Washington Informer: Black-Owned Georgetown Butcher Shop Looks to the Future
Wendell Allsbrook, owner of the Georgetown Butcher shop located in the Northwest neighborhood that bears its name, operates one of the few Black-owned enterprises of its kind in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and looks forward to…
Press Release: Norton Disappointed Senate Republicans Filibustered Her Equal Pay Bill
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 9, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said she was disappointed Senate Republicans yesterday successfully…
Press Release: At Ribbon-Cutting for Mary’s Center’s Vaccine Pod, Mayor Bowser Announces New Vaccine…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 10, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser joined Mary’s Center and UnitedHealthcare to…
Press Release: DC Department of Motor Vehicles Extends Deadline for Renewing Expired Driver…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Operations and Infrastructure
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 10, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Gwen Cofield (DMOI)
(WASHINGTON,…
Greater Greater Washington: What the ‘Middle Finger’ building tells us about DC’s housing…
A stretch of V Street NW, just north of the U Street Corridor, has a handful of two and three-story rowhouses all lined up along the north side of the block. And in the middle, jutting up more than twice their height, is 1013 V Street NW.
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Washington Business Journal: Opposition mounts to proposed DoorDash ‘DashMart’ in…
A Capitol Hill neighborhood oversight group is mounting a challenge to plans by food delivery service DoorDash Inc. to establish a distribution hub in Southeast D.C.
WTOP: Foggy Bottom’s Flower Child reopens (with AI that predicts what you want)
Vegetable-forward, fast-casual restaurant chain Flower Child has reopened its Foggy Bottom location on Pennsylvania Avenue, over a year since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to close.
City Paper: All Eyes on AG’s Office and Ward 5 Council Seat A Year From the 2022 Democratic Primary
The most interesting action hinges on AG Karl Racine’s plans, which could set into motion a domino effect for the Ward 5 seat—Kenyan McDuffie is rumored to have his eye on the AG’s office.
WTOP: New bill would allow permanent residents to vote in DC local elections
A new bill amending the D.C. election code would give permanent U.S. residents the right to vote in local elections.
Washington Post: Metro board to vote Thursday on reducing fares and boosting service while trying to…
Most changes would go into effect on Labor Day, with the extended rail hours in place during the summer
Washington Post: DCSAA founder Clark Ray’s mission was to make a difference for young athletes
Soon after Kenneth Owens began working for the D.C. State Athletic Association in June 2012, he learned how much his boss, Clark Ray, loved the District.
District Links: Most DC hospitals to require employees to be vaccinated; DMV extends renewal…
Workers at most DC and Maryland hospitals will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 soon.
Washington Post: Report: Park Police didn’t clear Lafayette Square protesters for Trump visit
Inspector general finds plan to clear park on June 1 was set in place days earlier, to build fence and protect officers
DC Council calls on federal government to cancel all student loan debt
The DC Council voted unanimously on June 1 to call on the federal government to cancel all student loan debt and “begin the transition to education as a public good.” The council’s resolution comes as a handful of cities like Boston,…
Street Sense: DC’s first transitional drug treatment program for women opens
D.C. is now home to its first transitional drug treatment program for women.
Street Sense: Online court for involuntarily committed patients may continue post-pandemic
D.C. hospital representatives pushed lawmakers to rewrite a rule that requires in-person court proceedings for involuntarily committed patients during a D.C. Council Committee on Health oversight hearing held virtually on June 5.
DCist: With DMV Appointments Hard To Come By, D.C. Extends Deadline To Renew Licenses
A growing number of D.C. residents say they’re in a post-pandemic quandary: parking enforcement has resumed, but they can’t get an appointment at the Department of Motor Vehicles to renew their licenses and tags ahead of a July 1 deadline…
Press Release: Councilmember Brooke Pinto Introduces the Business and Entrepreneurship Support to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Contact: Emmanuel Brantley
Washington, D.C. – Today, Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto introduced the “Business and Entrepreneurship Support to Thrive (BEST) Amendment Act of 2021” to…
DCist: Report Finds D.C. Police Responsible For Use Of Tear Gas During Clearing Of Lafayette Park
A new report from the U.S. Interior Department’s inspector general has found that while D.C. police officers did not participate in the clearing of protesters from Lafayette Park last June, they did use tear gas against protesters who were…
City Paper: D.C. Hospitals to Require Employees to Be Vaccinated
Roughly 70 percent of all D.C. hospital employees have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.