WTOP: Washington National Cathedral ‘Blessing of the Animals’ held in person for first time since…
Animals of all shapes and sizes gathered outside of the Washington National Cathedral on Sunday afternoon with their owners as the “Blessing of the Animals” returned in-person.
Josephine Ross and Casey Anderson: Proposed regulations create roadblocks for DC Clemency Board
Passage of the Clemency Board Establishment Act of 2018 gave the District the opportunity to create its own, local clemency board and to ensure that applications from people convicted of DC Code offenses have a direct route to the…
WTOP: Casa Ruby director steps down after LGBTQ+ shelter loses DC grant
Ruby Corado has stepped down from her position as executive director of Casa Ruby, a 50-bed shelter serving the LGBTQ+ community in the District.
Washington Post: George Washington University welcomes graduates back for first in-person…
The classes of 2020 and 2021 celebrated their graduation on the National Mall on Saturday
Washington Post: Thousands of D.C. health care workers remain unvaccinated amid flurry of religious…
Nearly 2,500 D.C. health-care workers remain unvaccinated following Thursday’s deadline to receive at least the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, with nearly 70 percent of them requesting a religious exemption, according to city…
Washington Post: Metro rail car series that was suspended after decoupling incidents is returning to…
Transit officials say they hope to return all 184 of the rail cars to the agency’s fleet this year
WTOP: DC police identify 5 focus areas for Fall Crime Prevention Initiative
D.C. has identified five areas to focus on in their 2021 Fall Crime Prevention Initiative, Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Friday.
WTOP: DC Central Kitchen stirs up hunger-fighting mission with new headquarters, fundraising…
The DC Central Kitchen’s mission to fight hunger and create jobs has kicked up a notch.
Washington Post: District bill to increase access to virtual learning sets up a clash with the mayor
The D.C. Council is planning to introduce legislation that would expand access to virtual learning, potentially setting up a showdown with the mayor, who has remained firm that she wants nearly all students in physical classrooms across…
Washington Post: D.C. misused nearly $82 million meant to provide housing to the city’s poorest…
D.C. officials in fiscal 2020 misspent nearly $82 million of affordable housing funds earmarked for extremely low-income residents, according to a new report from the Office of the Inspector General.
Washington Post: Ruby Corado, founder of Casa Ruby, resigns as executive director
Ruby Corado, the founder and executive director of Casa Ruby, a shelter for LGBTQ youth, resigned Friday morning, a week after the D.C. Department of Human Services said it would not renew an $850,000 grant to the nonprofit.
Washington Post: John Terry, appeals court judge, dies at 88
John A. Terry, a Washington lawyer and judge who served decades on the D.C. Court of Appeals and earlier spent 13 years as chief of the appellate division of the U.S. attorney’s office, died Sept. 5 at a health-care facility in Bethesda,…
Washington Post: D.C. mayor, police chief launch fall initiative to combat crime in five…
District leaders, struggling to curtail deadly gun violence, are extending a summer crime prevention initiative into the fall, hoping to keep heightened police attention focused on neighborhoods where residents feel besieged by crime.
Washingtonian: Check Out DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s First TikTok
Bowser joined the social media app on Thursday.
City Paper: Open Streets D.C. To Close Three Miles of Georgia Avenue NW
Tomorrow, we take to the streets.
Washington Business Journal: End of an era: Contents of the Marriott Wardman Park to be sold off in…
Grand pianos, commercial dough mixers, and even a Ford F-250 pickup truck are among the items to be sold at auction later this month as the owner of the former Marriott Wardman Park in Northwest D.C. moves ahead with its court-approved…
Washington Times: GOP lawmakers criticize D.C. mayor over rise in violent crime, homelessness
A group of Republican lawmakers is criticizing D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser over her “failure” to address what they say are surging violent crime and homelessness problems in the nation’s capital.
Washingtonian: Kamala Harris Has Finally Sold Her DC Condo
The unit in the West End had been on the market since April.
Washington Business Journal: Two D.C.-area historically Black universities receive millions for…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is funding a new program designed to increase diversity in health tech through partnerships with multiple universities, including several in Greater Washington.
WTOP: DC Council member questions religious exemption for COVID vaccines
One member of the D.C. Council questioned why the city has a religious exemption in place for COVID-19 vaccines Friday.