WTOP: Georgetown cat cafe Crumbs & Whiskers is back
Kanchan Singh is back in the customer-kitten cuddling business.
Washingtonian: DC’s First Climbing Gym Will Open in Eckington This Summer
The 31,000 square-foot Brooklyn Boulders space will have bouldering walls and a fitness center.
Washington Business Journal: BetMGM sports betting app launches at Nationals Park
Sports betting has arrived at Nationals Park, with BetMGM rolling out its app at the ballpark on Thursday — which happened to be a rainout for the home team.
Washington Post: D.C. mayor’s budget amplifies goal of reducing car travel in the nation’s capital
The city’s transportation spending plan fixes roadway infrastructure while advancing projects aimed at buses, bikes and pedestrians
Washington Post: Metro trains, buses are safe and ready for passengers to return, chief safety…
The coronavirus pandemic presented her and Metro with a challenge unlike any that those in her line of work have encountered
Press Release: AGs Racine & Tong Lead Supreme Court Brief Supporting CDC Eviction Ban to…
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23 AGs Argue that Millions of Evictions While Pandemic is Ongoing Would Increase the Spread of…
District Links: Metro advances fare cuts to win back riders; DC establishes outreach team to contact…
Metro has taken action in hopes of winning back transit riders as the pandemic recedes.
Washington Post: Metro board approves fare reductions, service increases in bid to lure back riders
Most changes would go into effect on Labor Day, with the extended rail hours in place during the summer
DCist: Metro Planning For A Fully Electric Bus Fleet By 2045, Meeting Goal Set By Environmentalists
Metro will start to phase out purchasing diesel buses in 2030 with the goal of having a fully electric bus fleet by 2045.
Washington Post: Northern Virginia officials honor lives lost to covid-19, as D.C. launches new…
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Thursday announced new methods the city will employ to reach unvaccinated residents.
WTOP: DC announces COVID-19 vaccine outreach workforce
At a ribbon-cutting event to open a new mobile vaccination pod on Thursday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the creation of a COVID-19 vaccine outreach workforce.
WTOP: DC lawmakers weigh how to fund police, violence prevention programs
After a year of back-and-forth over initiatives to defund the police, D.C. lawmakers are again considering how much of the city’s budget should go toward officers and how much should be directed to other violence interruption programs.
DCist: A D.C. Public Library Is Holding A Dinosaur-Roaring Contest — And Yes, Adults Can Participate
After many months of pandemic lockdowns, shuttered schools, and personal financial losses, you could forgive a D.C. resident for just wanting to, well, let out a damn big roar.
WTOP: Metro set to increase service, decrease some rail fares
Metro is set to increase service and reduce some costs in the hope that riders will go back to using the system.
DCist: D.C. Council Once Again Considers Letting Non-Citizens Vote In Local Elections
D.C. Councilmember Brianne Nadeau (D-Ward 1) has re-introduced a bill that would allow non-citizens to vote in local D.C. elections. The bill would expand voting eligibility to legal permanent residents — Green Card-holders — and would…
DCist: D.C. Appeals Forensic Lab Accreditation Suspension, Alleges Misdoings By U.S. Attorney’s…
More than two months after D.C.’s troubled crime lab lost its national accreditation, the city has filed an appeal, alleging that “fatal” conflicts of interest and misrepresented information within the U.S. Attorney’s Office led to its…
DCist: Yet Another Scooter Company Is Coming To The D.C. Region, This Time With Monthly Rentals
Another e-scooter brand is rolling onto the scene – this time allowing users to rent out their own personal scooter for a flat monthly fee.
Washington Post: D.C. DMV extends deadline for renewing expired licenses, ID cards
Residents who need to renew will now have until Sept. 9.
Washington Informer: Is there a Larger Message Behind Intersecting Streets Names After MLK, Malcolm…
When considering the 1960s civil rights movement, no two men were as powerful or noteworthy as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
Washington Informer: Rhett Remembered as a Dedicated Ward 7 Leader
The sudden death of former D.C. Council at-large and Ward 7 candidate Greg Rhett has prompted District residents to talk about his work to upgrade education in the ward and encouraging young people to become political leaders.