Washington Blade: DC residents with HIV eligible for COVID vaccine
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Feb. 24 that D.C. residents between the ages of 16 to 24 who have one of 19 pre-existing medical conditions, including HIV, will now be eligible to make an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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City Paper: D.C. Cites Technical Failure After Newly Eligible Groups Can’t Register For COVID…
DC Health notified the public this afternoon that a “technical review failure” meant newly eligible residents were unable to register for the COVID-19 vaccine. “As the IT team worked to stabilize the website due to heavy traffic, there…
DCist: U.S. Park Police Announces First Black Female Chief, Who Says She’ll Outfit Officers With…
The National Park Service announced Thursday that Pamela A. Smith has been chosen as the next chief of the U.S. Park Police, becoming the first Black woman to lead the 560-officer police force that protects public parks across the country…
Washington Post: Pamela Smith named chief of U.S. Park Police
Smith says she will immediately implement body cameras, which the Park Police currently doesn’t use
DCist: U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tells Congress ‘No Intelligence’ Suggested A Mob Would Violently…
Acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman testified before Congress on Thursday, facing questions from lawmakers who argued the U.S. Capitol Police were unprepared and poorly organized for a deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection that…
Washington Blade: SMYAL to open third facility for homeless LGBTQ youth
The D.C.-based LGBTQ youth advocacy and services group SMYAL announced this week that it plans to open its third transitional housing facility for homeless LGBTQ youth this spring in the city’s Congress Heights neighborhood in Ward 8.
DCist: As The Pandemic Pummels Arts Groups, A New Dance Theater Is Opening In Columbia Heights
Most theater, dance and artistic organizations in the Washington region have spent the past eleven months weathering pandemic-induced financial challenges. Instead of staging performances, arts leaders apply for local and federal…
DCist: After A Beloved Columbia Heights Street Vendor’s Equipment Was Destroyed, Donations Poured In
Even in the winter cold, Eliezer Albino was out working on 14th Street NW in Columbia Heights, cooking Puerto Rican dishes from a sidewalk kitchen.
WTOP: Security chief: DC ‘must reimagine safety and security,’ amid evolving domestic terror threat
The head of D.C.’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency said the Jan. 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill made something clear: “The District must reimagine safety and security, in the face of the evolving threat of domestic…
Street Sense: An amendment 4 years in the making, with massive implications for affordable housing…
D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson reintroduced the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2020 on Jan. 4, making it the first bill of 2021 and Council Period 24.
Street Sense: 6 DC residents died without a home this month
Another person’s death was recorded in the city’s anonymized Human Services data on coronavirus.dc.gov/data today. They were the second this year, increasing the total number of people in the homeless services system who are known to have…
She walks in her truth: DC woman works to help other LGBTQ+ people of color
Heidi Ellis, 36, was taught early in life to love reading, to love her culture, and to love herself. In her home, bookshelves were filled with powerful stories about Black women and Latinx women like her. Ellis, who identifies as lesbian…
Press Release: Norton to Introduce Bill to Make D.C. Police Chief Member of Capitol Police Board
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 25, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the wake of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and based on the suggestion of District of Columbia…
Associated Press: Chief: Capitol Police were ready for trouble, but not a riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police is testifying before Congress on Thursday as lawmakers press for answers about intelligence and procedural failures that allowed thousands of supporters of then-President Donald…
Washington Business Journal: Adrian Washington’s D.C. roots are guiding Neighborhood…
Adrian Washington remembers riding his bike past the St. Elizabeths East campus as a kid. These days, he’s helping to build its future.
WTOP: Tech issues hamper DC vaccine registration
D.C. residents had serious trouble registering for coronavirus vaccination appointments online Thursday.
DCist: D.C. Vaccine Appointment System Crashes As Thousands More People Become Eligible
The District’s phone and online system crashed on Thursday morning just as thousands of residents became newly eligible to sign up for 4,350 appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine.
WTOP: Council member says it’s time to reassess how DC public schools are run
A city council member said most D.C. Public Schools students aren’t getting a good education, and he has a plan to come up with solutions.
District Links: DC exceeds 1,000 coronavirus deaths, mayor’s sister among them; vaccine slots…
DC surpassed 1,000 deaths related to the coronavirus on Wednesday, and Mayor Muriel Bowser said her elder sister died in the morning after battling COVID-19 at Washington Hospital Center.
Allister Chang: How DC can support students during COVID-19
Imagine you’re an elementary school student this year. Since last March, you haven’t been able to see your friends. You love your teacher, but it’s been hard to get one-on-one time with her since you’ve spent most of the year in a virtual…