Washington Post: A thrift shop photo album is full of mystery photos of a District family
It was 2002, and Korina Adkins was moving to Phoenix from Washington for a new job. Her friends knew she loved D.C., so they gave her an old photo album full of old pictures evocative of the District.
Press Release: District of Columbia Housing Authority Partners with DC Health to Vaccinate Senior…
News Release – DC Housing Authority
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 27, 2021
Contact:
Tony Robinson
Christy Goodman
Community Health Partners to Vaccinate Seniors at DCHA Senior Properties as Part of Pilot Program
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Press Release: Alejandro Diasgranados, DC’s 2021 Teacher of the Year, Named a Finalist for National…
News Release — DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Fred Lewis
Aiton Elementary School educator is one of four in the running for nation’s top teaching honor
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Press Release: Mayor Bowser Thanks President Biden for Answering the Call for More Vaccine
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 27, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
As Vaccine Demand Remains High, DC Continues to Advocate for More Vaccine
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DCist: Metro Now Has Cell Service Throughout All 100 Miles Of Tunnel
Train riders can now call, scroll Instagram and watch Netflix throughout the entire underground network of Metro tunnels.
DCist: Bowser Booze Bill Proposes Allowing Public Drinking In Designated Commercial Areas In D.C.
It’s not exactly New Orleans, but it’s getting close.
UrbanTurf: 96-Unit Apartment Building Pitched in Mt. Vernon Triangle With Resident-Only Penthouse…
A new apartment building is being planned in Mount Vernon Triangle with an interesting amenity.
DCist: D.C. Police Chief Details Cost Of Response To Capitol Insurrection, Discloses New Officer…
Acting D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee, III told members of Congress on Tuesday that more than 850 of the department’s officers responded to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, costing city taxpayers at least $8.8 million —!-->…
DCist: A Visit From Biden Is ‘Just Incredible For Local Business’
Three sesame bagels with cream cheese — one with tomato and one with jalapeño — and a plain bagel with butter did not seem like most exciting order that Call Your Mother has ever fielded.
WTOP: Georgetown University to discipline ineligible students who received COVID-19 vaccine
Georgetown University is seeking disciplinary action against students it says received the coronavirus vaccine despite not currently being eligible under D.C.’s vaccination rollout.
WTOP: Metro employees fear retaliation when reporting safety concerns, commission says
Some Metro employees fear retaliation for reporting safety concerns, according to the independent commission responsible for overseeing safety practices on Metro.
WTOP: DC, Maryland and Virginia flunk report on restricting flavored tobacco products
D.C., Maryland and Virginia didn’t make the grade in a new American Lung Association report that examined restrictions on access to flavored tobacco products and vaping among kids.
Washington Post: More mopeds may be coming to the District this spring
E-scooter and e-bike operator Lime plans to add motor-driven cycles to its D.C. fleet as part of a strategy to become the first micromobility operator to offer three modes of transportation through one platform
Washington Post: Large majorities of the region’s nursing home workers have declined the coronavirus…
A large percentage of nursing home workers in D.C., Maryland and Virginia have declined to take the coronavirus vaccine, officials say, presenting a major challenge in the region’s plans to protect its most vulnerable residents.
Washington Post: Library of Congress gets $15 million to diversify partners, collections
The Library of Congress will build on its promise to be the “people’s library” by launching a four-year program to expand and diversify its collection and work with communities of color and other underrepresented groups to offer a more!-->…
Washington Post: Martin Baron, executive editor who oversaw dramatic Washington Post expansion,…
Martin Baron, one of the most highly regarded editors in American journalism and an outspoken advocate of the value of a free press, announced Tuesday he would step down as executive editor of The Washington Post on Feb. 28.
Press Release: Norton Thanks Carper for Introducing D.C. Statehood Bill in Senate; Bill Has Record…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
January 27, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
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Press Release: Carper Leads Senate Democrats in Reintroducing Statehood Bill to Ensure Equal…
News Release — Sen. Tom Carper
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2021
CONTACT: Christine Hennessey
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District Links: Debate over ‘fortress’ Capitol security; mayoral proposal for ailing…
The acting U.S. Capitol Police chief apologized Tuesday to Congress over the Jan. 6 riots as debate continues over the future of security at the complex.
Washington Times: District’s vaccine plan faces criticism for prioritizing teachers over child…
Child care workers, who have provided in-person supervision for months, are criticizing the District’s new plan to vaccinate them after public school teachers, who are to return to classrooms Monday for the first time this school year.