Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Start of 2021 Holiday Tree and Greenery Collection
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Department of Public Works
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 28, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Felicia McLemore (DPW)
Pick up from DPW-Serviced Households January 11 -…
Press Release: What DC Public Library Customers Read in 2020
News Release — DC Public Library
For Immediate Release:
December 28, 2020
Media Contact:
George Williams, Media Relations Manager
(Washington, DC) - Reading has long been shown to help people cope with anxiety, learn new…
Washington Post: For D.C. protests, Proud Boys settle in at city’s oldest hotel and its bar
Located just five blocks from the White House, the Hotel Harrington is the city’s oldest continuously operating hotel and has a long-standing reputation as one of the most affordable in the heart of the District. But over the past few…
Washington Post: In a retirement community, residents give back to staff by tutoring their children
This past spring, a few weeks into the pandemic, Monique Sparks’s work supervisor asked how her kids were doing.
NBC4: Tenleytown Neighborhood Says Goodbye to Beloved Retiring Mail Carrier
His customers said Rob Robinson doesn’t just deliver the mail, he looks out for the residents with an uplifting attitude, and they wish him a wonderful retirement.
ABC7: ‘I avoid H Street at all costs’ : Businesses want change after cars plow into…
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — H Street businesses said speeding is getting out of hand and it’s damaging property and scaring customers.
WUSA9: Marine befriends Capitol Hill homeless man and fulfills his Christmas wish list
The 29-year-old Marine Corps veteran befriended a D.C. homeless man, and put his Christmas list on Facebook. The response was instant and overwhelming.
WTOP: New DC program aims to curb traffic deaths
A new pilot program by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser will send messages to drivers who are at risk of getting into a serious crash throughout the District.
WTOP: First healthcare workers receive COVID-19 vaccinations at DC’s Giant grocery stores
Certain Giant grocery stores in D.C. started distributing the the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to qualified healthcare workers on Saturday.
Washington Post: Can tailored messages to bad drivers prevent crashes? D.C. is about to find out.
Bad drivers in the District could soon get a serious warning sent straight to their cellphones.
WTOP: Story of DC’s hawk family is now a book
For a few months in 2020, as COVID-19 spread across the country, D.C. residents were delighted by a family of hawks that built a nest in a tree alongside a Connecticut Avenue bridge that spans the Klingle Valley Trail below.
Washington Post: These are the police misconduct lawsuits the public hears little about
Over the past five years, the D.C. government has spent millions of dollars settling dozens of police misconduct lawsuits — settlements that, even as officers acknowledge no wrongdoing, document a trail of nonfatal encounters that went…
WTOP: DC’s Central Union Mission spreads Christmas cheer to homeless residents
Central Union Mission in Northwest D.C. is making Christmas special for some of the District’s homeless population.
Washington Post: On a covid Christmas, a new routine for feeding the homeless
At noon on Christmas, Robert Martin arrived for lunch at Central Union Mission in downtown Washington. At the door, a man handed him a bottle of water and a brown paper bag containing a bologna and cheese sandwich on white bread, an apple,…
WTOP: In DC, there are fewer warm havens for the homeless this year
It’s a winter weather problem, made worse by the pandemic: fewer places to stay warm during the day for those without a home in the D.C. region.
Washington Post: Nine months into the pandemic, a $1,200 relief check only goes so far
The bank notification popped up three days before Christmas — timing that presented Cynthia Spencer with as many problems as solutions.
ABC7: Boys to men: ABC7 follows the lives of two D.C. kids for 30+ years
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — We in the media are sometimes criticized for failing to do follow-up reporting. In this case, ABC7's Sam Ford has been following one story for nearly 32 years.
WUSA9: ‘Data is useless unless you find a way to communicate’ | New website for COVID-19…
A data scientist took it upon himself to create a new tool for parents, and it's being shared as DCPS prepares to reopen for in-person learning.
The DC Lineup for this weekend: community aid, Kwanzaa and a free Christmas concert
Our gift to you this season is a slightly longer Lineup with a bonus item that may come in handy if your holiday greenery isn’t going to stay green much longer. Winter festivities are included in our standard top 10.
The weather this…
WTOP: Max and Erica Scherzer sponsor adoption fees for 11 animals at DC shelter
During the season of giving, Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer and his wife, Erica Scherzer, are sponsoring the adoption fees for 11 animals that have been under the care of the Humane Rescue Alliance through Dec. 31.