Press Release: DC Public Library Begins Sunday and Holiday Hours
News Release — DC Public Library
For Immediate Release:
September 9, 2021
Media Contact:
George Williams, Media Relations Manager
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Press Release: Mayor Bowser Partners with SMBX to Fuel a New $5 Million Investment in Small…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, and SMBX
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 9, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Shayne Wells (DMPED)
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District Links: DC middle school’s entire sixth grade in quarantine; Capitol fencing will…
With DC Public Schools midway through the second week of the fall semester, officials acknowledged that the entire sixth grade at Southeast DC's Johnson Middle School is in quarantine at home and learning remotely after someone in the!-->…
UrbanTurf: 3,000 Units and 20 Acres of Open Space: The Development Plans at the Armed Forces…
Nearly two years ago, a development team was selected to help convert 80 acres of DC's 272-acre Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) into a publicly-accessible, mixed-use extension of the surrounding neighborhood.
WTOP: Smithsonian seeking Sept. 11 stories from public for archival record
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is collecting stories, experiences and memories of the Sept. 11 attacks for an archive as the tragedy nears its 20th anniversary.
Washington Business Journal: Public paychecks: Who earns the most on D.C.’s payroll? Check out…
University of the District of Columbia President Ronald Mason is once again the highest-paid person on the D.C. payroll, according to data from the city’s Department of Human Resources.
WTOP: DC Shorts kicks off hybrid film festival
Last year, it was forced to screen all of its movies virtually due to the pandemic.
Associated Press: Police planning to reinstall Capitol fence ahead of rally
WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials concerned by the prospect for violence at a rally in the nation’s capital next week are planning to reinstall protective fencing that surrounded the U.S. Capitol for months after the Jan. 6!-->…
WTOP: Council chairman asks DC mayor to speed emergency money to head off evictions
The COVID-19 pandemic spurred a nationwide moratorium on evictions, but the ban has ended, and D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson is raising concern about the possibility of several hundred evictions in the District in the coming weeks.
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WTOP: Hundreds of DC schools students, staff quarantined
Just after a week into the new school year, nearly a thousand D.C. students and staff are quarantined following an exposure to the coronavirus.
Washington Post: Howard cancels another day of online and hybrid classes as officials investigate…
Students on the Northwest Washington college campus are trying to make the best of the situation
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Highlights Economic Toolkit to Ensure Strong Recovery for the District
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 9, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Shayne Wells (DMPED)
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WTOP: Effort to resettle Afghan refugees in DC region gets much needed financial lift
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington is sending hundreds of thousands of dollars to a social services organization that’s facing a financial funding gap in the effort to resettle refugees arriving from Afghanistan.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: A cop punched a restrained man a dozen times. Should a jury that will…
The video that could end D.C. police officer Ryan Sullivan’s career and result in criminal charges against him was made public a month ago.
DCist: Coronavirus Case At D.C. Middle School Forces Entire Sixth Grade Into Quarantine
The entire sixth grade at a D.C. middle school is quarantining after at least one student tested positive for COVID-19.
City Paper: After Labor Day Weekend Shooting, Lewis George Calls for Building Blocks D.C. Initiative…
After a deadly mass shooting this weekend, will Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George’s calls for city funding be heard?
WTOP: Glover Park Whole Foods first to get Just Walk Out pay
Whole Foods owner Amazon is rolling out its cashier-less payment technology at its Whole Foods locations in D.C.’s Glover Park and Sherman Oaks, California. They are the first two Whole Foods stores to get the technology.
City Paper: Reveler’s Hour and Other Restaurants That Didn’t Receive RRF Grants Are in Jeopardy
"People just aren’t eating out the same way they were pre-pandemic."
Washington Business Journal: D.C.’s travel outlook may still be cloudy, but there are some…
Destination D.C.'s Elliott Ferguson holds out hope for 2022
DCist: The Smithsonian Wants Your 9/11 Memories For An Online Repository
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History is gathering written and recorded memories of 9/11 for the 20th anniversary of the attacks.