Washington Post: Muriel Bowser will seek a third term as D.C. mayor
Muriel E. Bowser said she will run for a third term as mayor of Washington in 2022, asking voters to grant her four more years to manage the city’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and see through developments in housing and health…
Axios: D.C. orgs help families utilize child tax credit
Just over half of eligible D.C. families received child tax credit payments between July and September, according to an analysis by the Social Policy Institute at Washington University in St. Louis.
UrbanTurf: DC Releases RFP for Mixed-Use Development and New Fire Station Near Rhode Island Avenue…
In June, DC's Zoning Commission approved a map amendment to rezone the site of the Engine Company 12 fire station at 2225 5th Street NE and 513 Rhode Island Avenue NE from the industrial PDR-2 zoning to MU-10, which would allow…
Washington Post: Over chairman’s objections, D.C. Council approves two arts commission nominees he…
The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved the reappointments of four members of the city’s Commission on the Arts and Humanities, including two candidates whom council Chairman Phil Mendelson had tried to dismiss because of what he described as…
Washington Post: ‘This is a big deal for my family’: At-risk kids 5-11 get coronavirus vaccine first
Mom Sasha Taylor knew Arnoldo would scream and writhe in her arms, that Acia, who uses a wheelchair, would tense up, and that Alea would try to comfort them both.
FOX 5: 400 detainees transferred from DC jail after U.S. Marshal’s inspection
The U.S. Marshals Service announced the transfer of 400 residents in federal custody at the Central Detention Facility at the D.C. Jail to a prison in Pennsylvania on Tuesday after finding inadequate conditions at CDF.
WUSA9: Where is DC arts funding going? Here’s what we learned
Critics are saying that money used to support arts programs in D.C. is unfairly distributed along racial lines.
NBC4: Advocates Want Answers About Unsanitary DC Jail Living Conditions
400 inmates being moved to federal prison
Washington Post: D.C. jail ordered U.S. Marshals to leave after surprise inspections, judge says
Authorities at the D.C. jail ordered members of the U.S. Marshals Service to leave the facility after a team of deputy marshals spent several days last month conducting a surprise inspection of the jail and cataloguing “egregious”…
WTOP: Howard University president: Student protests have led to layoffs of cafeteria workers
The president of Howard University in D.C. said the student occupation of campus buildings due to an ongoing protest has led to layoffs in the cafeteria because it has not been able to operate.
Washington Post: Wards 7 and 8 have long represented poor, Black D.C. neighborhoods. What does it…
As D.C. embarks on the decennial process of redrawing its political boundaries based on the latest census, one major political and cultural change has become apparent: The District will no longer have any ward located entirely east of the…
WTOP: Inmates seek release from DC Jail after damning inspection
Defense attorneys have filed for their clients’ release from the D.C. Jail after a U.S. Marshals Service inspection found conditions inside the jail may infringe on inmates’ civil rights.
Washington Blade: Ward 2 redistricting plan would split Dupont Circle ‘gayborhood’
Activists call on Council to keep LGBTQ neighborhood intact
Street Sense: Changes are coming to local fresh food initiative Produce Plus
After working with the nonprofit D.C. Greens for seven years, the D.C. Department of Health is contracting with a new administrator for the city’s Produce Plus program. The new partnership will be unveiled in the next few weeks, program…
DCist: More Than 20% Of DCPS Staff Remain Unvaccinated After Nov. 1 Deadline
More than 20% of staff at D.C. Public Schools remains unvaccinated after the deadline mandating all teachers, staff, and some student athletes be fully vaccinated with no option to test out of the requirement.
Washingtonian: A DC Architecture Firm Wants Washingtonians to Rethink Alleys
EL Studio's exhibit and tour will examine possible futures and obstacles to development.
DCist: After Inspection Finds ‘Systemic Failures’ At D.C. Jail, 400 Residents Will Be Moved
The U.S. Marshals Service for D.C. will transfer 400 people in federal custody from the D.C. Jail to a federal prison in Pennsylvania after an inspection found what the agency described as “evidence of systemic failures” and unacceptable…
WTOP: DC parents relieved as Children’s National gives out 1st COVID shots to young kids
Doctors are wasting no time in getting shots into younger kids’ arms, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director gave the go-ahead Tuesday night for kids ages 5 to 11 to get the shots.
DCist: After Emotional Testimony, D.C. Council Approves Bowser-Nominated Arts Commissioners
Following days of controversial back-and-forth and an emotional debate during Tuesday’s D.C. Council meeting, the council moved to consider the re-nominations of Natalie Hopkinson and Cora Masters Barry to the D.C. Commission on the Arts…
District Links: Inspection prompts feds to relocate 400 from DC Jail; council approves two arts…
A surprise inspection by the U.S. Marshals Service is bringing conditions at the DC Jail to the forefront, with the agency announcing plans to relocate 400 detainees to a federal facility in Pennsylvania.