WTOP: In-person Marine Corps Marathon canceled for 2nd year
Organizers of the Marine Corps Marathon say the race — scheduled for late next month — has been canceled, citing “security and safety precautions.”
Washington Post: Marine Corps Marathon canceled for second consecutive year
The Marine Corps Marathon became one of the country’s last mega-marathons to bow to the pandemic when organizers canceled last year’s event for the first time in its 45-year history. More than a year later, the 2021 event met the same fate…
DCist: More Than 100 COVID-19 Vaccine Consent Forms Stolen From Safeway Clinic Employee
More than 100 COVID-19 vaccine consent forms were stolen from an employee working at the Safeway Pharmacies clinic at the Fort Stanton Recreation Center in Southeast D.C., multiple outlets have reported.
DCist: New Club, Room 808, Brings Jazz And Comedy To Petworth 5 Nights A Week
Wanting to fill the void left by the mass closure of comedy and music clubs throughout D.C. over the past year, local comedian Martin Amini came up with a plan. Drawing on his decade of doing standup comedy in the D.C. area, the…
City Paper: Fears Around In-Person Classes Weigh on Students
A pediatrician talks with parents about children struggling with anxiety around spreading the virus.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser and DC Health Advise Eligible Residents to Receive Their Booster Shot
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 24, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dr. Kimberly Henderson (DC Health)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, as…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Celebrates the Grand Reopening of Franklin Park in Downtown DC
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 24, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrated the grand reopening of Franklin Park in…
Press Release: Councilmember Silverman and Metrobus Team Up for Online Hiring Event
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Sam Rosen-Amy
D.C. Residents Wanted to Fill Bus Operator and Other WMATA Job Openings
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 24, 2021 – In a…
District Links: Experts see hopeful signs in COVID-19 rates while urging vaccination; House backs…
In the midst of the pandemic, the latest change in seasons is a natural time to ponder what's ahead.
David Daniels: New DC tax is a win for early childhood educators, young children and families
Many of the District of Columbia’s early childhood educators ― who are predominantly women of color ― don’t earn sufficient wages and benefits to support their own families while they care for and educate the children of other families.…
Press Release: Norton Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for Franklin Park
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
September 24, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON –Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will deliver remarks today at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the reopening…
DCist: Heading Into Another Pandemic Fall, Experts Say Case Trajectory Hinges On Improved…
The D.C. region is rounding the corner on another pandemic fall season.
UrbanTurf: 350 Units Proposed to Replace Friendship Heights Building Housing Maggiano’s and DSW
This spring, the Urban Land Institute released a study looking at DC's Friendship Heights neighborhood, tracing the causes of the area's "naturally-occurring retirement community" reputation and offering prescriptions for future…
Washington Business Journal: Unhealthy Imbalance — Access to food, nutrition and health care remains…
All Mary Blackford really wanted was a place close to home where she could shop for healthy food.
WTOP: Delta variant surge ebbing in DC area
Like much of the U.S., the surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the delta variant is ebbing in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia areas.
Washington Post: Counting street cats in D.C. is a less-than-purrfect task
The District’s cat count put the city’s feline population at roughly 200,000
Washington Post: He was a D.C. graffiti artist and spent time in prison. Now, a photo he took hangs…
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser hired Khalid Naji-Allah as her staff photographer in 2015 after being impressed with his work
WTOP: DC business leaders consider ways to boost visitors, dollars to downtown area
D.C. business leaders logged into a video call Thursday to discuss ways to increase the number of people and dollars back into the downtown area.
WTOP: Metro board discusses fare changes, revenue and safety concerns
Metro is looking into several options to help address revenue concerns while encouraging ridership. Safety concerns were also a topic of discussion during a Thursday board meeting.
Washington Post: Washington celebrates Alma Thomas, the late D.C. painter who sought beauty in the…
Artist Alma Thomas’s distinctive style began with a passing glance through a window.