Nick Sementelli in Greater Greater Washington: What exactly are we trying to preserve Eckington’s…
Last week community leaders in Eckington made the case for restoring the Comprehensive Plan’s Future Land Use Map Amendments that would allow housing on the industrial land near the metros and along the trail in their neighborhood.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Invests $10 Million to Address Safety Concerns on DC’s Roads
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 12, 2021
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Lauren Stephens (DDOT)
To Encourage More People to Take Public…
City Paper: City-State Brewing Hopes to Open Memorial Day Weekend in D.C.
You might like this new brewery if you fancy beer, bikes, and D.C. history.
Associated Press: Pentagon chief during Jan. 6 riot defends military response
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s acting defense secretary during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots plans to tell Congress that he was concerned in the days before the insurrection that sending troops to the building would fan fears of a…
DCist: Meet The Bird That Got Local Ornithologists Hot And Bothered This Weekend
On any given Sunday afternoon along the National Mall, tourists are strolling, people are biking, and ducks are gliding across the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial. But this weekend there was an anomaly among them: a Wilson’s…
Washington Post: Ransomware attack on D.C. police resumes with more internal files released
Hackers who apparently infiltrated the D.C. police department’s computer network and went quiet for more than a week have published additional personnel files of officers, revealing sensitive information.
Courtland Milloy in The Post: Alexis Hawkins got expelled from high school. Last week she got her…
Alexis Hawkins was at a crossroads.
WTOP: Shot for a shot: DC United hosts vaccine event
Last week, D.C. held a coronavirus vaccine shot for a beer event, and now people can get a shot for a shot-on-goal. D.C. United is the latest partner in the city’s push to vaccinate residents.
DCist: D.C.’s Black Lives Matter Mural Is Gone. The City Plans On Bringing It Back — With New…
The bright yellow “Black Lives Matter” that was painted on a stretch of 16th Street during last summer’s protests against racial injustice and police brutality is gone. But the iconic mural — now known as Black Lives Matter Plaza — isn’t…
WTOP: The words ‘Black Lives Matter’ will reappear on DC plaza, mayor’s office says
You might have noticed that the large letters painted on D.C.’s Black Lives Matter Plaza are now gone.
Washington Business Journal: Jair Lynch fills up Penn Branch retail center with new tenants
Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners has leased nearly all of the empty retail and office space at The Shops at Penn Branch — more than four years after it reached across the Anacostia River to acquire the property formerly known as the Penn…
DCist: Hackers Say Negotiations With D.C. Over Stolen Police Data At ‘Dead End,’ Threaten Public…
The hackers who claim they stole 250 gigabytes of internal D.C. police files now say negotiations with the city have “reached a dead end” and are threatening to publicly release the confidential data tomorrow unless the city meets their…
Washington Business Journal: Restaurateur Richard Sandoval explains why he’s betting again on…
It’s far from a packed house, but growing numbers of fans are being permitted in the stands again at Capital One Arena and other D.C. sports and entertainment venues — and that gives restaurateurs like Richard Sandoval a reason to cheer.
Washington Post: Transgender woman sues D.C. jail over alleged discrimination after she was housed…
The American Civil Liberties Union of D.C. and the public defender’s office filed a discrimination lawsuit Tuesday after a transgender woman alleged she has been incarcerated in the men’s unit at the D.C. Jail.
Washington Post: At a troubled D.C. hospital, fewer patients and looming cuts in funding, services
Troy Jones lives across the street from United Medical Center in Southeast Washington. For years he sought treatment there for high blood pressure, diabetes and other ailments. But now when Jones, 53, is sick, he boards a series of buses…
City Paper: D.C.’s Plan to Vaccinate Children 12 and Older
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration found that the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 is safe and effective among adolescents.
WTOP: DC lawmaker calls for new leader at embattled District crime lab
A D.C. lawmaker is calling for new leadership at the District’s embattled Department of Forensic Sciences, which had its accreditation to perform forensic testing withdrawn and remains the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation.
Washington Post: D.C.’s Black Lives Matter mural will be repainted after brief disappearance amid…
The large yellow letters that formed the words “Black Lives Matter” along the asphalt in the District’s newest plaza disappeared this week as construction workers wrapped up a project meant to reinforce the District’s underground energy…
DCist: A Transgender Inmate Is Suing D.C. Jail For Requiring Her To Stay In A Men’s Unit
A transgender woman housed at the D.C. Jail has filed a class action against the city, saying D.C.’s Department of Corrections has incarcerated her in the men’s unit in violation of her rights.
Washington Post: D.C. parking enforcement will resume June 1 after suspension for pandemic
D.C. officials said Tuesday that parking enforcement suspended for the coronavirus pandemic will return June 1.