Washington Post: Metro resumes service after evacuating passengers from disabled train at downtown…
Metrorail service resumed Friday afternoon on the Green and Yellow lines between the Mount Vernon Square and L’Enfant Plaza stations after it was briefly suspended and passengers were evacuated from a disabled train.
DCist: Groups Launch Campaign To Decriminalize All Drugs In D.C. And Create Safe-Use Sites
A coalition of progressive groups in D.C. has launched a campaign to decriminalize all drugs and push towards a harm-reduction approach that would include supervised sites where people could use drugs.
Washington Business Journal: Union Kitchen’s Eckington location open for business
Union Kitchen took the wraps off its long-planned location in D.C.’s Eckington neighborhood on Tuesday, roughly three years after it announced plans for a shared kitchen and retail store in the larger mixed-use development by JBG Smith…
Washingtonian: Foggy Bottom’s Huge Western Market Food Hall Is Now Open
The culinary complex hosts over a dozen vendors for sushi, fried chicken, pizza, and more.
WTOP: Volunteers help bring the National Cherry Blossom festival to Ward 8 park
It was gardening day on Friday in Ward 8 as volunteers worked to bring the National Cherry Blossom Festival to Southeast D.C.
Washington Post Editorial Board: Metro’s board made a smart but deeply troubling move this week
A recurring problem caused a derailment. Why wasn’t this addressed sooner?
Washington Business Journal: Here’s how Catholic University plans to use $400M in new funding…
The Catholic University of America is extending its largest fundraising campaign, vying for at least another $100 million after recently meeting its $400 million goal ahead of schedule in September.
UrbanTurf: Skanska’s New 275-Unit NoMa Building Breaking Ground Soon
Today, Skanska announced financing for the 275-unit building it has planned at 44 M Street NE. Dubbed OZMA, the 13-story project will include roughly 7,900 square feet of ground floor retail and almost 34,000 square feet of indoor and…
DCist: D.C. Lawmakers Seek Broader Investigation Into Housing Authority, Citing ‘Troubling Pattern’…
Days after the chair of D.C.’s Housing Authority board resigned following revelations that he had approved lucrative contracts for a romantic partner, D.C. Councilmembers want the city’s inspector general to ramp up their ongoing…
DCist: Is Affordable Housing Good For Public Health? A New Study Says It Could Be
The socioeconomic benefits of affordable housing are well documented. Research has demonstrated that increased access to affordable housing is the most cost-effective way to both reduce childhood poverty and increase economic mobility.
Washington Business Journal: Tables turned — Another winter is on its way. But this time, the…
Erin Phillips clutched the teardrop-shaped award close to her body as she stepped to the podium and looked out toward the biggest crowd she’s likely seen in a year-plus, all bedecked in formal wear and assembled inside a meeting hall at…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Key Appointments
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 22, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a series of transitions…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces FY2022 Latino Community Development Grant Awards
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 22, 2021
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Daniela Revollo (EOM)
As Part of DC Values Week, the Mayor’s Office Of Community…
District Links: Metro’s reduced service to continue next week; nonprofit depicts impact of…
Don't expect a Halloween treat from Metro — officials say the reduced rail service will continue at least through Oct. 31.
Greater Greater Washington: The wheels on Metro’s 7000-series trains may not have been put on…
A technical specification that changed how the 7000-series trains’ wheels were put onto their axles appears to be a possible contributing factor to the Blue line derailment outside Rosslyn on October 12, and the likely cause of multiple…
WTOP: Metrorail service delays to continue another week
Metro’s trains will continue to run on their current reduced schedule at least through Oct. 31, Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said in a briefing Friday.
DCist: Limited Metrorail Service Will Continue Throughout October, No Timeline For 7000-Series…
Metro says it’s trying to bring back additional older trains as fast as it can to improve service, but it won’t happen in time for next week.
Washington Post: Metro to extend lower service levels for another week amid NTSB derailment…
Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld said Friday the transit agency will extend lower levels of service for another week, saying there was no timetable for when the new 7000-series fleet — stricken by problems with their wheel…
Washington Post: Scientific reclamation: How the iconic Jefferson Memorial was restored
As early as 2015, anyone viewing the Jefferson Memorial from a distance — say, from Independence Avenue across the Tidal Basin, or an aircraft window on approach to Reagan National Airport — could see that something was wrong. One of the…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser and DC Health Continue to Advise Eligible Residents to Receive Their…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 22, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dr. Kimberly Henderson (DC Health)
Boosters Now Available for All Three Available Vaccines in…