WTOP: $250 million proposed for reviving downtown DC post-pandemic
Getting people back to work and businesses into empty office buildings downtown is the goal of a $250 million package being proposed by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. Much of the money would come from the federal American Rescue Plan.
WTOP: DC reaches 70% of adults with at least 1 vaccine dose
D.C. hit a major milestone Monday according to the White House’s COVID-19 data director: 70% of adults in the District have gotten at least one vaccine dose.
Washington Business Journal: New Golden Triangle pop-up space offers opportunity for Black-owned…
Angel Gregorio had the idea for The Spice Suite six years ago on her way home from an appointment at the hair salon.
Ike Brannon in The Post: D.C.’s cheap parking permits are the Achilles’ heel of the Comprehensive…
Last month, the D.C. Council passed an updated Comprehensive Plan for the District that the council members and Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) hope will pave the way toward more affordable housing, more inclusive growth, and streets that are!-->…
Press Release: Norton Highlights D.C. Victories in INVEST in America Act, Passed in Transportation…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 14, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, today highlighted!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
UrbanTurf: A Shaw Park Reimagined
Plans are out for another DC park, this time reimagining an existing space.
Press Release: To Mark Flag Day, Norton Celebrates Respect for D.C. Flag, Achieved Even Before…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 14, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recognition of Flag Day today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) celebrated progress made in gaining the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
District Dig: Doomed To Displacement
Inside the Congress Heights Metro development sham that left a crime-plagued neighborhood in decay
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Highlights Big Investments in Bringing Back Jobs
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and the DC Department of Employment Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 14, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
UrbanTurf: A 300-Seat Beer Garden Pitched For Georgetown Hotel Site
A new beer garden has been pitched to activate a long dormant hotel site along Georgetown's main drag, UrbanTurf has learned.
WTOP: DC inmates prepare to elect representative in first-of-its-kind election
The District is preparing to elect a representative for the 1,400 inmates being held at the D.C. jail — and the candidates are also behind bars, making it the first election of its kind.
Washington Business Journal: Lisa Mallory looks back on her DCBIA tenure, and the priorities ahead,…
When Lisa Mallory left her last job leading D.C.'s Department of Employment Services, Mayor Vincent Gray quickly praised two standout qualities she'd used to change the organization: management skills and big-picture thinking.
WTOP: ‘It’s just absurd’: Priest at the Lafayette Square protest speaks out about internal report on…
An Episcopal priest at the Lafayette Square protest a little over a year ago is speaking out against an internal report released on the violence used to clear the area.
Press Release: Six Local Designers Selected for Public Interest Design Lab Fellows First Cohort
News Release — DC Public Library
For Immediate Release:
June 14, 2021
Media Contact:
George Williams, Media Relations Manager
(Washington, D.C.) - The DC Public Library and the Goethe-Institut have selected six local!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
WTOP: Capital Pride returns to DC streets with colorful march, car parade
The Pridemobile Parade cruised through several D.C. neighborhoods on Saturday, bringing with it a much-missed celebration for the region’s LGBTQ residents. This year’s festivities saw a thick crowd of people turn out since last year’s!-->…
Washington Post: D.C. region tries to boost coronavirus vaccine uptake among law enforcement
As the Washington region’s coronavirus vaccination efforts continue, public health officials are homing in on segments of the population slow to get the shot — such as law enforcement officers.
DCist: ‘I Feel Like I Could Cry:’ Capital Pride Returns For In-Person Celebrations
For Andie U., coming out to D.C.’s pride celebration on Saturday was special — and not just because it marked an in-person return to the exuberance of the day that was lost to the pandemic last year.
Washington Post: Slimmed-down Pride celebrations begin in the District
A jubilant crowd marched through downtown Washington Saturday to celebrate the return of Pride, flooding into Freedom Plaza shoulder to shoulder and mostly unmasked to mark a moment that felt to many like a milestone in the pandemic.
Washington Post: Once a Black middle-class haven, a D.C. apartment complex falls into disrepair
The air conditioning still hadn’t returned to her Southeast D.C. apartment building Thursday afternoon, forcing Tamicka Lewis and her young children to again seek refuge from the sweltering heat.