City Paper: Former D.C. Council Staffer Loses Health Insurance, Gets the Run Around From Department…
“As you might imagine, unemployed or recently unemployed persons like myself cannot just cough up $600+ and hope DCHR eventually reimburses.”
Washington Post: Biden, Bowser welcome Americans to celebrate July 4 in the District
President Biden and D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser have called on Americans to gather and celebrate July 4 in Washington, announcing that an Independence Day celebration will be held on the Mall.
DCist: National Mall Fourth Of July Fireworks Are A Go — And Bowser Says D.C. Is Ready For Visitors
Mayor Muriel Bowser says the District is ready to invite out-of-town visitors to D.C. for the Fourth of July.
WTOP: Washington REIT to sell all of its DC office and retail buildings
Washington Real Estate Investment is going all in on apartment communities, selling virtually all of its D.C. office and retail properties.
UrbanTurf: Historic Preservation, Interior Renovation: The Proposals to Update the Smithsonian
Big changes are afoot for the Smithsonian.
District Links: DC reaches 70% of adults vaccinated; Nellie’s bar fires security guard who…
DC reached 70% fully and partially vaccinated adults on Monday, weeks earlier than the White House's national goal of July 4.
Washington Post: D.C. bar says it fired security contractor after woman said she was dragged down…
Keisha Young headed to U Street with friends and relatives Saturday evening to join in the Pride celebration, taking in the exuberant scene along the District’s eclectic nightlife strip.
Press Release: Senate Confirms Norton Recommendation Kentaji Brown Jackson to U.S. Court of Appeals…
News Release —DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 14, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate today confirmed Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, whom Norton…
Associated Press: Senate votes to confirm Biden pick for DC appeals court
Senators voted 53-44 to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the nation’s second most powerful court.
WTOP: DC bar fires bouncer caught on video dragging woman by hair
The bouncer who was caught on video dragging a woman down the stairs of a popular U Street sports bar in D.C. has been fired.
Associated Press: After Senate review, questions persist about Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate report released last week details security failures surrounding the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol and recommends how to fix them. But it has only added to the unanswered questions about the…
DCist: Reports Of High Temperatures And Medical Emergencies After A/C Outage At D.C. Central Lockup
More than 20 people held at D.C.’s Central Cell Block since Friday have been without air conditioning, say activists and city officials.
Washington Post: Public urged to stop feeding birds as scientists hunt cause of mysterious ailment
Hundreds of birds have been found in the Washington region blinded, sickened or dead since May
Associated Press: Security guards fired after woman dragged down DC bar stairs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The owners of a Washington, D.C., bar said Monday that they are investigating a weekend incident in which security guards were seen dragging a Black woman down a staircase and throwing her out of the bar.
Washington Business Journal: Bowser eyes new incentive pot to lure major employers downtown. The…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wants to create a new pot of incentive money to attract major employers to downtown D.C. and stop existing tenants from fleeing — perhaps providing a replacement, of sorts, for a tax break program that lawmakers…
Washington Post: As covid cases continue to drop, D.C. area officials consider lifting states of…
As new coronavirus cases continue to decline in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, officials are debating whether — and how — to lift the states of emergency that gave them sweeping powers 16 months ago to respond to the spread of the virus.…
WTOP: Prosecutors ‘deeply troubled’ by DC crime lab’s appeal of withdrawn accreditation
As the D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences challenges allegations of fraud in an attempt to win back its accreditation, federal prosecutors contend the crime lab is still failing to acknowledge some of the “significant issues” that led to…
DCist: Nellie’s Sports Bar Fires Contracted Security Company After Bouncer Dragged A Black Woman…
A viral video of a young Black woman being dragged out of Nellie’s Sports Bar in Shaw sparked a protest on Sunday night and calls to boycott the establishment.
Washington Business Journal: Chick-fil-A signs lease for space vacated during Covid in D.C.’s…
Chick-fil-A has signed on to lease part of a space in D.C.'s Chinatown neighborhood that Legal Sea Foods vacated in 2020 as it dealt with financial strain tied to the Covid-19 pandemic.
City Paper: Nellie’s Sports Bar Security Dragged a Black Woman Down the Stairs. Her Family Is Now…
Locals are also calling on D.C. to protest and boycott Nellie’s Sports Bar.