Street Sense: Uncertainty over housing complicates DC’s preparations for hypothermia season
Members of the Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) shelter capacity working group met June 23 to discuss last winter’s shelter numbers and plan bed-capacity recommendations for this winter’s hypothermia season.
City Paper: Food for the People Spotlights Those Working for a More Equitable Food System
The Anacostia Community Museum's new outdoor exhibition highlights 12 local changemakers who work on nutrition, health, and food justice.
City Paper: Jack Evans Agrees to Payment Plan For Ethics Fines
He'll pay $2,000 a month for the next two years.
Washington Post: Nellie’s bar found in violation of code; case referred to D.C. attorney general
D.C.’s Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) found Nellie’s Sports Bar in violation of District code and referred its findings to the Office of the Attorney General following an investigation into a viral video that showed…
DCist: Metro Transit Police Didn’t Properly Investigate Or Document More Than 3,000 Complaints,…
The Metro Transit Police Department didn’t investigate or properly document thousands of crimes committed on the transit system between 2010 and 2017, according to a report published Thursday by Metro’s Inspector General.
WTOP: Metro Transit Police failed to investigate thousands of criminal complaints, report says
Metro’s watchdog agency on Thursday released a report accusing Metro Transit Police of failing to investigate thousands of claims of criminal offenses, including robberies, sexual offenses, kidnappings and assaults.
DCist: Michelle Obama Once Said She Wakes Up In A House ‘Built By Slaves.’ Historians Are Looking…
It was a sentence that went viral, spoken by then-First Lady Michelle Obama and quickly shared across the internet, as many political sound bites have done before. But this one was shadowed by a deep history of pain that few had spoken…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. officials are trying to get Capitol Gateway Marketplace back on…
It may take a lot of money and legal maneuvering, but D.C. officials are moving to finally get the Capitol Gateway Marketplace project back on track after Walmart’s infamous decision to spurn the Ward 7 development.
Washington Post: ‘D.C. is open’: District leaders welcome visitors for Fourth of July celebrations…
With the pandemic lockdown over and masks being discarded, the District is once again inviting partyers to celebrate an old ritual — a Fourth of July on the National Mall.
Washington Post: 5 injured after collapse of building under construction in Northwest Washington
A five-story building under construction in Northwest Washington collapsed amid a heavy storm Thursday afternoon, trapping one person in the rubble for about 90 minutes and sending four others to hospitals with injuries, according to the…
Washington Business Journal: WMATA files eminent domain claims for three properties in Northeast…
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is playing its eminent domain card to take over three properties on 28th Street NE near its Bladensburg bus facility, according to documents filed in federal court.
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. balances public health and racial sensitivities in its menthol…
The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products — including fruity e-cigarette liquids, candy-tinged cigars and menthol cigarettes — entering a thicket of racially charged controversy and emerging with a…
Washington Post: Why some advocates want a dog park in D.C.’s Ward 8: ‘Black people have dogs, too.’
Parris Weaver-DuBose was walking Marble, her French bulldog, when she ran into a community leader who asked whether she had any concerns about their neighborhood, a predominantly Black enclave on Washington’s eastern edge.
DCist: Nellie’s Assault Case Moves To The Attorney General’s Desk
After a security guard at Nellie’s Sports Bar dragged a Black woman down a flight of stairs during Pride week, the bar is now at risk of facing fines or losing its liquor license – the latter punishment a possible death knell for the venue…
Washingtonian: A New Concert Venue Is Launching in an Old DC Car Barn
The Capital Turnaround's Navy Yard space will soon host live entertainment, comedy, music, and more.
Press Release: D.C. Council Labor Committee Approves Transformative Budget to Boost Unemployed…
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Sam Rosen-Amy
Recommendations Put Thousands of Dollars in the Pockets of DC Unemployed Residents, Award Grants to Struggling Local…
Press Release: Modified District Government Services for Fourth of July
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 1, 2021
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Monday, July 5, 2021, District Government will…
Washingtonian: Tony Gittens Reflects on 35 Years of FilmFest DC
Tony Gittens, the director of FilmFest DC, has been immersed in the world of film his whole life.
City Paper: DC Health: At This Time, People Who Got J&J Vaccine Do Not Need To Get Booster
Experts say more information about J&J’s effectiveness against the Delta variant and the possible side effects of Pfizer or Moderna boosters is needed.
WTOP: DC hotel The Jefferson reopens after a year and a half
Landmark D.C. hotel The Jefferson, four blocks from the White House, reopens to guests July 3.