City Paper: Arts Commissioner Claps Back at Council Chairman Over Political ‘Mess’
Natalie Hopkinson responds to Chairman Phil Mendelson's comments about drama in the Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
DCist: There’s A New Swingers Lounge In Dupont … No, Not That Kind
Upon walking into the new Dupont Circle establishment Swingers, one might first be a bit confused. No, it’s obviously not that kind of swingers venue (no need to leave your phone at the door). But is it a lounge? A club? An indoor…
Washington Business Journal: Bowser backs away from redeveloping Park Morton. Opponents to her new…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is making a major change to plans for the Park Morton public housing complex in Park View, just south of the Petworth Metro station, backing away from its redevelopment in favor of a rehabilitation.
DCist: The D.C. Region Has Become More Diverse — But Also More Segregated, Study Finds
A sweeping new study of racial segregation across the U.S. shows that the Washington region, like much of the country, has become more segregated since 1990.
Press Release: Judge Throws Out Constitutional Claims Against Federal Officials for Police Attack on…
News Release — ACLU of the District of Columbia
June 21, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON – A federal judge today dismissed constitutional claims against former attorney general William Barr and other federal officials…
Press Release: Judge Throws Out All Claims Against Federal Officials For Police Attack On Peaceful…
News Release — Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 21, 2021
Contact:
Gregg Kelley, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
WASHINGTON – A…
Press Release: Tomorrow: Norton to Give Opening Remarks at 2nd Senate Hearing in History on D.C.…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 21, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will give opening remarks at tomorrow’s Senate hearing on D.C. statehood,…
Press Release: Norton Calls for Full Benefits of Democracy for D.C., Applauds House Passage of…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 21, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that House passage last week of a bill to award Congressional…
Press Release: Norton Gives National Park Service Deadline on Decision on Changing the Name of…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 21, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last Monday, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter giving the National Park Service (NPS) until August…
Press Release: On Child Tax Credit Awareness Day, Mayor Bowser Joins the Biden-Harris Administration…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 21, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser joins the Biden-Harris Administration in highlighting Child Tax…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Celebrates 263 New Homes and Progress on Food Retail & Restaurants…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 21, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Shayne Wells (DMPED)
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WTOP: DC tourists and conventions are returning, but international visitors are holding off
The District of Columbia thrives on tourism, conventions and business travel — a local industry that has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Washington Post: D.C. motorcade celebrates role of Black fathers on Father’s Day
Zyah Brown, 9, stood in front of the crowd and took the mic.
Washington Business Journal: Son of Howard U. alum gives business school $3 million to honor…
Abraham Pishevar, a television and radio executive, first left his native Iran to earn his Master’s degree at Catholic University of America in 1976. The next time he returned to Greater Washington, in 1979, he was fleeing threat of…
DCist: On Juneteenth, ONE DC Celebrates Reopening Of Black Workers And Wellness Center
Organizers with ONE DC and their broader community celebrated the reopening of the new Black Workers and Wellness Center in Anacostia on Saturday. Located on Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. right across from the Anacostia metro station, the…
Washington Post: For Ward 8 residents, coronavirus vaccine appeal comes with a touch of celebrity:…
The Anacostia residents sitting on their porches Saturday morning jumped up, yelped and clamored for selfies as if a celebrity was walking down their block.
Washington Post: Teen vaccinations surge in Washington region during first month of eligibility
When a coronavirus vaccination clinic set up in a nearby school in the Washington suburbs four weeks after her daughter became eligible for a shot, Meghan McCoy did not hesitate to bring in her 13-year-old. It was a familiar setting, close…
City Paper: Everything in D.C. is About Our Fight for Statehood. Even Instacart Snacks.
District of Columbia, Virginia.
Washington Post: D.C. region gears up for a joyful celebration of Juneteenth
The newly declared federal holiday of Juneteenth dawned on a joyful, if muggy Washington Saturday, with denizens of the nation’s capital braving the heat to mark the moment at Black Lives Matter plaza outside the White House as other…
WTOP: DC leaders try to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates with east-of-the-river effort
Across the entire city, more than 70% of the adult population in the District has received at least one COVID-19 vaccination.