City Paper: When Will You Get Vaccinated?
D.C. may move on from Phase 1b Tier 2 after this month. Here’s where YOU stand in line.
Washington Post: D.C. was denied $755 million in coronavirus relief last year. Now it may get that…
More than $14 billion in direct coronavirus relief funding may be pouring into government coffers in the District, Maryland and Virginia in coming months — and for D.C., that could include the $755 million it was denied in the first relief…
Colbert King in The Post: D.C.’s vaccine appointment disparity didn’t have to happen
“As soon as this city began offering covid vaccines to residents 65 and older, George Jones, whose nonprofit agency runs a medical clinic, noticed something striking. ‘Suddenly our clinic was full of white people,’ said Mr. Jones, the head…
DCist: Imprisoned For Nearly 50 Years, This D.C. Couple Now Works To Keep Others Out Of Jail
Lashonia Thompson-El, 48, says it was love at first sight when her now-husband, Sean Thompson-El, 56, arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport seven years ago.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Celebrates Frederick Douglass’ Birthday by Announcing October 1 as…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 12, 2021
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
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(WASHINGTON, DC) – Ahead of…
The DC Lineup for this weekend: love, Lunar New Year and local tributes
This weekend’s Lineup includes numerous Valentine’s Day and Lunar New Year celebrations along with events centered on Black History Month and the local arts scene.
The weather for the next few days, Feb. 12‐14, will be mostly cloudy,…
ProPublica: “I Don’t Trust the People Above Me”: Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response…
Interviews with 19 current and former officers show how failures of leadership and communication put hundreds of Capitol cops at risk and allowed rioters to get dangerously close to members of Congress.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Second Round of Citywide PPE Care Packages to Support Local…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, and the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 12, 2021
CONTACT:
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WTOP: AMC Mazza Gallerie 7 permanently closes in Friendship Heights
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on businesses in industries across the board, but the movie theater industry has been particularly devastated over the past year.
Valerie Graham in The Post: Tipped workers have been hit hard by the pandemic. Congress could make…
After a year like 2020, getting personal finances in order is a priority for many of us. With the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc on bars and restaurants, that’s a particularly stressful exercise for a bartender like me.
Washingtonian: Inside DC’s New House Porn TV Series
If You Lived Here explores neighborhoods like Shaw, Petworth, and Silver Spring
Mark Bucher in The Post: Put restaurants to work feeding hungry Americans
When your stomach is growling, you want to eat — immediately. That’s why the United States is a nation of restaurants. You’re hungry? Come on in. We’ll feed you a delicious meal. It’s what we do.
WTOP: MahoganyBooks will open 2nd location at National Harbor
In an era when so many small brick-and-mortar bookstores have closed, D.C.’s MahoganyBooks, whose recent author guests included former President Barack Obama, is opening a second location at National Harbor.
UrbanTurf: Lofts, A Charter School, Senior Living: Half the Proposals to Redevelop DC’s…
As the time nears for DC's Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) to select a development team for the Langston-Slater Campus in Truxton Circle, UrbanTurf is taking a look at what could be next for the…
Washington Business Journal: Renaissance hotel in downtown D.C. to be rebranded as part of $70M…
The Renaissance Washington, D.C. hotel across from Mount Vernon Square will be rebranded to a Westin as part of a $70 million renovation.
Washington Post: Task force that includes D.C. attorney general suggests city ‘divest’ from police,…
A task force that includes D.C.’s attorney general and a D.C. Council member recommended sweeping changes to the city’s justice system in a new report, including cuts to the police department’s budget and embracing anti-racist policies.
DCist: A Forgotten African American Burial Site Could Be Hidden Beneath A Quiet Georgetown Street
The homes along the 3300 block of Q Street NW in Georgetown are known for their history, their prices, and their bones. Human bones, that is.
WTOP: Metro committee OKs selling $360M in bonds to finance capital projects
Is selling hundreds of millions of dollars in bonds a good move for Metro? And will it help the transit system run more smoothly?
Washington Post: Traffic counts fell during the coronavirus pandemic, but road fatalities still…
Traffic fatalities increased nationally and in the Washington region last year despite a significant drop in travel because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Washington Post: Busboys and Poets to launch ‘streatery’ east of the Anacostia River
Busboys and Poets is placing 10 tables on the street outside its Ward 8 location, making it just the second restaurant east of the Anacostia River to successfully implement the District’s special outdoor dining program.