DCist: D.C., Montgomery County Activating Hypothermia Alerts Tonight
With temps dropping into the low 30s overnight, the District and Montgomery Country are activating their respective hypothermia alerts for the first time this winter. The National Weather Service says wind speeds could reach 18 mph.
City Paper: As You Are Bar, an Inclusive Queer Space, Is Bound for Barracks Row
Founders Jo McDaniel and Rach Pike just signed a lease for the former District Soul Food and Banana Cafe space.
Washington Post: When a veteran struggled with homelessness, Friendship Place offered help
Alan Banks thought that if he kept moving, people wouldn’t know he didn’t have any place to go.
DCist: Goodbye Trump Hotel, Hello Waldorf Astoria D.C.
The tallest building in downtown Washington, besides the Washington Monument, is a monument to another president: Donald J. Trump. Now, the gold letters on the Trump International Hotel could be removed for good: the Trump Organization is…
WTOP: Howard University’s student-led protest comes to an end
Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick and student protestors announced a conclusion to more than a month of protests outside of the Blackburn University Center.
DCist: Howard University Students End One Of The Longest Protests In School’s History
Howard University students ended a protest that lasted just over a month on Monday after coming to an agreement with university administrators. This follows several weeks of negotiations.
WTOP: Chemist discovers new opioid in DC, alerts first responders using Narcan for overdoses
A chemist in D.C.’s crime lab has discovered a new synthetic opioid being used on the streets of the District. The lab immediately alerted first responders about the possibility the drug could be resistant to the lifesaving antidote…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Activates Hypothermia Alert, Urges Residents to Be Vigilant and to…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 15, 2021
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
On-Demand Transportation to Shelter is Available by Calling (202) 399-7093 or…
Press Release: Statement from Mayor Bowser on the Signing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 15, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser joined President Joseph R. Biden at the…
Press Release: Second Norton Bill Banning Smoking on Transportation Signed Into Law
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
November 15, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and…
District Dig: Risky Business — DowntownDC Business Improvement District orders an investigation of…
The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (“Downtown BID”) has retained an outside firm to conduct an internal investigation related to President and CEO Neil Albert, amid contract concerns related to his girlfriend.
Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Repeal Unnecessary Federal Law on D.C. Bridges
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
November 15, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today reintroduced the District of Columbia Bridges Home Rule Act,…
Press Release: Bowser Administration Reports Major Strides in Reducing Contamination Within…
News Release — DC Department of Public Works
Monday, November 15, 2021
In advance of America Recycles Day, the Department of Public Works is expanding on momentum by launching new interactive recycling story map and outreach campaign…
District Links: Howard protest ends in agreement with administration; sale of Trump hotel means…
Over the past month, Howard University students have drawn prominent figures such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson to campus as they sought to push administrators to address their key complaints. Now protesters say they've reached a satisfactory…
Press Release: Norton Pleased Compromise Has Been Reached Between Howard University Protestors,…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
November 15, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
Norton requested a meeting to facilitate an agreement between the university and protesters
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congresswoman…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Celebrates Major Milestones on Historic MLK Gateway Project in Anacostia
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 15, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Natalia Vanegas…
City Paper: Can a Trendy Food Hall and New Dining Halls Fix GWU’s Hunger Problem?
Western Market presents a fun opportunity for students, but only those who can afford it.
DCist: 24-Year-Old Aspiring Opera Singer, Restaurant Worker Killed By Driver In Adams Morgan
D.C. Police have identified a woman killed by a driver over the weekend as 24-year-old Nina Larson, an aspiring opera singer, American University graduate, and employee at the restaurant Mintwood Place. Larson is the latest victim of…
Washington Post: Howard University students say they’ve reached agreement with school, ending…
Demonstrators began occupying the campus student center Oct. 12 over housing issues, transparency and representation
Associated Press: Reports: Trump selling DC hotel to investment firm for $375M
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s opulent hotel near the White House that drew lobbyists and diplomats seeking favor with the ex-president as well as criticism as a symbol of his ethics conflicts is being sold to a Miami investment group,…