UrbanTurf: The Last 75 Units Headed to the H Street Corridor
Five years ago, there were more than 1,450 residential units in the works along (and just east of) the H Street Corridor. Now, most of those units have delivered and the pipeline along the corridor has dwindled to less than a tenth of its!-->…
WTOP: DC’s streets ‘essentially deserted’ as inauguration nears
The combination of security threats and COVID-19 protocols on the day of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration has led to a shockingly quiet scene in some of the same spots in D.C. where protests erupted over the summer and on!-->…
Washington Post: Meet the flamboyant D.C. developer who got a last-minute pardon from Trump
Cowboy boot-wearing D.C. real estate magnate Douglas Jemal was among those pardoned by President Trump late Tuesday, absolving him of a 2007 conviction for wire fraud.
City Paper: D.C.’s Vaccination Plans, a Month In
The District’s COVID-19 vaccine program lead answers questions about how the vaccine rollout is going.
Washington Business Journal: It’s here: Tensions run high in D.C. for weirdest inauguration in…
The day is here, and tensions continue to run high in Greater Washington as District and federal officials have done all they can to prepare for an extraordinary Inauguration Day.
DCist: Lady Gaga, Chrissy Teigen, J. Lo, And More Celebrities Are Hanging Out In D.C. Ahead Of The…
Nature is healing: The celebrities are returning to D.C.—for the inauguration, at least.
WTOP: DC police spouse feeds entire precinct before inauguration
Ronie Nosner is not only feeding her husband before his shift, but she is also feeding 500 D.C. police officers before they go on patrol during Wednesday’s inauguration.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. developer Douglas Jemal receives last-minute pardon from President…
President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to Douglas Jemal late Tuesday, making the D.C. developer one of dozens the president granted clemency to in one of his final acts as president.
Washington Post: Metro launches pilot program to test new air filtration system in subway cars
Metro is testing out a new air filtration system in subway cars that it hopes will help to rebuild public faith in public transit.
District Links: Bowser becomes public face of inauguration prep, security; Post ed board calls out…
Happy Tuesday. In the extraordinary days leading up to the inauguration, Mayor Muriel Bowser has acted as a leading spokesperson for the event and as chief executive of a city under siege.
Washingtonian: Conspiracy Theorists Target Comet Ping Pong on Trump’s Last Night in Office
The Trump era in DC ends in a very similar fashion to the way it began
Washington Post: Inaugurations are highly anticipated events in D.C. Now people must watch from…
Veronica McDonald wasn’t going to let multiple sclerosis or a global health crisis stop her from bearing witness to a Black and Asian American woman becoming vice president in the same city where her mom grew up barred from the White side!-->…
District Dig: Passing the Buck — The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was everyone’s fault but…
Revelations and recriminations in the wake of the January 6 extremist attack on the United States Capitol have burned up news and social media for two weeks now.
DCist: Are National Guard Troops Deployed To D.C. At Risk Of Spreading The Coronavirus?
Thousands of National Guard troops from across the country descended on D.C. this week to support heightened security measures during the presidential inauguration. They’re staffing security checkpoints, protecting congressional leaders!-->…
DCist: On Inauguration Eve, Downtown D.C. Is A Ghost Town
Outside Cranes, a fusion restaurant in Penn Quarter, just one day before the presidential inauguration, plywood covered the windows. Signs plastered on top offered passersby a bit of a mixed message: “Please enter. We are open.”
DCist: From Go Bags To A Goat Farm, It’s Definitely A Different Kind Of Inauguration For…
In an ordinary year, a presidential inauguration would bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the nation’s capital. In an ordinary year, there would be viewing stands and a parade along Pennsylvania Avenue, vendors on every corner,!-->…
Washington Times: Inaugural boom vanishes under coronavirus lockdown, attack threat lockout
Call it Inauguration Day in the Upside Down.
WTOP: DC teachers, police are next in line for COVID-19 vaccination
Starting next week, the list of people who can get COVID-19 vaccines in D.C. will expand, despite a supply that has yet to meet an ever-growing demand.
DCist: D.C. To Start Vaccinating Teachers, Police Next Week
Teachers and support staff at D.C. public and charter schools will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines next week, marking another step forward in the city’s vaccination program.
DCist: Voices Of Wards 7 And 8: Here Are Residents’ Plans For Inauguration Day
January 20 marks the beginning of the Joe Biden/Kamala Harris administration. Inauguration, often a day of celebration, was already going to be pared back because of the pandemic. Now, even more restrictions are in effect after threats of!-->…