Press Release: New Chief of Staff Brings Equity and Inclusion Expertise to the DC Office of Planning
News Release — DC Office of Planning
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 4, 2021
CONTACT:
Mekdy Alemayehu (OP)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – The DC Office of Planning (OP) welcomes Vivian Guerra as the agency's new Chief of Staff.!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
DCist: What We Know About The January MAGA March
D.C. officials are urging people in the region to stay away from the downtown area on Tuesday and Wednesday, when a coalition of Trump supporters and far-right groups will again converge on Washington to protest the results of the!-->…
WTOP: Upton Place to break ground in Cathedral Heights
A new nearly 700-unit apartment building and retail space is coming to the Cathedral Heights neighborhood in Northwest D.C.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. mayor urges local residents to avoid confrontation with pro-Trump…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is urging those who live in and around D.C. to steer clear of downtown D.C. as supporters of President Donald Trump come to town for protests Tuesday and Wednesday.
Washington Business Journal: Esquire names D.C. restaurant to list of 100 ‘America can’t…
With the hospitality industry feeling the brunt of restrictions put into place in an effort to stem the spread of Covid-19, Esquire has made a list of "100 restaurants America can't afford to lose," and one D.C. eatery landed on it.
UrbanTurf: DC Added an Estimated 7,000 Residents in 2020
Although some data suggested that DC was losing residents last year amid the pandemic, Census projections are indicating otherwise.
Washington Post: Streets in downtown D.C. to close Tuesday, Wednesday for pro-Trump demonstrations
Streets in downtown Washington will close starting Tuesday for protests that are expected to continue at least through Wednesday.
Washington Post: GAO study examines impact of long-distance flight limits at National Airport
A new report from the Government Accountability Office examines the current and potential effects of changes to a long-standing rule that limits the number of long-distance flights out of Reagan National Airport.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Continues Preparation for Upcoming First Amendment Demonstrations
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 3, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Rebekah Mena (HSEMA)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Washington Post: A new documentary celebrates Billy Stewart, D.C.’s unique R&B singer
Beverly Lindsay-Johnson was 12 years old and living in the Bronx when she first heard a song called “I Do Love You” by a singer from D.C. named Billy Stewart . It was 1965 and her radio was always tuned to an R&B station.
Washington Post: Bowser warns D.C. residents to stay away when Trump supporters amass downtown…
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) said Sunday that she is making plans to protect public safety when President Trump’s supporters descend on the District on Wednesday to protest the result of the presidential election — including asking city!-->…
WTOP: DC statehood boasts record support in new Congress
The push for D.C. statehood has more support in Congress than ever before.
WTOP: ‘Please stay home’: Local leaders discourage counterprotesting in DC on Jan. 6
Several D.C.-region officials are asking people to avoid going to downtown D.C. to counterprotest demonstrations held in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6.
Karen Attiah in The Post: Don’t ‘better explain’ the Emancipation Memorial. Put up monuments to…
“What I want to see before I die,” Frederick Douglass wrote, “is a monument representing the negro, not couchant on his knees like a four-footed animal, but erect on his feet like a man.”
Washington Post: Tired of waiting on the government, hungry Americans turn to one another for help
Norene Robinson was tired of eating onions. But the grocery store was far away, and she has never loved to cook. And as a 75-year-old fighting to survive a pandemic, she didn’t want to venture out for a more nutritious meal and risk!-->…
Washington Post: Controversial Lincoln statue is removed in Boston, but remains in D.C.
A replica of a controversial statue of Abraham Lincoln standing over a newly emancipated Black man has been removed from a public park in Boston.
Press Release: Statement on the Introduction of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 3, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser released the following statement after Congresswoman Eleanor!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: Norton Introduces D.C. Statehood Bill with 202 Original Cosponsors in 117th Congress,…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
January 3, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that she introduced the District of Columbia statehood!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: Norton Gets House Rules Changes for D.C. in 117th Congress
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
January 2, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that the proposed rules for the House in the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Congratulates Newly Sworn-in Members of the Council
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 2, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement after the swearing-in!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…