26 Years Of Incarceration
Joel Castón, the Ward 7 ANC Commissioner who was elected earlier this year while he was incarcerated at the D.C. Jail, has been released on parole after serving 26 years in prison.
City Paper: The Anacostan Tribe Once Lived on the Land Now Known As D.C.
Despite a dearth of archaeological research in D.C., developers have stumbled on artifacts throughout the past few hundred years.
Washington Post: Doug Hill, D.C.-area weather broadcasting icon, passes away
Doug Hill, a giant in TV weather broadcasting in the Washington region, died Monday, according to ABC7, where he retired as chief meteorologist in 2017.
DCist: Here’s What To Know About D.C.’s New COVID Tracking Dashboards
When D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the imminent end of the citywide mask mandate last week, she positioned the decision as part of a fundamental reframing of her administration’s thinking — and policymaking — around COVID-19.
DCist: National Air And Space Museum To Close For At Least Six Months In 2022
The National Air and Space Museum will close for at least six months starting in March 2022 while new galleries are under construction in the facility’s west wing, the Smithsonian announced Tuesday.
Washington Business Journal: Affordable housing nonprofit sets up first D.C. acquisition with…
The Washington Housing Conservancy is on the cusp of acquiring a 214-unit apartment complex in Deanwood, a move that would mark the three-year-old affordable housing nonprofit’s first purchase in D.C. proper as it ramps up its work around…
Washington Post: ‘Teenarama’ was a dance show for D.C.’s Black teens. Now it’s a musical.
When the musical “Hairspray” came out, filmmaker Beverly Lindsay-Johnson was deep into research on D.C.’s homegrown African American TV dance show, “Teenarama.” Friends started bombarding her with the suggestion that she should turn her…
DCist: Metro Buses Will Allow All-Door Boarding Starting In 2022
Metro plans to outfit its entire bus fleet for two-door entry in a dual effort to reduce boarding times and prepare for the next health emergency.
DCist: Some Local Nonprofits Are Feeling The Strain Of High Turkey Prices
While most Washingtonians are dreaming of a beach day or a vacation away every July, Rasheed Abdurrahman is planning for Thanksgiving.
WTOP: Avocado Green opens Georgetown mattress store — with 15-minute sleep experiences
Organic mattress maker Avocado Green Mattress opens its Georgetown showroom Friday, and it is not your typical retail mattress store.