WTOP: Vote for your favorite local musicians to be honored at 2021 Wammie Awards
Do you know a great local band or talented musician that deserves to get more credit?
City Paper: Mayor Bowser Gets Vaccinated
With her eyes closed, Mayor Muriel Bowser received her first dose of the coronavirus vaccine today at Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health on 2nd Street NE. Moments earlier, during a press briefing, she admitted to feeling a little!-->…
WTOP: Bowser gets 1st COVID-19 vaccine shot as DC officials lament lack of doses
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser got her first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday as Health Director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt called the District’s supply of shots “dismal.”
DCist: One Dead And Four Injured In Shooting At Anacostia Convenience Store
One person is dead and four others were injured during a shooting by a market near 14th Street and Good Hope Road SE, according to D.C. Police.
WTOP: Will tourists save DC’s hotels this year?
2020 was the worst year in history for the U.S. hospitality industry, so there is nowhere to go but up. But D.C.’s hospitality industry finds itself in a Catch-22, with travel expected to slowly recover starting this year.
City Paper: D.C. Restaurants Have Diners Help Cover Pandemic-Related Costs
Service charges and fees help restaurants pay for masks, take-out packaging, and higher wages.
Washington Post Magazine: The Mount Pleasant Miracle
How one D.C. neighborhood quietly became a national model for resisting gentrification
Matthew Frumin: First things first — DC officials must address structural underfunding of DCPS
The way the city funds our schools structurally underfunds educational operations for DC Public Schools (DCPS) relative to the charter sector to the tune of $40 million to $50 million a year.
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Press Release: Statement by AG Racine and AG Frosh on Conclusion of Emoluments Lawsuit
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 25, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
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Washingtonian: Check Out NBC’s Lavish New DC News Bureau
They've left their Nebraska Avenue home after more than six decades.
DCist: Washington Monument Closes Indefinitely… Again
The Washington Monument has closed until further notice to protect staff and visitors from the spread of COVID-19, the National Park Service announced Saturday.
Washington Post: D.C. warns a maglev stop at Mount Vernon Square would bring ‘significant…
A station for a maglev train line that would take passengers from Washington to Baltimore in 15 minutes could alter a D.C. neighborhood and have significant effects on the city, District officials said Monday.
Press Release: Statement from Director Andrew Trueblood on the Baltimore-Washington Super Conducting…
News Release — DC Office of Planning
January 25, 2021
The District of Columbia Office of Planning (OP) has been an active participant in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process for the Baltimore-Washington Super!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
NBC4: DC Childcare Workers Ask Officials Not to Push Back Their COVID-19 Vaccinations
Ward 4 council member Janeese Lewis George said that “delaying vaccinations for childcare workers any longer undermines fairness, equity and public health.”
WTOP: Joe Biden stops at Georgetown deli for bagels after first mass as president
Apparently, Joe Biden’s first mass and Sunday outing in D.C. as president would not be complete without a bagel.
Washington Post: D.C.’s reopening plan is at a third capacity as city works to build confidence and…
A week out from opening the doors to students and teachers for the first time this academic year, the District is reporting that 5,200 students have accepted seats for in-person learning, about a third of the school system’s capacity in!-->…
WTOP: Some DC restaurants happy to resume indoor dining, even with capacity restrictions
Managing Partner of Ben’s Next Door, Welton Eric Logan said not having indoor dining made for some of the toughest weeks for the restaurant.
Washingtonian: Biden Makes First DC Restaurant Visit as President To Call Your Mother
The bagel spot is co-owned by his administration's Covid Czar.
Associated Press: Biden attends Mass at DC church where he worshipped as VP
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden attended Mass for the first time since taking office, worshipping Sunday at the church he frequented when he was vice president.
Washington Post: Numerous Capitol Police officers who responded to riot test positive for…
Since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, 38 U.S. Capitol Police employees have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the head of the officers’ union said Saturday. Cases are also climbing among members of the D.C. National Guard!-->…