WTOP: DC Day of Action seeks volunteers to get residents registered for COVID-19 vaccine
D.C. has planned a Day of Action on May 1 as part of the push to get as many residents as possible vaccinated against COVID-19.
WTOP: House to vote on bill to make DC 51st state
The full House votes Thursday on a bill to make D.C. the 51st state and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says he’s confident it will pass, even though Republicans have narrowed Democrats’ majority since the 2020 election.
DCist: There’s A Petition To Rename National Airport After JoJo Siwa
The year is 2023. You just received your second COVID-19 booster vaccine, and you’re waiting, maskless, to board your flight at JoJo Siwa Washington National Airport.
Press Release: Norton Releases Her Remarks from Today’s Press Conference Ahead of Tomorrow’s House…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 21, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks from today’s press conference ahead of tomorrow’s!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: Councilmember Lewis George Introduces Legislation to Protect Safety by Restricting…
News Release — Ward 4 DC Council member Janeese Lewis George
For Immediate Release
April 21, 2021
Press Contact: Alex Taliadoros
WASHINGTON, DC – Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, joined by five other Councilmembers,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Washingtonian: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on the Fight for DC Statehood
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is bringing a DC statehood bill to the House floor for a vote on April 22. We chatted with him about how the fight has changed since a similar bill was passed last year.
City Paper: Council Advances Amendments on Comp Plan
After years of public debate, the D.C. Council advanced amendments to a massive blueprint that guides development and growth for the city. The Comprehensive Plan, or Comp Plan, as it’s called, was last re-written in 2006 and amended in!-->…
Washington Business Journal: Another D.C. university will require students, employees to be…
Trinity Washington University will require students and employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before the fall semester, the school announced Tuesday.
Washington Business Journal: JBG Smith aims to sell L’Enfant Plaza office building
An affiliate of JBG Smith Properties (NYSE: JBGS) is exploring the sale of 500 L'Enfant Plaza, a nearly fully leased office building it developed in 2019, as it seeks to raise more capital for future investment opportunities.
DCist: D.C.’s New World War I Memorial Is An Attempt To Remember What’s Forgotten
The sun is setting on Friday night at D.C.’s newest national memorial along Pennsylvania Avenue. Earlier in the day, as part of a ceremony, a U.S. flag was raised for the first time signifying that the World War I Memorial in Pershing Park!-->…
Press Release: Ahead of the May 1 Day of Action, Mayor Bowser Calls on Washingtonians to Help…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 21, 2021
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser is calling on Washingtonians to help their friends, family, and!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: AG Racine Sues Baby Food Company Beech-Nut for Misleading Parents About The Health…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 21, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Suit Follows Congressional Investigation Finding Beech-Nut Knowingly Sold Baby Food Containing!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Washington Post: Students and faculty fight to save classics department at Howard University
The university said classes offered in the department will be dispersed to other academic units
Conor Shaw and Nick Sementelli in Greater Greater Washington: After six years of failure, it’s time…
Six years after Mayor Muriel Bowser committed DC to the goal of ensuring that “no lives are lost on our streets or at our intersections,” DC is on pace for its deadliest year of traffic violence in over a decade.
UrbanTurf: DC Selects Land Trust Team to Redevelop Langston-Slater Campus
The city-owned site that was the subject of DC's first EquityRFP may be redeveloped using an equity-focused model.
WTOP: Blues bar Madam’s Organ asks DC for OK to reopen with vaccine passports
The owner of the popular Madam’s Organ blues bar and restaurant in Adams Morgan, said he has asked D.C.’s mayor for permission to fully reopen, by requiring every person in the club provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19.
Washington Business Journal: What do local execs think about D.C. statehood? Several of them share…
Legislation that would make the District the 51st state is scheduled for a House vote on Thursday — and the prospects of the federal city achieving statehood received at least a ceremonial boost on Tuesday.
Washington Business Journal: Experts detail when they expect more meaningful recovery for…
Downtown D.C.’s travel and leisure industry is slowly but surely recovering from the depths of the pandemic, but it could take until next year for hotel occupancy in the city's central business district to inch past the halfway mark!-->…
District Links: DC Council advances amendments to development-guiding Comprehensive Plan; city…
The DC Council moved forward proposed revisions to the Comprehensive Plan on Tuesday, amending Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposed version of the planning document.
CNN: Capitol Hill security reverses plan to reinstall outer perimeter fencing at Capitol
(CNN) — Capitol Hill security forces abruptly reversed plans to reinstall outer perimeter fencing on Capitol Complex grounds meant to protect against potential unrest related to the high-profile trial of former Minneapolis police officer!-->…