WTOP: Art installation featuring origami doves visits Washington National Cathedral
The Washington National Cathedral remains closed to visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new piece of art is being installed with the hope that, before too long, people can enjoy it.
Washington Post: Outgoing D.C. Council member Brandon T. Todd to lobby for Washington Gas
Outgoing D.C. Council member Brandon T. Todd will join Washington Gas as director of corporate public policy in January, the utility company announced Monday.
DCist: Trump Signs Executive Order Making ‘Beautiful’ The Standard For D.C.’s Federal Buildings
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday setting “beautiful” as the standard for new federal buildings constructed in D.C., making classical architecture the preferred style.
Washington Business Journal: Trump signs executive order calling for classical architecture for all…
President Donald Trump on Monday signed a long-brewing executive order that makes classical architecture the preferred style of federal buildings — and calls on the administrator of the General Services Administration to notify the…
Washington Post: The District, three states sign agreement to curb transportation emissions
After years of negotiations, the District of Columbia and three Northeastern states have signed a landmark agreement to substantially curb emissions from gasoline and diesel over the next decade, targeting the nation’s largest source of…
Washington Post: Hundreds of thousands of doses of virus vaccine headed to Virginia, Maryland, D.C.…
Hundreds of thousands of doses of coronavirus vaccines are beginning to come into the greater Washington area as the number of infections and death continues to build.
DCist: Voices Of Wards 7 And 8: Expectations For The Biden Administration
In less than a month, there will be a new resident at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue — President-Elect Joe Biden.
Washington Business Journal: ‘There was no hospitality.’ Black couple claims they were…
Curtis "Trey" Carswell and his girlfriend, Markita Gibson, were out on an evening walk in September in downtown D.C. when they came across the Trump International Hotel — and wanted to see the inside for the first time.
WTOP: Bowser: Stay home so hospital workers don’t get overwhelmed after holidays
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser had a simple message for residents during the holidays: Stay home so hospital workers don’t get overwhelmed on the other side.
DCist: New Relief Funding For Indie Venues Could Save Some Beloved D.C. Stages
The owners of independent music venues and theaters in D.C. received two pieces of good news Monday, one from the national level and one from the local.
Washingtonian: DC Restaurant Industry Relief Program Hook Hall Helps Is Back With Free Meals
Hook Hall owner Anna Valero resumes assistance services out of her Park View bar.
Washington Business Journal: What a court ruling against D.C.’s eviction moratorium means for…
A court ruling striking down part of D.C.’s eviction moratorium is likely to have limited legal impact, according to attorneys and tenant advocates — but the decision could still reshape the relationship between landlords and renters as…
DCist: As D.C. Activists Push To Expand Rent Control, A Tool To Keep Track Of It Has Been Delayed…
When Kevin got a notice in early 2017 that the rent on his Eckington apartment would go up 5% — roughly $80 more a month — he was skeptical that his landlord could even ask for that. His rent had never increased by that much, and he…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces DC Joins Landmark Pact to Cut Transportation Pollution,…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, DC Office of Energy and Environment, and the District Department of Transportation
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December 21, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Julia Christian (DOEE)
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Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces $10 Million in Grants to Support Public Charter School…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education
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December 21, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Fred…
Press Release: Norton Introduces D.C. Parole and Supervised Release Act
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 21, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has introduced a bill to give the District of Columbia. the…
Press Release: Norton First Member of Congress to Introduce Native American Land Acknowledgment…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 21, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a resolution to recognize that the land of the United States was…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Opens Application Period for District’s $29.5 Million Entertainment…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
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December 21, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Shayne Wells…
DCist: D.C. Area Renters, Jobless Residents Set To Receive Temporary Relief From New Coronavirus Aid
States and the District of Columbia will not receive any additional state and local aid in a new $900 billion COVID-19 relief deal that Congress announced late Sunday night. But officials say other provisions in the legislation will…
DCist: Metro May Get Hundreds Of Millions In Federal Funding, Avoid Some Service Cuts
Metro will likely be able to avoid some of the most drastic service cuts in its budget that begins in July if the Senate approves coronavirus relief funding this week.