WTOP: Some DC youth sports return to competition
A new mayoral order in D.C. is allowing for some low-contact kids sports to return to competition April 1, and those who run high school sports in the District say it’s a relief.
WTOP: DC 911 interim director details errors, pledges improvements
The interim director of D.C.’s Office of Unified Communications, which operates the District’s 911 call center, has told a D.C. Council oversight committee she considers some dispatcher behaviors “deal breakers” and “unacceptable,” and is…
DCist: Computer, Other Items Stolen From Casa Ruby’s Southeast D.C. Facility
A computer and other items were stolen from Casa Ruby Wellness Center earlier this month, according to D.C. Police.
WTOP: DC gives OK for National Shrine to open at 25% capacity
The District has given the go-ahead to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to open at 25% capacity from March 29 to April 5, just in time for Easter.
Washingtonian: Residents of This Luxury DC Apartment Building Say They’re Sick of Other Tenants…
“The only thing that I can think of is that there's a significant percentage of residents who don't believe in masks or are not wearing them to prove a point.”
DCist: D.C. Hesitates To Expand Hotel Shelter Program For Medically Vulnerable Residents, As…
After 15 years bouncing between periodic stays in shelters and living outside, 60-year-old Maurice Ceasar moved into a D.C. hotel last March. Every day, he had access to meals, on-site medical care, and a bathroom — plus a room of his own,…
WTOP: Former Georgetown Brooks Brothers now an incubator for small retailers
EastBanc, the largest owner of retail properties in Georgetown, has found a new use for the vacated Brooks Brothers store on M Street: A space for small D.C.-area merchants and designers who have never had a physical store to try out a…
Press Release: The Federal City Council Announces Creation of Statehood Research DC (SRDC) and…
News Release — Federal City Council
Washington, DC (March 19, 2021) — The Federal City Council, a nonprofit civic organization, is launching a new nonprofit called (SRDC) in advance of Monday's Congressional hearing on statehood.
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Press Release: AG Racine Sues Security Company For Underpaying Workers In Violation of the…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 19, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Employees Were Deprived of More Than $50,000 in Compensation, Pandemic-Related…
Press Release: Norton, Senators Braun and Sinema Introduce ‘Consider Teachers Act’
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
March 19, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Senator Mike Braun, and Senator Kyrsten Sinema have reintroduced a bill aimed…
Press Release: Bowser Administration Opens Registration for 2021 DPR Summer Camps with More Options
Press Release — DC Department of Parks and Recreation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2021
CONTACT:
Michael Tucker, Jr. (DPR)
(Washington, DC) – On Monday, March 22, 2021 at 12:00 p.m., the DC Department of Parks and…
DC Environmental Film Festival’s all-virtual programming features local filmmakers and expresses…
The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital kicked off its all-virtual programming on Thursday, featuring over 100 films from around the world.
Last year, the festival was canceled just as it was slated to begin because of…
Washingtonian: DC-Area VIPs Are Bombarding This Concierge Doctor for Covid Vaccines
One client offered to fly him to Miami via private plane. Another flew to Dubai to get vaccinated.
WTOP: Pandemic slows DC college student’s march to madness
After a high school basketball career filled with accolades at Sidwell Friends, Jelani Williams went to the University of Pennsylvania hoping for both academic challenges in the Ivy League and athletic challenges playing hoops for one of…
Joanne Levine and Caroline Mehta in The Washington Post: D.C. public school students like our kids…
The pandemic has produced many grim milestones. March 13 was another: the one-year anniversary of the shuttering of D.C. Public Schools.
Washington Post: ‘We’re losing a piece of our history’
The checkers club is closing after nearly 40 years
District Links: White House repeats statehood support, sans comment on Senate chances; barras…
Joe Biden — aka DC's "biggest ice cream fan, most enthusiastic former Amtrak commuter, and President of the United States," per DCist — supports statehood.
WTOP: National Park Service plans to revitalize DC’s Shepherd Parkway area
The National Park Service has made plans to revitalize and restore the Shepherd Parkway area in D.C.
DCist: Will DDOT Repave A Street, Sidewalk, Or Alley Near You In 2021? Find Out On This Map.
The District Department of Transportation will begin its repaving program when the weather warms up in the coming weeks, and on Thursday, it released a map of which roads, sidewalks, and alleys it will fix this year.
City Paper: Even With Legal Sports Betting, the March Madness Experience Is Still Not a Reality in…
This should be the biggest weekend of the year at the local sportsbooks, but a full year after legalized gambling arrived in D.C., there is still only one actual sportsbook.