WTOP: DC-area leaders praise local aid included in COVID-19 relief bill
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser thanked President Joe Biden and congressional leaders for including local aid in the latest COVID-19 relief package.
Washington Post: There was a D.C. numbers runner called Simpson. But he was a lot more than that.
Sorry, wrong numbers runner.
DCist: MPD Releases Year’s Worth Of Police Stop Data Following ACLU Lawsuit
The Metropolitan Police Department released its 2020 stop data on Friday, following a lawsuit filed last month by the local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU-DC.
Washington Post: Impact of Capitol riot looms over efforts to overhaul policing in the District
Amid months of protests for social justice, the D.C. Council moved quickly last year with emergency legislation to make sweeping overhauls to the police force, including cutting its budget and making it smaller.
Washington Post: Union Station’s multibillion-dollar overhaul reduces space for buses, setting up…
A multibillion-dollar overhaul of Union Station would boost capacity for rail and expand retail options as planners envision how the rail hub should function in 20 years.
Washington Post: A ‘city father’ tried to erase a Black neighborhood. Now the neighborhood wants to…
Chuck Ludlam braved the bitter cold with a sweater and scarf Friday morning, standing across from a cluster of embassies and a traffic island at the head of Rock Creek’s Melvin Hazen tributary.
Press Release: Senate-Passed American Rescue Plan Act Provides D.C. Retroactive and Equal Funding
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
March 6, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that her District of Columbia priorities were included in the…
District Links: DC settles on vendor for vaccine pre-registration portal; more sign-up woes…
DC's vaccine appointment portal was again overwhelmed on Friday morning, the last day before sign-ups shift to a pre-registration system by late next week.
WTOP: Pandemic fueled a spike in DC consumer complaints in 2020
While COVID-19 cases surged in the city, the consumer protection division at D.C.’s attorney general’s office saw a surge in complaints from consumers.
ABC7: ‘Such a joy’: new program uses virtual pet visits to combat isolation among DC…
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Senior isolation has become a very real concern since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the Humane Rescue Alliance and the DC Department of Aging and Community Living are teaming up for a new partnership that…
ABC7: What’s going on with DC unemployment? Director explains to city council, 7 On Your Side
DC's Department of Employment Services Director Unique Morris Hughes answered questions Friday morning about her Department's performance during the pandemic in front of City Council members.
DCist: Appellate Court Rejects Legal Challenge To Brookland Manor Redevelopment Project
The D.C. Court of Appeals has ruled against a legal challenge to a developer’s plans to revamp Brookland Manor in Northeast D.C.
City Paper: After Confusion, Microsoft Identified as New Vaccine Portal Vendor
We still don't know the official launch date for the pre-registration program, or answers to other key questions.
Colbert King in The Washington Post: Surely we can do better for the people in D.C. living without…
Our small delegation of World Bank executive directors arrived in Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) close to midnight on the last leg of a week-long visit to India to review bank-supported development projects. En route from the airport to…
UrbanTurf: Georgetown May Get a Sandlot by This Summer
After a temporary setback last month, Sandlot Northwest appears to be back on track to pop up in Georgetown this year.
DCist: Periodical Cicadas Will Overrun D.C. This Spring
The last time periodical cicadas emerged in Washington, blanketing sidewalks and lawns with their large shiny bodies and creating a deafening chorus, John Kerry was running for president, Barack Obama was an obscure state senator, and…
DCist: Two D.C. Lawmakers Are Tweeting And TikToking To Boost Public Interest In Government…
They’re not making the infamous feta pasta, or posting “random things in my Wilson Building office that just make sense” TikToks yet — but two D.C. Council newcomers are trying to spur public participation in local government through their…
DCist: It Has Been A Year.
29 locals tell their stories of surviving the first confirmed COVID case, managing a shuttered music venue, writing obituaries, driving Metrobuses, performing comedy …
Press Release: Norton Announces New Date for House Hearing on D.C. Statehood Bill
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
March 5, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that, due to a change in the House calendar, the Committee…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser to Celebrate Women’s History Month with Virtual #FITDC HerStory 5K
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Parks and Recreation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 5, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Michael Tucker, Jr. (DPR)
Residents of All Ages Encouraged to…