UrbanTurf: Micro-Units and More? Georgetown’s Mall Looks to Go Residential
A residential conversion could be in the works for a large portion of the mall at the center of Georgetown.
City Paper: Another Budget Cycle Goes By Without Removing Barriers to Health Care for Undocumented…
For the past decade, D.C. has required D.C. Healthcare Alliance enrollees to reapply for their health insurance in person every six months.
City Paper: Temperatures in D.C.’s Heat Islands, Can Register Ten to Twenty Degrees Hotter Than in…
For those that live and work in those places, exposure to that heat can be uncomfortable and outright dangerous.
City Paper: Despite a Free Smoke Alarm Program, D.C. Residents Are Still Dying In House Fires
The city has seen a decade of below-average totals beginning in 2010, but fatalities have been trending upward again in the past three years.
City Paper: The Tweeters Behind Feeds Like DC REALTIME NEWS Make Every Shooting Known
Whether their reporting is harmful or helpful in a city grappling with police reform and violent crime depends on who you ask.
WTOP: DC police release body cam footage of arrest where officer can be seen punching man
D.C. police released body camera footage taken during an arrest in which one of the officers was captured on a viral video repeatedly punching a man as other officers tried to handcuff him.
Washington Post: District releases body-cam video of officer punching man during arrest
District officials released footage Wednesday from police body cameras during an arrest in a suspected drug transaction in Southeast Washington that led to three officers being suspended after one of the officers was captured on viral!-->…
jonetta rose barras: Will DC officials balk at providing help to low-income Ward 8 homeowners told…
Life for more than three dozen low- to moderate-income Ward 8 homeowners just went from bad to worse — much, much worse. The engineering consulting firm they hired, The Falcon Group, is recommending a complete evacuation of all units at!-->…
Washington Post: At funeral for 6-year-old Nyiah Courtney, a call for an end to the ‘bloody city’
Walking down the aisle in the center of the church, the 10-year-old clung tightly to the hand of a family member as they approached the open casket.
DCist: 15-Year-Old Boy Fatally Stabbed Outside KIPP DC School In Northeast
A 15-year-old D.C. student died Wednesday after he was stabbed by another teen outside of the Northeast charter school that they attend, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Washington Post: As delta variant spurs anxiety, D.C. mayor isn’t backing down from requiring…
With less than two weeks until the start of the academic year, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) remained steadfast Wednesday that nearly all public school children in the nation’s capital would be required to attend in-person school full!-->…
Washington Post: Teen fatally stabbed at dismissal time outside high school in Northeast Washington
A 15-year-old boy was fatally stabbed Wednesday afternoon during an altercation that occurred as students were being dismissed from a charter high school in Northeast Washington, according to D.C. police.
WTOP: Teenager killed in stabbing outside DC school
A teenager was fatally stabbed Wednesday following an altercation with another teenager outside a D.C. school.
City Paper: The State of District-Area Misinformation and Vaccine Hesitancy
A recent anti-vaccine misinformation (or potential disinformation) campaign in Prince George’s County and an anti-misinformation vaccination campaign targeting Black folks in the DMV highlight some of the vaccine hesitancy and access!-->…
Washingtonian: Texas Congressman Wants to Prevent DC From Instituting a Vaccine Mandate
Pat Fallon's bill would prohibit the District from doing something it has shown no appetite for.
Greater Greater Washington: 2020 census numbers show where our region is growing and where it isn’t
Last Thursday, the Census Bureau released the redistricting data from the 2020 census, giving the public its first look at the results for geographic areas smaller than states. What does this data tell us about how our region is growing?
Washington Post: D.C. arts commission shifts grants to address equity, bringing cuts to big groups
The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities has dramatically reshaped the way it supports Washington’s arts community by directing significant increases to the city’s small and midsize arts organizations and making steep cuts to almost!-->…
DCist: Here Are The Details Of D.C. Public Schools’ Plan To Fully Reopen
D.C. Public Schools released much-awaited health and safety plans on Wednesday that describe how it will fully reopen buildings.
Patch: DC Fire Honors Lifeguard Who Rescued 90-Year-Old Swimmer
DC Fire and EMS honored a lifeguard at a ceremony Tuesday for his role in rescuing a 90-year-old woman who had sunk to the bottom of a pool.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. budgets $10M to buy Georgetown site key to the Potomac River…
The District is moving to acquire at least a portion of an old Exxon gas station property across from the Key Bridge, a crucial step in making the long-sought Georgetown-Rosslyn gondola, among other potential infrastructure projects, a!-->…