Washington Post: Crowd marches through D.C., protesting police killings, skirmishing with officers
About 175 people rallied at Black Lives Matter Plaza in downtown Washington Friday night to protest recent police killings of Black people across the country before marching north and having minor confrontations with police.
District Links: Where Metrorail use declined the most — and the least; House sets vote on DC…
As transit use overall plunged during the pandemic, ridership on Metrorail declined the least in neighborhoods with a high population of Black, Hispanic and working-class residents, a new WaPo analysis shows:
WTOP: Hundreds say goodbye to DC cyclist killed in crash
It was an emotional outpouring of support Thursday night as a large crowd gathered to pay tribute to Jim Pagels, a D.C. bicyclist who was killed in a crash last week.
Associated Press: Ceremony heralds opening of WWI Memorial in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C., will open to the public Saturday, and its launch was marked by a ceremony and flag-raising in honor of the 4.7 million veterans who served in what’s known as America’s…
Philip Kennicott in The Post: How a rock wall and pool of water have thrown a wrench into the…
The rhetoric around the Smithsonian’s renovation of the Hirshhorn Museum’s sculpture garden is officially heated.
Washington Post: The pandemic changed the workday, but will transit riders return?
Public transit demand during the pandemic has shifted to neighborhoods with high numbers of Black, Hispanic and lower-income workers, flattening peak travel periods and forcing transit agencies to respond to new patterns before more…
WTOP: Why are there holes in the ground along Black Lives Matter Plaza?
Underneath the surface of the road at Black Lives Matter Plaza in D.C. are electrical systems that need to be improved and upgraded, which means the plaza and the street-wide high letters are going to be unrecognizable for a while.
Washington Post: Elon Musk’s Boring Company removes D.C.-Baltimore tunnel from list of projects on…
Elon Musk’s tunnel-digging business no longer lists a proposed high-speed D.C.-to-Baltimore transit system on its website and a Federal Highway Administration spokesman said the company has given the agency no indication it intends to move…
Washington Post: Full House scheduled to vote Thursday on D.C. statehood
A bill to make D.C. the nation’s 51st state will get a vote in the full House on Thursday, Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) said, fulfilling promises by House leadership to prioritize the legislation within President Biden’s first…
WTOP: New DC memorial honors American infantrymen from World War I
The long-awaited World War I Memorial was dedicated Friday morning, honoring the nation’s “Doughboys.”
DCist: The EPA Loans D.C. $156 Million To Replace Outdated Pipes, Improve Water Quality
D.C. will use a $156 million federal loan to pay for new water mains, with the goal of improving the city’s water quality and reducing service problems caused by breaks in the city’s century-old water pipes.
Heather Raspberry in The Post: In D.C., the rent is still too darned high
More than 10 years ago, a New York gubernatorial candidate became an Internet sensation with a campaign that declared the rent was “Too Damn High.” In the D.C. region, we can relate to rents that are still too high. Affordable housing…
Washington Post: Fighter jets buzz D.C. to honor new World War I memorial
Fighter jets buzzed downtown Washington late Friday morning as part of a ceremony to honor a new World War I memorial, causing alarm among some residents.
DCist: That Noise You Heard Overhead Was Part Of A Planned Memorial Ceremony
You may have looked up at the sky a few minutes ago and thought: Okay, that one wasn’t a helicopter.
Press Release: Ahead of D.C. Statehood Vote Next Week, Norton Introduces Resolutions Recognizing…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 16, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today reintroduced her resolutions commemorating Emancipation Day and the…
Press Release: Norton Says Army Report on Use of D.C. National Guard Helicopters Against D.C.…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 16, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that the report released this week by the Army finding that…
Press Release: Norton to Testify at Rules Committee Hearing on D.C. Statehood Bill on Behalf of…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 16, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that she will testify on Tuesday on behalf of House…
Press Release: District Issues RFP for First Public Private Partnership
News Release — District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2021
Media Contacts:
Lauren Stephens (DDOT)
Mariam Nabizad (DDOT)
Shayne Wells (DMPED)
Advances critical project to modernize…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. shrinks Fort Dupont Ice Arena rebuild as the project finally…
The long-running effort to redevelop D.C.’s Fort Dupont Ice Arena is advancing with a smaller, more affordable project than was approved several years back.
Washington Business Journal: Destination Unknown — It’s unclear when air travel will return to…
There is cautious optimism floating through the airline industry. Most officials for the major carriers who speak to Jerome Davis, executive vice president and chief revenue officer of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, say…