WTOP: DC mayor defends crime lab but says she wants issues ‘fully investigated’
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday she wants concerns about the operations of the District’s Department of Forensic Sciences “fully investigated” after a national oversight board temporarily suspended the lab’s accreditation to perform…
Washington Business Journal: Carnegie Institution in talks to sell D.C. headquarters building
The Carnegie Institution for Science, a nonprofit founded in 1902 by industrialist Andrew Carnegie, is in talks to sell its D.C. headquarters to Qatar, the Middle Eastern country that is no stranger to the District's commercial real estate…
DCist: A New Seed Sharing Program Has Sprouted Up To Bridge Pandemic Shortages
The coronavirus pandemic has inspired many people to try gardening, drawn by the call of the outdoors and the lure of homegrown food. At the same time, there has been a shortage of seeds — some big companies even stopped selling them to…
WTOP: ‘A modern day civil rights leader’ — Washington Teachers’ Union remembers president
The Washington Teachers’ Union is remembering its president after she died in a crash Sunday night in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. to open theaters, allow larger events starting May 1
Theaters and other live entertainment venues in the District can reopen for seated entertainment at limited capacity and other facilities can increase capacity starting May 1, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday.
DCist: D.C. Council To Consider Allowing Some Evictions During Pandemic
More than a year after enacting a sweeping ban on District-wide evictions, D.C. lawmakers are considering whittling down the city’s eviction moratorium.
DCist: D.C. To Open High-Capacity Vaccination Site At Arena Stage
D.C. will open a “high-capacity” vaccination site at Arena Stage this week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Monday.
UrbanTurf: A Mullett Redevelopment: 15 Units Proposed for a Pair of Rowhouses in DC’s West End
A new development is on the boards for a pair of rowhouses in DC's West End.
DCist: D.C. To Ease COVID-19 Restrictions At Entertainment Venues, Swimming Pools, Museums Starting…
Several of D.C.’s COVID-19 restrictions on entertainment venues, swimming pools, and museums will change on May 1, as the city continues to vaccinate more residents.
Washington Post: Elizabeth Davis, president of the Washington Teachers’ Union, killed in car crash…
Elizabeth Davis, president of the Washington Teachers’ Union, was killed in a two-car crash in Prince George’s County on Sunday night, the union confirmed Monday.
DCist: ‘She Made Us Feel Seen’: Elizabeth Davis, President of Washington Teachers’ Union, Dies In…
Elizabeth A. Davis, a fierce advocate for D.C. educators and the outspoken president of the Washington Teachers’ Union, died Sunday night in a car crash in Prince George’s County.
Press Release: AG Racine Sues Online Lender for Making Predatory and Deceptive Loans to 4,000+…
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OppFi Charged Illegal Interest Rates of up to 198% -- More than Eight Times Higher than the…
City Paper: Feeling Desperate and Impatient, D.C. Residents Are Traveling to Get Vaccinated…
Squishy guidelines and residual frustration with D.C. officials has Washingtonians venturing a long way from home to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
WTOP: Record office occupancy loss and record high vacancy in D.C.
D.C.’s office market continued to soften in the first quarter of this year, with the largest single-quarter occupancy loss on record.
Associated Press: Latest attack pushes US Capitol Police further toward crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol Police are struggling.
Robert McCartney in The Post: Despite rise in virus cases, elected leaders again ignore health…
In a deadly pattern we’ve seen before, coronavirus infections are rising across the region but area elected officials are ignoring health experts’ advice to tighten restrictions on public gatherings and businesses to thwart the disease’s…
Washington Post: After a year away during the pandemic, a church comes together for Easter tradition
The last time the pastor had seen his congregation in person was March 2020. The coronavirus had triggered a global pandemic, prompting him to shutter his church in Northwest Washington.
WTOP: Suggested changes to Reagan National Airport noise study to be released
The latest study on airplane noise north of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will be released during a virtual meeting on Monday night.
Associated Press: Capitol attack raises questions of security vs public access
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are trying to balance openness with safety after Friday’s attack within steps of the Capitol, a challenge for Congress, nearly three months after a mob stormed the seat of American democracy, to “make it as…
WTOP: Pandemic pushes DC school to provide English learners with new laptops, mental health services
A D.C. school for adult English learners is working to overcome the wide-range of difficulties its students face switching to virtual learning during the pandemic, especially with most being both immigrants and parents.