Washington Post: Demand for abortion subsidies surges in the D.C. area as funding declines
Nonprofit groups that fund abortions for low-income patients in D.C., Maryland and Virginia are wrestling with an explosive surge in demand, reflecting disruptions wrought by the coronavirus pandemic and fluctuations in donations sparked…
City Paper: What DC Public School Families Should Expect This Upcoming Year
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s fiscal year 2022 budget makes significant investments in DC Public Schools, however the need among individual schools appears to be so great that some are opening their doors this upcoming 2021-2022 academic year…
Washingtonian: DC Restaurants And Bars Will No Longer Have to Collect Information for Contact…
The change goes into effect June 11, along with the full reopening of nightclubs.
DCist: Contact Tracing, Reservation Requirements End This Week For D.C. Restaurants
D.C.’s Alcohol Beverage Control Board voted unanimously Wednesday to end the measure that requires the city’s restaurants, bars, and nightclubs to collect contact-tracing information of guests and offer a reservation system.
WTOP: Bowser’s plans for affordable housing get spotlight at neighborhood commission meeting
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined the virtual 5D Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting Tuesday night to talk about her budget, and after questions from residents, she put some new items on her to-do list.
Washington Post: D.C., Md. hospitals will require employees to get vaccinated against covid-19
The vast majority of hospitals in the District and Maryland will soon start requiring employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials announced Wednesday, wading into politically fraught territory that in other parts of the…
WTOP: American Bankers Association moving HQ to Dupont Circle
The American Bankers Association (ABA) is moving its headquarters to a newly renovated office building on Dupont Circle in the District — one of two big leases for 1333 New Hampshire Ave. NW.
Press Release: Ahead of DC’s Third Day of Action, Mayor Bowser Announces “Fauci and Friends: A…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 9, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser announced that on Friday, June 11, at 1:00 p.m., she will…
Press Release: Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau Re-Introduces Bill to Allow Permanent Residents to…
News Release — Ward 1 DC Council member Brianne Nadeau
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 9, 2021
Contact: Luz Martinez, Communications Director
WASHINGTON, DC Permanent residents who are not yet citizens of the United States may soon…
DCist: Voices Of Wards 7 And 8: Summer Plans
Since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in D.C. last March and the world came to an abrupt pause to limit its spread, friends, families, and strangers have yearned for endless sunshine and new journeys — and for happy memories.
Washington Business Journal: Renovated Dupont Circle office building lands second anchor tenant
The newly-renovated 1333 New Hampshire Ave. office building has landed a second anchor tenant, filling nearly three quarters of the 350,000-square-foot Dupont Circle property.
WTOP: Anacostia River continues to improve — but don’t jump in
The ecological conditions of the Anacostia River are improving, according to this year’s report from the Anacostia Watershed Society, but barely.
WTOP: Nationals Park makes changes to ballpark protocols as capacity restrictions lift
With Nationals Park returning to full capacity Thursday with a series opener against the San Francisco Giants, the Washington Nationals are reintroducing some pre-pandemic ballpark protocols.
District Links: Senate review of Jan. 6 shows Capitol Police had advance intel of attack; Metro…
A Senate investigation found that Capitol Police had received intel two weeks before Jan. 6 about the plans for Donald Trump supporters to storm the Capitol, but the information never flowed through the ranks, WaPo reports.
Colbert King in The Post: A drug-free environment for students? The D.C. Council has second…
The D.C. Council is in high dudgeon over the possibility of D.C. Public Schools requiring volunteers to undergo drug testing. The offense, cited in a unanimously signed letter from lawmakers to Schools Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee? The…
WTOP: New position will look after well-being of DC police employees
A newly-created position within D.C. police will be responsible for the mental and physical well-being of the department’s employees.
Washingtonian: DC Reports Fewest Covid Infections Since March 2020
Just nine new cases were logged today. Hospitalizations have also reached a new low.
Washingtonian: Hill Collapse Could Threaten Historic St. Elizabeths Cemetery
The site has graves dating back to the Civil War.
Courtland Milloy in The Post: He stopped playing music to talk about his late wife. His loss struck…
It was 3 a.m. one day last week and Nate Giles was back on the air at WPFW-FM. He’d taken off several weeks to care for his wife, Rosemary, who had been ill. She would die May 23 at their home in D.C.
DCist: Anacostia River Shows Gradual Improvement, According To Report Card
The Anacostia River is slowly getting cleaner, according to the latest report card on the river’s health from the Anacostia Watershed Society. The river got a passing grade this year — but just barely.