Washington Post: Washington Monument to reopen Wednesday
The Washington Monument is expected to reopen Wednesday after a six-month closure because of the pandemic.
DCist: The Washington Monument Has Been Closed Since Inauguration. It’s Reopening Wednesday
The Washington Monument will reopen this Wednesday after a six-month closure, according to the National Park Service.
UrbanTurf: DC to Be More Proactive About Building Structure Safety in the City
In light of last month's tragic building collapse near the Florida coast, and another dangerous collapse of an under-construction building on Kennedy Street in DC earlier this month, DC's Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Joins Delegation of Local Leaders to Meet with President Biden about Gun…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 12, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Highlighted Additional Opportunities for Federal Support…
Press Release: Norton Looking Forward to Interview with ‘Nemesis’ Stephen Colbert Tomorrow
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
July 12, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that she is looking forward to her appearance on The Late…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Welcomes Back Employees as DC Government Leads in Returning to the…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Human Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 12, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dora Taylor-Lowe (DHS)
In-Person, Walk-in Services Expand for…
City Paper: Beer Hall Barons and a Pizza Master to Bring D.C. a Deluxe Slice Joint
Slice & Pie and Lucy, from the team behind Franklin Hall and Penn Social, should open on 14th Street NW in early October.
WTOP: Hotel industry is recovering, but not necessarily in DC
Travelers are returning to hotels, and the hotel industry as a whole is beginning to recover. But the stabilization is not across the board.
Washington Business Journal: Bowser to ramp up safety reviews on multifamily, commercial properties…
D.C. will enhance its safety reviews of commercial property in the District — as well as filing requirements for building owners — in light of recent high-profile building collapses, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Friday.
Press Release: Chairman Mendelson and AG Racine Announce Legislation to Protect DC Consumers from…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
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July 12, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Bill Would Modernize Outdated Debt Collection Law and Provide Needed Protection for Residents…
Pam Bailey: DC officials should act now to restore local control over parole
James Dunn spent 29 years in prison without a disciplinary infraction. He completed every program in which he could enroll, taught classes for fellow prisoners, and mentored those younger than him. Yet Dunn was refused parole…
WTOP: DC marks 100th homicide in 2021
D.C. marked a grim milestone on Friday, with the city seeing its 100th homicide. It represents an accelerated pace of homicides from previous years.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Activates Heat Emergency Plan for Monday, July 12 through Wednesday,…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, and DC Department of Human Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 11, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Nicole…
7News: Hundreds of people wait in long lines for walk-in services at DC DMV
WASHINGTON (7News) — A long line of people waited to receive in-person services at the DC DMV Sunday afternoon.
WUSA9: Friday shooting marks disturbing milestone | DC hits 100th homicide of 2021, MPD says
Just weeks ago, Mayor Muriel Bowser was on national TV trying to pinpoint causes and solutions to the surge in deadly violence.
Washington Post: Day care is expensive in D.C. Some say the city should spend millions more…
Child care is becoming one of the major flash points in the D.C. Council’s ongoing budget negotiations, as advocates ask the city to spend tens of millions more on subsidizing the high cost of day care for the city’s neediest parents.
Washington Post: Everything was going wrong in his life. Then he won D.C.’s vaccine lottery.
For Sung-ha Jou, a 44-year-old Air Force veteran, one disaster kept leading to the next during the coronavirus pandemic. He lost his job during the early weeks of the pandemic, then eventually his home, his van and his other sources of…
Washington Post: Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ta-Nehisi Coates appointments signal new era for Howard…
The recent growth at Howard University comes a few years after students waged a nine-day protest over conditions at the school and called for their president’s resignation
Washington Post: D.C. community ambassadors go door to door encouraging coronavirus vaccinations
Responding to a knock, Cheyenne Harris cracked open the front door of her Fort Davis Park home and peeked outside to find two people in bright green work vests.
DCist: ‘This Is Like My Front Yard’: Locals Celebrate The Removal Of The Capitol Fence
The scene at the East Front of the Capitol on Saturday morning was quietly joyful: people wandering around the stone plaza in the breeze, tourists snapping selfies, dog walkers towed by their pets, a little girl learning to ride a bike, a…