NPR: Pentagon Extends National Guard Presence At The Capitol
The Pentagon has approved a request to continue National Guard support at the U.S. Capitol through May 23, 2021. About 2,300 troops will remain at the Capitol, which is about half the number currently deployed, the Department of Defense!-->…
Associated Press: Pentagon approves extending Guard deployment at Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has formally approved an extension of the National Guard deployment at the U.S. Capitol for about two more months as possible threats of violence remain, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
Washington Post: Pentagon chief approves request to extend National Guard protection of Capitol
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has approved a request from the Capitol Police to extend the deployment of National Guard members to protect Congress into May, defense officials said Tuesday, keeping a military presence around one of the!-->…
DCist: D.C. Rolls Out A New Tool For Rating Electricians, Architects, And Other Contractors
When it comes to finding a contractor for a home renovation project or checking in on a developer that flipped a property, D.C. homeowners either have to scour digital reviews or cling to word-of-mouth recommendations.
WTOP: DC opens up millions in added funding to support child care centers
Any working parent will likely call child care essential to going back to work, and D.C. is ensuring that providers have the financial help they need to stay in business.
DCist: Many Of The Health Workers Who Bore The Brunt Of The Pandemic Earned Low Wages, Suffered…
Joyce Bumbray-Graves remembers her hands, dry and cracking from endless hours of handwashing.
Washingtonian: Joe Biden Visits Historic DC Hardware Store W.S. Jenks & Son
The administration's frequent forays into DC neighborhoods mark a departure from the Trump years.
WTOP: Teachers, parents weigh in on DC Public Schools teacher retention and funding
Teachers and parents are sounding off to the D.C. Council about their needs and expectations from D.C. Public Schools as the challenges of learning through the pandemic continue.
Associated Press: Pentagon set to OK extending Guard deployment at Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is set to approve an extension of the National Guard deployment at the U.S. Capitol for about two more months as possible threats of violence remain, defense officials said Tuesday.
DCist: Capitol Employees Receive Hundreds Of Thank You Notes For Cleaning Up After Jan. 6…
In the hours after pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed their way into Congress on Jan. 6, Capitol building staff began picking up the pieces.
Washingtonian: FreshFarm Will Delay Opening the White House, Penn Quarter, and Other Downtown DC…
Good news: a new Dupont Circle weekday market is in the works.
UrbanTurf: The 2,700 Units (Eventually) Slated for Navy Yard
While the residential development pipeline just east of South Capitol Street proceeds full steam ahead, the pipeline in the rest of Navy Yard has been following a hurry-up-and-wait pattern. Below, UrbanTurf takes an updated look at what's!-->…
City Paper: D.C.’s New Vaccine Pre-Registration System Launches Wednesday
Eligible people could receive a notification to book an appointment as early as Friday. Here is how it works.
DCist: President Biden Visits D.C.’s Oldest Hardware Store To Highlight PPP Program
President Joe Biden stopped into D.C.’s oldest hardware store on Tuesday around 12:30 p.m. to promote changes to the Paycheck Protection Program, marking his second official visit to a local business since his swearing in.
WTOP: National Museum of Women in the Arts founder Wilhelmina Cole Holladay dies
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, who founded the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the first and only museum solely dedicated to championing women through the arts, died on Saturday in Washington, D.C. She was 98.
UrbanTurf: A Warmer Look for New Hotel/Apartment Development Near Nats Park
A proposed hotel-residential-commercial project a block from Nationals Park in Southwest now has a warmer look, and new renderings are giving a more realistic idea of how the development would fit into the neighborhood.
DCist: The Washington Area Is Slow To Build New Affordably Priced Housing, Says Group
The Washington metro area has a long way to go before it meets a widely touted regional goal to build 375,000 affordably priced homes by 2030.
Washington Post: Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, champion of women in the arts, dies at 98
It was a still life that fired the imagination of art collector Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, a modest painting that she lit upon during a visit to a European art museum in the 1970s.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Over $16 Million in Financial Assistance to Sustain DC’s Child…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 9, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Fred Lewis (OSSE)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced new emergency funding to!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: Norton Requests Capitol Police Board Remove Fencing Blocking Maryland Avenue…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
March 9, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter requesting the Capitol Police Board remove the fencing!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…