Washington Post: Marriott family donates $20 million to Howard University for hospitality leadership…
The family behind Marriott hotels has gifted $20 million to Howard University to create a hospitality leadership center, officials said Wednesday.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: The Capitol fence and Trump’s wall share the same faulty foundation
Five days after it was announced that a “7-foot non-scalable fence” was going up around the U.S. Capitol, President Donald Trump traveled to Texas and stood by his border wall.
Washington Post: D.C.’s pandemic toll surpasses 1,000 as Bowser announces her sister’s death
The nation’s capital on Wednesday surpassed 1,000 deaths tied to the coronavirus, a wrenching reminder of the pandemic’s blow to the Washington region. On the same day, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced that her sister became one of…
Associated Press: Chief: Capitol Police were warned of violence before riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — Capitol Police knew armed extremists were primed for violence at the iconic building on Jan. 6 and even provided officers with assault rifles to protect lawmakers, the acting chief acknowledged Wednesday. But the wild…
Washington Post: Mercia Bowser, sister of D.C. mayor, dies of coronavirus at age 64
Just hours after D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser confirmed 1,000 covid-19 deaths in her city, she had to make another somber announcement, this one far more personal: Her sister had died of the virus.
WTOP: DC Mayor Bowser’s sister dies of COVID-19 complications
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that her older sister, Mercia Bowser, has died from complications linked to COVID-19 on Wednesday morning.
DCist: Mercia Bowser, Sister Of D.C. Mayor, Dies Of COVID-19 Complications
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s sister, Mercia Bowser, died Wednesday morning due to COVID-19 complications, according to a statement shared by Bowser’s office.
Washington Business Journal: EastBanc to launch retail lab in former Brooks Brothers location in…
EastBanc Inc. has kicked off a conversion of the former Brooks Brothers store in Georgetown into a retail lab concept to foster the growth of local businesses at a time when many shops are fighting to keep their doors open amid the…
WTOP: American, Gallaudet team up with other DC universities to offer COVID-19 testing
American University and the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area announced the launch of a mobile lab COVID-19 testing lab that will process saliva-based COVID-19 tests at Gallaudet University.
Washington Business Journal: Marriott foundation to endow hospitality leadership center at Howard…
The foundation started by Marriott International's founders will donate $20 million to Howard University in honor of late CEO Arne Sorenson and establish a new center for hospitality leadership at the historically Black university.
WTOP: DC mayor sets ‘day of remembrance’ for lives lost to COVID-19
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has named Wednesday a “Day of Remembrance for Lives Lost to COVID-19.”
DCist: More Than 1,000 Washingtonians Have Died From COVID-19
Nearly a year after the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the District, the city has reached a grim milestone: more than 1,000 Washingtonians have died from the virus.
Press Release: Chairman Mendelson Sends Condolence to Bowser Family
News Release — DC Council Chairman Phill Mendelson
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Wednesday February 24, 2021
CONTACT: Lindsey Walton
WASHINGTON, DC -- Chairman Phil…
Press Release: Personal Statement from Mayor Bowser
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 24, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser lost her only sister and oldest sibling, Mercia…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser and DC Health Announce that DC Residents with Qualifying Medical…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 24, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health, led by Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, announced…
Press Release: AG Racine Sues AT&T for Overcharging the District Government Millions of Dollars…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 24, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Lawsuit Alleges AT&T Knowingly…
Press Release: Norton Requests National Park Service Change Name of Melvin Hazen Park
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 24, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter requesting that the National Park Service (NPS) change…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Proclaims ‘A Day of Remembrance for Lives Lost to COVID-19’
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 24, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, in acknowledgment of more than 1,000 lives lost to COVID-19 in…
Press Release: Norton Introduces Andrew Jackson Statue Removal Act as Part of Her Black History…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 24, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today reintroduced legislation to remove the Andrew Jackson statue from…
Washington Post: New coronavirus testing lab will produce faster, cheaper results for D.C.-area…
To fully reopen their campuses by the fall, District-area universities will need access to quick and inexpensive testing, leaders said.