Washington Business Journal: Art and Soul reopens on Capitol Hill in renovated hotel — but without…
Art and Soul restaurant is the last piece that remains of the former Liaison Hotel on Capitol Hill after the hotel’s conversion to a Yotel property in 2020 — but the recently reopened restaurant looks a lot different and now has a new chef…
Washington Business Journal: Cedar Realty scores new partners, financing for its massive Northeast…
The developers of the grocery-anchored Northeast Heights project in D.C.’s Ward 7 have picked up some new partners and new financing to drive the massive effort forward.
Washington Post: After the death of George Floyd, lawmakers in Md., Va. and D.C. set out to hold…
The murder of George Floyd by police officer in Minneapolis, and the outrage and protests that followed, prompted a wave of police reform measures across the country, including in the District, Maryland and Virginia.
Press Release: Norton Introduces Resolution Supporting Federal Workers During Public Service…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
May 6, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced her resolution supporting federal workers on Tuesday in…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser, in Partnership with Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Launches the…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 6, 2021
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Shayne Wells (DMPED)
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DCist: This New Cycling Clinic Wants To Help Amputees Build Confidence And Regain Mobility
They came to Rock Creek Park from all over the region, with all sorts of life experiences and one similar goal: to learn to ride a bike again.
WTOP: DC unemployment benefits system to be audited after complaints system failed
The District of Columbia’s Inspector General will audit D.C.’s Department of Employment Services, in response to complaints of technical glitches and poor communication, resulting in struggling unemployed workers going weeks or months…
Washington Business Journal: D.C., J&J Innovation launch competition to address health care…
The District is partnering with Johnson & Johnson Innovation to provide grants to startups working to address chronic health care challenges faced in underserved D.C. communities — and then give them a home to make their idea a…
WTOP: DC launches $2.5 million tourism marketing campaign
Destination DC, the tourism marketing arm of the District, has shed light on just how much damage the pandemic has caused to D.C.’s tourism industry, and what they plan to do to bring tourists back this year.
Washington Informer: Pending D.C. Council Legislation Reinforces MPD’s ‘No-Chase’ Policy
For several weeks toward the end of last year, protesters repeatedly converged on the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Fourth District police station in the aftermath of a police chase that led to Karon Hylton-Brown’s fatal collision…
jonetta rose barras: Enabling the unaccountable in DC
When Black comedian Flip Wilson performed some outlandish, wholly funny routine on his television show in the 1970s, he ordinarily punctuated the laugh line with “The devil made me do it.” He may be dead, but DC Council members have been…
District Links: Democratic Governors Association makes Bowser a member; MPD officer who fought…
Mayor Muriel Bowser is now a card-carrying member of the Democratic Governors Association.
WTOP: DC ban on dancing at weddings sends couples and venues scrambling
May is peak wedding season in D.C. but a new coronavirus order released by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser makes it hard for the happy couple to celebrate. As of May 1, dancing is not allowed at any wedding in the District.
Washington Post: D.C. police officer who fought Capitol rioters pens letter to officials: ‘The time…
A D.C. police officer injured battling pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 is seeking more recognition for those on the front lines and says he is angered by people who “continue to downplay the events of that day.”
Washington Post: D.C. ban on wedding dancing gets chilly reception from couples
After rescheduling their nuptials twice, Tory Waltrip and her new husband were looking forward to celebrating their union at a June reception in D.C.
Washington Business Journal: D.C.’s comp plan update is almost done, prompting the inevitable…
District lawmakers are finally nearing the end of what has turned into a five-year process of amending the city’s chief land-use document, the D.C. Comprehensive Plan. So now there’s another question they need to consider: When will they…
WTOP: DC mayor now a member of Democratic Governors Association
The Democratic Governors Association is adding D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to its ranks in a symbolic push for D.C. statehood.
DCist: Democratic Governors Association Adds D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser To Its Ranks
Amid the District’s ongoing push for statehood, Democratic state governors are embracing D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser as one of their own. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today that Bowser has been invited to be a member…
DCist: D.C. Humane Rescue Alliance Waives Adoption Fee For Pups Over 40 Pounds Through Sunday
You can’t buy happiness but you can take a little piece of it home at no charge this week. Well, a pretty big piece, actually.
Washington Blade: Activists concerned over removal of D.C. AIDS office executive
Dept. of Health declines to explain abrupt replacement of Kharfen