Washingtonian: Trump’s New Kennedy Center Board Appointee Paolo Zampolli Has Some Ideas: Picasso…
The modeling agent and tabloid fixture says he's not in it for free concert tickets
City Paper: Mendelson Announces New Council Committee Assignments
Among other highlights, Trayon White and Brianne Nadeau were kicked off the housing committee and the standalone education committee was abolished.
Washington Post: John Kelly’s 2020 Washington history trivia quiz
It's been a tough year. This is a tough quiz. It draws from the most obscure corners of Washington history. Good luck! (You'll need it.)
Washingtonian: Please Do Not Call This DC Bookstore Looking for AOC. She Doesn’t Work There.
Capitol Hill Books has been fielding calls from angry constituents who want to speak to Congress.
WTOP: DC-area music venues could see much-needed funding if relief bill becomes law
The Save Our Stages Act has passed through Congress as part of the latest coronavirus relief package, giving some local music venues hope.
Washington Business Journal: The old Fletcher-Johnson school in Marshall Heights will soon get a…
Gragg Cardona Partners will lead a development team to transform the old Fletcher-Johnson school and recreation center in Marshall Heights into a large mixed-use project.
DCist: The Head Of D.C.’s 911 Agency Is Resigning
Karima Holmes, the director of D.C.’s Office of Unified Communications, will step down next year. Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed Holmes’s departure from the agency, which handles the city’s 911 and 311 calls, on Tuesday. Her resignation…
DCist: Progressive Lawmakers Lose Spots On D.C. Council’s Housing Committee
Decision-making in the D.C. Council will look a little different next year.
Press Release: Library Shifts Operations to Takeout Model
News Release — DC Public Library
For Immediate Release
December 23, 2020
Media Contact:
George Williams, Media Relations Manager
(Washington, DC) - The DC Public Library has shifted operations at its locations to comply with…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Proclaims December 24, 2020 ‘Dr. Anthony S. Fauci Day’
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 23, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Muriel Bowser proclaimed Thursday, December 24, 2020, “Dr. Anthony S. Fauci…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Awards Long-Awaited Fletcher-Johnson Campus Redevelopment
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 23, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Shayne Wells (DMPED)
…
Press Release: National Park Service announces plan to improve Shepherd Parkway
News Release — National Park Service
For immediate release: December 23, 2020
Contact: Sean P. McGinty
WASHINGTON – The National Park Service (NPS) is taking steps to revitalize Shepherd Parkway. With the…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Invites Residents to Kick Off the New Year by Participating in the…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Department of Parks and Recreation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 23, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Michael Tucker, Jr. (DPR)
Residents of All Ages Encouraged to…
Press Release: DDOT Opens Three Car Free Lanes Beginning January 4
News Release — District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 23, 2020
Media Contacts:
Mariam Nabizad
(Washington, DC) – Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced the opening of…
WTOP: Free meals for struggling DC restaurant workers are back
D.C. beer hall and event space Hook Hall has revived its Hook Hall Helps program, which fed hundreds of restaurant workers and their families a week during the pandemic’s first wave, in conjunction with the Restaurant Association of…
Washington Post: D.C. region leaders pitch plan to build stronger post-pandemic economy
More than 50 local leaders have mapped out an economic recovery strategy for the Washington area that they say would leave it more unified, resilient and prosperous than before the novel coronavirus upended the region.
WTOP: DC ban on indoor dining, other restrictions go into effect Wednesday night
New closures go into effect Wednesday night amid the coronavirus surge in D.C.
Washington Business Journal: Trinity Washington University was staring at a big 2020 deficit. Then…
Even before the pandemic drove D.C.-area institutions of higher learning to make drastic cuts, Trinity Washington University was anticipating a pretty difficult 2020.
District Links: DC police veteran tapped as MPD’s next chief; Mendelson unveils proposed…
Happy Tuesday. Mayor Muriel Bowser has tapped DC police veteran Robert Contee as her choice to lead the Metropolitan Police Department.
Washington Post: The mammoth covid-19 relief and spending bill: What’s in it for the DMV?
From broadband expansion to vaccine distribution, the mammoth economic relief and spending package passed by Congress late Monday night will infuse hundreds of millions of dollars into the Washington region, addressing both short-term…