WTOP: Four 911 dispatches needed to get help to man lying on highway in DC
It took 14 minutes and four 911 dispatches to different locations to hone-in on an injured pedestrian, lying in the middle of a highway running through the nation’s capital.
DCist: D.C. Building Management Company Says Flyers Rejecting People With Housing Vouchers Were A…
A D.C.-based apartment management company says it mistakenly circulated flyers saying it would refuse to rent units to tenants using housing vouchers, a violation of D.C. law.
DCist: Washington Nationals Might Start Season Without In-Person Fans
When the Washington Nationals run onto the field at Nats Park on Opening Day, their fans might not be there to cheer for them.
UrbanTurf: 1,900 Units Down, 1,900 to Go: The Status of the South Capitol Street Pipeline
Since the last time UrbanTurf took a look at the South Capitol Street corridor, over 1,900 residential units have delivered across six projects — and there are still plenty of more residences to come.
City Paper: Locals Furious About Free Rent Flyer Excluding Voucher Holders. Property Manager Calls…
Locals, including one councilmember, got livid over a flyer advertising rental units at a Foggy Bottom building last night on Twitter. The advertisement for one to two months of free rent said the offer wasn’t good for voucher holders.
Washington Business Journal: Exclusive: Chemonics to forgo millions in tax breaks with planned…
A D.C. company is revising its response to the offer of millions of dollars in tax breaks as part of a move to a new headquarters in the District: Thanks but no thanks.
UrbanTurf: The Return of the DC Anti-Street Noise Bill
DC's anti-noise bill is back on the docket, and seemingly less suppressive.
DCist: Disability Rights Group Says 18 People Died Of COVID-19 At St. Elizabeths Due To Leadership’s…
Inaction and a lack of planning contributed to the deaths of 18 individuals at St. Elizabeths, the District’s only public psychiatric hospital, according to a new report from Disability Rights D.C., the federally mandated watchdog group…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. police department to move out of headquarters, setting up…
D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department is set to relocate its headquarters later in 2021 as the long-awaited overhaul of the Henry J. Daly Building finally moves forward.
DCist: Progressive Lawmakers Are Considering Raising Taxes On The Rich. Should They?
Well-off Washingtonians could be hit with a tax hike under a proposal in the works that aims to shore up the District’s pandemic-plagued coffers.
Press Release: Norton Statement on Lee Attempt to Pass Resolution Disapproving D.C. Minor Consent…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
March 2, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement after Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today asked…
Press Release: AG Racine Leads 20 Attorneys General in Supreme Court Brief Supporting the Rights of…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
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March 2, 2021
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Coalition Argues That…
Press Release: At Councilmember McDuffie’s Behest, Council Office of Racial Equity Releases Vaccine…
News Release — Ward 5 DC Council members Kenyan McDuffie
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
New report proposes changes to ensure residents with the greatest risk get the vaccine
Contact: Jonathan McNair, 202-288-0714,…
Markus Batchelor and Scott Goldstein: Reforming DC’s education system is an urgent matter of racial…
Over the past year, events have forced Americans to grapple with the legacy of white supremacy, policies of racial segregation and subjugation, and the systems that perpetuate racially inequitable access to resources and investment. These…
Despite financial struggles, Joy of Motion Dance Center pursues growth with racial reckoning
Summer 2020 ignited change for the Joy of Motion Dance Center, a DC-based nonprofit. Financial hardship caused by the coronavirus pandemic prompted the closure of two of the center’s studios. The organization's reckoning with racist…
DCist: Drama At The National Arboretum’s Bald Eagle Nest: A Younger Lady Bird Has Taken Over
Before “Bridgerton,” “Love Is Blind,” and “Tiger King,” there was the bald eagle cam.
UrbanTurf: DC’s Office of Planning Proposes Requiring Inclusionary Zoning Units in Residential…
The Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) expansion efforts continue in DC.
City Paper: New Seed-Sharing Initiative Seeks to Address Shortages, Spread the Love
Those donating spare seeds through the Slow Food USA program are encouraged to include notes and recipes.
Washington Post: A new, younger ‘First Lady’ bald eagle moves in at the National Arboretum
A drama has been playing out between two female bald eagles in a nest that sits about 80 feet high in a tulip poplar tree at the National Arboretum in Northeast Washington.
WTOP: New COVID-19 report paints bleak picture for DC-area kids, households
A new nationwide study examining how U.S. households are faring with COVID-19 paints a bleak picture for children and families in the D.C. region.