Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces New Program to Help Local Businesses Reduce Energy Costs
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Energy and Environment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 9, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Julia Christian (DOEE)
“District Buying Power” Will Allow…
Press Release: Flower Mart 2021 is cancelled
News Release — All Hallows Guild
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT: Carrie Tydings
February 9, 2021
Flower Mart, the annual family festival held on the grounds of Washington National Cathedral by All Hallows Guild, is cancelled…
Press Release: AG Racine Welcomes 2021 Class of Charles F.C. Ruff Fellows
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 9, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
OAG Fellowships Allow Graduates from Area Law Schools to Gain Experience in Public Service
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Press Release: Norton Says 712,000+ D.C. Voices Missing in Trump Impeachment Trial
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 9, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that the second impeachment trial of former President Trump,…
DCist: This New Photo Book Documents The Chaos And Joy Of D.C.’s Go-Go Activism
Over the past two years, D.C.’s go-go scene has grown from a hometown music genre into a key element of local social justice activism. Go-go bands have performed at some of the biggest rallies and marches in recent history, from the…
WTOP: DC bill would expand support for crime victims
A new bill aims to help victims of violent crime in D.C. both financially and emotionally.
Press Release: After Norton Opposed Original FRA Union Station Project Proposal, FRA Decides to…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 9, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) applauded the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) decision to…
District Links: DC vaccinates more educators; a teacher has died of COVID-19, union says; $11M…
DC's expansion of vaccine eligibility to workers at licensed child care providers and independent and charter schools resulted in about 2,000 vaccinations in the first week, officials said.
ABC7: ‘This school was special to her’: Ballou STAY cosmetology teacher dies of COVID-19
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — A teacher at Ballou STAY Opportunity Academy has died of COVID-19, according to Washington Teachers’ Union president Elizabeth Davis.
WTOP: Norton proposes ban on permanent fencing around US Capitol
D.C.’s delegate to Congress is taking action on her opposition to permanent fencing around the U.S. Capitol.
DCist: Eleanor Holmes Norton Introduces Bill To Ban Permanent Fencing Around The Capitol
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton has been an outspoken critic of the Capitol Police’s fencing around the U.S. Capitol. Now she’s introducing legislation to make sure it doesn’t become permanent.
Washingtonian: A Lot of DC Neighborhoods Were More Pro-Trump in 2020
One corner of town saw an 8 percent swing toward Trump.
Washington Times: ‘Indefinite detention’: D.C. inmates grapple with suspension of jury…
Attorneys argue that right to a speedy trial is a foundational element of justice system
Washington Post: D.C. judge dismisses murder charge against violence interrupter
A D.C. judge Monday dismissed a murder charge against an anti-violence counselor in the District who had been accused in a 2017 fatal shooting, concluding authorities did not have enough evidence linking him to the crime, according to…
Washington Post: D.C. announces $11 million effort to improve unemployment system
The District is adding up to 200 staff members and new technology to help its overloaded unemployment system, part of an $11 million effort to aid residents who are out of work, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced Monday.
WTOP: Proposals for an updated Tidal Basin re-imagined with wetlands and marshes
The area of the Tidal Basin in D.C. that includes national memorials, monuments and iconic cherry trees sits on unstable ground that floods daily, and the infrastructure there is crumbling. But proposals for how to protect the area now are…
Washington Post: Officials in D.C. region try to combat vaccine hesitancy while seeking more doses
The District announced Monday that it will host coronavirus vaccine clinics at a Baptist church as governments in the Washington region looked for new ways to equitably distribute shots while facing hesitancy in some communities hit…
City Paper: DC Health Adjusts Vaccination Rollout In Attempt to Narrow Disparities
The health department is piloting a vaccine clinic at a Ward 7 church.
WTOP: DC launches faith-based coronavirus vaccination partnerships
D.C. isn’t planning to open a mass vaccination site yet, but the District is teaming up with faith-based partners to spread the good word on getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
City Paper: Teaism to Reopen Lafayette Park Location Despite Empty Offices
"To some extent it’s about trying to help the community feel like it’s not the end of the world."