Petula Dvorak in The Post: That D.C. trip some of us took in high school? It needs to be mandatory.
“Is this the Capitol or the White House?” one of the people who came to mob the U.S. Capitol asked me.
City Paper: An 8-Month Debrief: Can DC To-GoGo Compete With Big Delivery Services?
“As recently as March we were a couple of bar owners with a meat business. Now we’re a tech firm.”
WTOP: Demand remains ‘very high’ in DC for COVID-19 vaccines; some indoor dining to return
Demands for COVID-19 vaccinations remain high in D.C., despite the amount of doses not keeping up, and some indoor dining can return Friday.
Washington Business Journal: Jared and Ivanka’s Kalorama rental coming back to the market
The Kalorama residence that Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump moved into at the start of President Donald Trump's lone term is back on the market just as that term ends.
City Paper: When Will the District Be Demilitarized?
“We will also work with our federal partners to understand their approach on the National Guard presence and the posture at the Capitol and federal assets.”
WTOP: Bridges, most Metro stations reopen as DC lifts inaugural security measures
Most Metro stations and bridges leading into Washington reopened Thursday following an extensive security shutdown for the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
City Paper: Elias Taddesse Shares Three Lessons Every Chef Can Learn From the Pandemic
Best known for juicy burgers and a doro wat fried chicken sandwich, Mélange opened in September.
DCist: D.C. Clarifies Vaccine Sign-Up And Distribution As Demand Continues To Outpace Supply
D.C. officials have released a breakdown of next week’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution, but are asking for patience from residents as demand continues to outpace supply.
Washington Post: D.C. will resume indoor dining Friday as coronavirus cases hover at elevated levels
The District will allow indoor restaurants to reopen Friday, even as the rate of new daily coronavirus infections in the city has stayed well above the target for such Phase 2 activities for more than two months.
Washington Post: The fortress around downtown D.C. is dismantling. But heightened security may…
Officials have begun to dismantle the fortress of fences and barricades that took over downtown Washington for Inauguration Day, but remnants of a heightened security presence will remain in the nation’s capital far beyond the tense…
Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Create National Commission on U.S. Capitol Attack
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
January 21, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the National Commission on the Insurrectionist Attack…
Press Release: AG Racine Leads Coalition of 18 Attorneys General Defending Key Provision of the…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 21, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
AGs Argue That Provision Removes Racial Barriers to Voting Without Infringing State Sovereignty…
Documentary ‘Painted City’ intimately captures DC’s mural culture
Painted City is a charming 26-minute documentary about Perry Frank’s passion for cataloging and preserving murals throughout the District. At a time when gentrification is leading to the destruction of many of these paintings in DC, Frank…
Patch: 2 District Residents Killed In Petworth Rowhouse Fire
D.C. Fire and EMS responded early Thursday morning to a fire at a Petworth home that left two residents dead and one firefighter injured.
Poynter: How journalists in D.C. made a national story local
‘It’s one thing to observe these massive, earth-shattering events from a distance, and another thing to live in the middle of it.’
UrbanTurf: DC’s Office of Planning Wants to Mandate Inclusionary Zoning in Almost All Exempt Zones
The DC Office of Planning (OP) is moving forward with another effort to expand the small-scale affordable housing production tool that is Inclusionary Zoning (IZ).
WTOP: Bridges, some roads reopen as DC cleans up after inauguration
D.C.’s bridges and some roads are reopening Thursday after the historic inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Washington Business Journal: Security barriers come down, closures ease as D.C. prepares for changes…
Barriers began coming down in downtown D.C. and roads and bridges began reopening by Thursday morning as the city started to move toward normal after a tight lockdown for Inauguration Day.
Washington Post: All overweight D.C. residents will get priority for the coronavirus vaccine.…
The District plans to give priority for coronavirus vaccines to the broadest possible swath of people with preexisting health conditions — a decision that will make hundreds of thousands eligible for scarce doses of the vaccine and that…
WTOP: DC indoor dining to resume at 25% capacity
Restaurants in D.C. can resume indoor dining at 25% capacity after 5 a.m. Friday, when the city ends its ban on indoor dining, according to John J. Falcicchio, who serves as both chief of staff to Mayor Muriel Bowser and deputy mayor for…