WTOP: Howard University plans big campus addition focusing on research, housing
Howard University has selected three real estate developers for a 260,000-square-foot mixed-use development adjacent to its main campus on Georgia Avenue NW that will include a laboratory, office building and hundreds of apartments.
Drew Holden in The Post: D.C.’s new mask mandate risks undermining public health
In response to a slight uptick in local cases, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced that the city would reinstate indoor mask mandates even for the vaccinated.
Richard B. Karel in The Post: The D.C. area hosts the stunning roseate spoonbill
I don’t know when I began to realize that birds were something marvelous and otherworldly. It might have been when I first saw a pileated woodpecker swoop to an 80-foot tulip poplar tree in my backyard when I was 7 or 8 years old,…
Adele Robey in The Post: Anacostia’s missing traffic control
This month I will have an anniversary that is no cause for celebration. Three years ago, I was hit by a car while crossing Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, in the crosswalk, with the walk light. A woman who thought answering her phone was…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Encourages Residents and Visitors to Celebrate DC’s Vibrant Dining Scene…
News Release -— Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
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August 6, 2021
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District Links: DC theaters set vaccination requirement for audiences; Time cover story goes deep…
From Arena Stage to Shakespeare Theatre Company to Woolly Mammoth, the bulk of DC's theaters have joined together to require audience members to provide proof of vaccination to attend indoor performances.
Washington Post: D.C. parking, traffic tickets snowball into financial hardships
Garry Scott, 68, vaguely remembers the first ticket he got after moving to D.C. It was almost a decade ago. It was likely an infraction for not having a residential parking permit, he says.
WTOP: DC gyms push for maskless workouts for vaccinated members
A coalition of D.C. fitness businesses is asking the District to make an exception for vaccinated members from wearing masks while working out.
Washington Post: Ransomware poses threat to vulnerable local governments
Ransomware is the invisible threat that’s sweeping the nation.
Washington Post: Boil-water advisory continues for roughly 14,000 residents in parts of Northeast…
D.C. Water officials said testing is being done Friday to ensure drinking water is safe after a problem with a line
Washington Post: ‘It was riot and mayhem’: Biden, honoring police, warns against distorting Capitol…
President Biden signed legislation Thursday to award the Congressional Gold Medal to police who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection, taking the opportunity to mount his starkest pushback yet against an emerging…
Associated Press: Biden signs bill awarding medals to Jan. 6 first responders
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday offered “profound gratitude” to law enforcement officers who responded to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection as he signed legislation to award them Congressional Gold Medals for their service.…
Washington Post: Howard University announces center to research health disparities
Howard University and several development partners will begin construction in 2023 on a new center dedicated to researching health disparities, school officials announced Thursday.
Washington Post: 13 D.C. area theaters will require audiences to prove they’re vaccinated
If you want to see a Broadway show this fall, you’re going to have to show proof that you’ve been vaccinated. Closer to home, if you want to see a musical or drama at one of D.C.'s leading theaters, you’re probably going to have to provide…
Street Sense: Encampment cleanup at 7th and P St NW bus shelter sparks debate over public space
When tweets went back and forth about an encampment at the 7th and P St NW Metrobus stop, community members joined the growing debate about who has a right to public spaces. A cleanup of the area followed, with the Office of the Deputy…
Press Release: AG Racine Joins White House Meeting on Holding Gun Manufacturers Accountable; Calls…
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August 5, 2021
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AG Racine was the First AG in the Country to File Suit Against Polymer80, One of the Largest Ghost Gun Manufacturers in the U.S.
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Press Release: Statement on H.R. 3325
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
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August 5, 2021
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(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, as Mayor Bowser joined President Biden at the White House in the…
City Paper: How One D.C. Federal Employee with Disabilities Prepares for Office Reopenings
Last Tuesday, people nationwide—and national museums in D.C.—celebrated the 31st anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the major U.S. law forbidding discrimination on the basis of disability.
DCist: All D.C.-Area Jurisdictions Report ‘Substantial’ Transmission Of COVID-19
All jurisdictions in the D.C. region are now reporting substantial transmission of COVID-19, underscoring the highly contagious nature of the delta variant as local officials rush to stem the tide of another surge.
Washingtonian: 8 Gripping Details From Time’s Cover Story on DC Cop Michael Fanone
The narcotics officer was brutally injured during the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol.