Washingtonian: An Ode to the Final Pay Phone in Downtown DC
It’s last call for this sad box outside the Cheesecake Factory.
Washingtonian: A Republican Lawmaker Is Pushing to Move All Federal Agencies Out of DC
Warren Davidson's longshot "Drain the Swamp Act" would clear the area of 90 percent of the federal workforce.
WTOP: DC police warn about impersonators calling to extort money
Scammers have been posing as D.C. police officers trying to get your money — and the real police are warning the public not to fall for it.
Washington Blade: D.C. gay activist Phil Pannell recovering from ‘breakthrough’ COVID infection
‘It hit me like a ton of bricks’
Axios: Metro delays to continue through Nov. 15
Reduced Metrorail service will continue through at least Nov. 15, the transit agency announced Thursday, prolonging the region’s transportation headache.
City Paper: D.C. Council Weighs Student Vaccine Mandate
D.C. schools require at least 10 vaccinations against common diseases before children can start attending school. The D.C. Council is considering adding a new vaccine for students of every age.
WTOP: DC Council members call on mayor, feds to up aid for renters facing eviction
Members of the D.C. Council introduced a resolution Thursday calling on Mayor Muriel Bowser and the U.S. Treasury to boost funding to prevent evictions in the District.
Washington Post: D.C.’s Black Lives Matter Plaza, created overnight, is now a permanent…
More than a year after Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s overnight order — having “Black Lives Matter” painted in massive yellow letters on the street leading up to the White House, in the middle of a tense confrontation between President Donald!-->…
Washington Post: Pre-K teacher Dominique Foster is named D.C.’s 2022 Teacher of the Year
The charter school educator will go on to compete for the National Teacher of the Year award
Washington Business Journal: Republican congressional committee sues event planner over Union…
The National Republican Congressional Committee is demanding the return of a more than half-million-dollar deposit for an annual event it was forced to cancel due to Covid-19 public health restrictions.
WTOP: Permanent Black Lives Matter Plaza installation now complete in DC
D.C.’s permanent Black Lives Matter Plaza is complete, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District’s Department of Transportation said in a statement Thursday.
DCist: A New Mobile Recording Studio Aims To Amplify Overlooked D.C.-Area Musicians
A team of local professors, students, and music producers will use a recording studio built into a truck to record musicians from across the D.C. region. The group is looking to record a wide range of styles, genres and languages,!-->…
Washington Post: D.C.’s highest court clears way for McMillan development to proceed
The District’s highest court Wednesday ruled that the developers of the McMillan Sand Filtration site in Northeast Washington can proceed with a large-scale project that for years has been mired in legal challenges.
DCist: What Happens To Learning When D.C. Students Must Quarantine? It Depends.
Learning all but stopped for Sharon Culver’s seven-year-old daughter when she was required to quarantine for seven days in September. The girl did not hear from staff at Anne Beers Elementary School in Southeast D.C. about instruction the!-->…
Washington Business Journal: McMillan’s developers just picked up another win in court. That…
The team behind the McMillan sand filtration site redevelopment just picked up another court ruling in their favor, a key step in keeping demolition on the property moving and inching the tortured redevelopment forward.
Press Release: Norton Releases Her House Floor Remarks on Education Investments in President Biden’s…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
October 28, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) spoke on the House floor to highlight how the President’s Build!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: Norton, Carper Reintroduce Bill to Make D.C. Eligible for Federal Flood Mitigation…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
October 28, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) today reintroduced their District of!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces the Completion of Permanent Installation of Black Lives Matter…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 28, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
German Vigil (DDOT)
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Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Dominique Foster as 2022 DC Teacher of the Year During…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 28, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Fred Lewis (OSSE)
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Press Release: Mayor Bowser Kicks Off Leaf Collection Season, Reminds Residents to Compost Old…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 28, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
As Part of Back to Basics Week, District Agencies Are Reminding Residents How to Support Leaf!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…