City Paper: Residents Who Help Others Get Vaccinated Can Get A $51 Gift Card
Individuals can help up to 11 people get the shot, meaning someone can make up to $561.
Washington Post: Goodbye, Marilyn. Hello, Maryland. A D.C. hair salon leaves behind its mural.
Last Thursday, as stylist Roi Barnard deftly trimmed Judith Turner’s reddish-blond locks, he told the story of the macho man who years ago came to him for a haircut at his eponymous salon, Salon Roi.
Washington Business Journal: George Washington University to rename student center, remove…
George Washington University’s Board of Trustees voted to change the name of the student center, Cloyd Heck Marvin Center, due to the namesake’s legacy of enforcing racial segregation.
DCist: DDOT Won’t Yet Commit To Rebuilding Collapsed Pedestrian Bridge, Citing Low Usage
District Department of Transportation officials said Tuesday they are evaluating whether to rebuild the pedestrian bridge at Lane Avenue over I-295, which collapsed last week after a truck hit it.
WTOP: Collapsed DC 295 pedestrian bridge might not be replaced
The pedestrian bridge that was hit by a truck before collapsing onto D.C. 295 last week may not be replaced, said Everett Lott, director of the District Department of Transportation.
Press Release: Norton Bills Allowing D.C. to Set CFO’s Pay and Banning Discrimination Against LGBTQ…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 29, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that the Committee on Oversight and Reform today passed her…
Press Release: AG Racine Announces Area Childcare Program to Reform Business Practices After…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 29, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Childcare Program Charged Parents Fees for Services Prior to Rendering the…
UrbanTurf: 352 Apartments, 110 Senior Units, and a Curbless Street: The Plans for Next to Audi Field
Two years after DC United awarded development rights to Hoffman & Associates for the site beside Audi Field, we are getting a look at what is planned.
DCist: D.C. Is Handing Out Gift Cards To ‘Vaccine Buddies’ East Of The River
In its ongoing effort to boost vaccination rates east of the Anacostia River, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration will expand its existing $51 gift card offering to people who help a friend or family member receive a shot at three…
Washington Post: D.C. residents who help others get vaccinated can receive hundreds of dollars in…
District officials launched a new incentive on Tuesday to get more people vaccinated against the coronavirus: $51 Visa gift-cards for those who help the unvaccinated make a plan to get a shot at one of three city sites and accompany them…
Washingtonian: Is Carmine’s Actually DC’s Biggest Restaurant? An Investigation.
The answer is . . . complicated.
Press Release: New Columbia Solar and Adas Israel Congregation Supply the Iconic Synagogue with…
News Release — New Columbia Solar and Adas Israel Congregation
WASHINGTON, DC - Adas Israel Congregation, one of the oldest surviving synagogues in the United States, has partnered with New Columbia Solar to power their congregation…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Visiting NYC Amtrak Site to Envision Union Station Transformation,…
News Release — District Department of Transportation, DC Office of Planning
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2021
Media Contacts:
Lauren Stephens (DDOT)
James Partlow (OP)
Mayor emphasizing #DCIsOpen and the importance of…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser and Bloomberg Philanthropies Team Up to Create an Expanded Mayor’s…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 29, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a new partnership with Mayor Bowser aimed…
District Links: New vaccine incentives include $51 gift card for getting someone vaccinated; deets…
DC is hoping to turn everyday citizens into organizers for the vaccination effort, pledging to award individuals a $51 gift card for each unvaccinated person they bring to one of three clinics for a shot.
Press Release: Norton Highlights Appropriations Committee Reports with D.C. Victories
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 28, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) highlighted two reports released today by the House Appropriations…
WTOP: Adams Morgan pizza shops to cut back using pizza boxes on weekends
A deal has been reached with several pizza shops in the Adams Morgan neighborhood in D.C. aimed at keeping sidewalk trash manageable. The restaurants have agreed to cut down on the use of big pizza boxes on weekends after 10 p.m.
WTOP: More departures from troubled DC crime lab
More managers appear to have departed from the embattled D.C. crime lab, which saw its accreditation to perform forensic testing withdrawn in the spring amid an investigation over its handling of a ballistics error in a murder case.
DCist: Voices Of Wards 7 And 8: Go-Go Is D.C. Culture
Go-go has seen a swell of public appreciation in recent years. First, at the 2019 BET Awards, D.C. natives Regina Hall and Taraji P. Henson joined Sugar Bear of Experience Unlimited (E.U.) and Rare Essence’s James “Funk” Thomas for a…
City Paper: Protests Outside Nellie’s Sports Bar Continue Into Third Week
“We are demanding that they shut down. So if they continue to try and open, we are going to be protesting.”