WTOP: DC Council condemns difference in treatment of BLM protesters, Capitol rioters
In a largely symbolic resolution, the D.C. Council condemned the police response to last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests as compared to the law enforcement response to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Press Release: Norton Continues to Oppose Permanent Fencing at the Capitol Complex
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 7, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that she continues to strongly oppose the installation of…
DCist: D.C. Forensics Lab ‘Deliberately Concealed Information,’ Accreditation Board Says
A national forensics board suspended the D.C. crime lab’s accreditation over the department’s deliberate concealment of information and fraudulent behavior, according to the suspension letter issued by the board and obtained by WTOP.
WTOP: New details: What led forensics board to suspend DC crime lab’s accreditation
New details are emerging on the reason a national forensics board suspended the D.C. crime lab’s accreditation to conduct forensic testing, with the board saying it has “credible evidence” the lab deliberately concealed information and…
How a 2005 law puts unhoused, first-time expectant mothers in uncomfortable spaces
Taylar Nuevelle is not a social worker. She is not a representative working on behalf of a government agency. She is not a wealthy philanthropist feeling charitable. She’s a disrupter with a very specific cause: helping unhoused women get…
District Links: DC Council passes tweak to eviction ban; Elections Board considers keeping…
The DC Council on Tuesday approved what supporters cast as a narrow exception to the eviction ban established by local leaders at the start of the public health emergency.
NPR: What The Cherry Blossom Bloom Can Tell Us About Climate Change
Canopies of pink and white flowers are blanketing Washington, D.C., after the city's cherry trees hit full bloom last week.
Washington Post: Capitol riot detainee alleges beating by D.C. jail guards
A man accused of assaulting a police officer at the Capitol on Jan. 6 alleges that two guards at the D.C. jail beat him last month, breaking his nose, dislocating his jaw and leaving him suffering seizures.
UrbanTurf: What’s Next, and When, for The Wharf
The second phase of The Wharf in DC broke ground just over a year ago, and its 1.25 million square feet of mixed-use development has mostly topped out already.
Press Release: Norton Releases Statement on Passing of Her Friend and Colleague, Congressman Alcee…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 6, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), who was a long-time colleague of the late Congressman Alcee Hastings…
Washington Post: D.C. Council votes to let landlords evict dangerous tenants, but not to raise rent
The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to allow landlords to evict tenants who are deemed dangerous to their neighbors, poking a small hole in the pandemic-related tenant protections that many landlords have viewed as onerous.
Washington Post: The Kennedy Center is turning 50 with a year-long celebration of new works and…
The Kennedy Center is planning an extended celebration of its 50th anniversary in its 2021-2022 season, featuring new commissions by Philip Glass and Esperanza Spalding, year-long artist residencies by the Roots and Robert Glasper,…
DCist: Kennedy Center Announces Stacked Events Line-Up For 50th Anniversary This September
The Kennedy Center has ambitious reopening plans heading into its 50th anniversary this year as many of the region’s local music venues cautiously prepare for a return to in-person shows this fall.
DCist: D.C. Elections Board Starts Considering Whether To Keep Mail Ballots And Super Vote Centers
When D.C. sent every registered voter a ballot in the mail ahead of last November’s election, it was pitched as temporary adjustment to the realities of voting during a pandemic.
DCist: D.C. Council Bill Pushes For Affordable And Reliable High-Speed Internet Across The City
A new bill introduced by D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) aims to make high-speed internet affordable and accessible to every resident in the District.
City Paper: All D.C. Residents 16 and Older Will Be Eligible April 19
The mayor moves up vaccine eligibility for residents 16 and older by nearly two weeks. She is also loosening coronavirus restrictions.
City Paper: Don’t Call Vince Gray a NIMBY
It's inaccurate, it's unfair, and it's uncalled for, Gray says as he defends his latest move against a planned halfway house in Ward 7.
City Paper: Men of Change: Taking It To The Streets Is an Important Dialogue With Its Community
The Anacostia Community Museum’s spring exhibition, reimagined for the outdoors, is deeply rooted in Deanwood.
Courtland Milloy in The Post: Project EDEN’s mission is to grow food — and community — in Southeast…
At an urban garden in Southeast Washington, Kwesi Osaze Billups was tending to bunches of rich, red-veined Swiss chard. Kneeling and staring approvingly at the nutritious bounty, the 21-year-old cleared away some debris then picked a few…
Jonathan Bender in The Post: D.C. is slow with shots. So I drove to North Carolina and came home…
Vaccine hunters like me have found relief where supply, for whatever reason, is greater than demand