Washington Informer: Mendelson and Bowser Clash over STAY DC Program
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson recently voiced concern about STAY DC’s sluggish pace on distributing funds to needy tenants who face eviction but a key Bowser administration official says the program has worked well.
Washington Informer: Norton Chairs D.C. Statehood Issue Forum for CBC Conference
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton served as the host for the “A New Majority for D.C. Statehood” virtual issue forum for the 50th Annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference that took place on Sept. 13.
WTOP: Fencing, road closures return to Capitol for rally supporting those arrested in Jan. 6 riot
Ahead of the “Justice for J6” rally in D.C., officials started planning safety measures to guard the U.S. Capitol, which was the scene of a deadly and violent breach only eight months ago.
Washingtonian: Hundreds of Thousands of Flags on the National Mall Will Commemorate American Lives…
The exhibition will run from Friday through October 3.
Washington Post: D.C. street closures for Saturday’s rally in support of Jan. 6 insurrection…
Crews have started to put up perimeter fencing around the U.S. Capitol area in preparation for a rally in support of those arrested in the Jan. 6 attack.
WTOP: Metro offers its first-ever pass sale to riders
Metro riders in the D.C. region can save up to 50% off their purchase of unlimited day passes at discounted prices starting Thursday morning.
WTOP: DC abruptly disbands crime lab’s firearms unit
Months after the District’s troubled crime lab lost its accreditation, the city is moving to essentially disband a key unit of the troubled forensic agency, planning to lay off nearly a dozen staff members of the Firearms Examination Unit.!-->…
WTOP: Firefighters spread safety awareness after DC 3rd grader dies in Petworth fire
D.C. fire crews were out canvassing the Petworth neighborhood in D.C. Wednesday morning after a fire killed a 7-year-old girl the day before.
Washington Post: Neighbors offer support for family of 7-year-old who died in D.C. rowhouse fire
The afternoon was like any other Tuesday on Quebec Place. Until people on the Northwest D.C. street heard screams and saw smoke and fire billowing from a neighbor’s window.
Washington Post: Capitol Police request National Guard if needed ahead of rally defending those…
The Capitol Police have requested the support of the National Guard on Saturday if events get violent at a rally of demonstrators supporting those arrested in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
UrbanTurf: 51 Units Followed By Full-Service Grocery: The Plans for a Buzzard Point Concrete Plant
A two-phase mixed-use development on the boards for Buzzard Point may bring the first full-service grocery store to the budding development neighborhood in DC.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. taps Children’s National to partner on new St. E’s hospital
Children’s National Hospital will provide health care for kids at a future hospital in Southeast D.C., city officials announced Wednesday.
City Paper: Why Mount Pleasant is a Treasure Chest for D.C.’s Home Cooks
After picking out a cookbook at Bold Fork Books, head to the neighborhood's new and seasoned markets for ingredients.
City Paper: Cookie Case Closed: The Dirty Goose Freed of Its $1,000 Fine
The Alcohol Control Board tossed The Dirty Goose's ludicrous cookie fine levied nearly a year ago.
UrbanTurf: Manna Aims to Rezone Shaw Block for Mixed-Use Redevelopment
Another Shaw block may be up for redevelopment.
Washington Post: Children’s hospitals seeing early increase in seasonal respiratory illness
Two children’s hospitals in the Washington region say they’ve recently seen a large number of children sick with RSV, a seasonal respiratory virus that usually hits during the winter months.
CNN: US Capitol Police request DC National Guard assistance ahead of September 18 right-wing rally
Washington (CNN) — US Capitol Police have requested DC National Guard assistance ahead of planned right-wing protests scheduled for this Saturday at the Capitol, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Wednesday.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: Not only lives are lost to gun violence. So, too, are ‘teenage dreams.’
By her estimate, Aalayah Eastmond has talked about the most traumatic day of her life more than 700 times in the past three years.
DCist: What We Know About The Right-Wing Rally Planned For Sept. 18
D.C. is preparing for far-right activists and, potentially, white supremacist groups to visit the city — this time, to support and defend people charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Partnership to Provide Free Access to the Canopie Maternal…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 15, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Sward Tondoneh (DMHHS)
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