WTOP: The Atlantic moving its operations to The Wharf
The Atlantic, one of the nation’s oldest news publications, will relocate its D.C. operations from The Watergate to a new building under construction in Phase 2 of Hoffman-Madison Waterfront’s The Wharf in 2022.
WTOP: Capitol Hill neighborhood escalates fight against sportsbook
In D.C., a Capitol Hill neighborhood is lawyering up in its battle over a liquor license application with a proposed sportsbook.
Washington Post: The Army wants water restrictions near the Wharf. Residents and D.C. leaders call…
Commercial and recreational boat traffic on the Washington Channel has grown significantly since the Wharf opened along the Southwest Waterfront three years ago, becoming a destination for visitors arriving by land and water.
Washington Business Journal: The Atlantic to relocate from the Watergate to another waterfront…
The Atlantic plans to leave the Watergate office complex in Foggy Bottom for space in a new office building being developed at The Wharf, adding to a roster of tenants at the mixed-use project on D.C.'s Southwest waterfront that includes!-->…
Washington Post: Washington Monument to reopen Monday, National Park Service says
The Washington Monument will reopen on Monday after a brief closure, the National Park Service said.
Washington Post: Karon Hylton’s mother arrested at protest outside D.C. police station
D.C. police arrested the mother of Karon Hylton on Saturday night during a protest over her son’s death in an October moped crash while being followed by officers.
WTOP: 2 arrested during demonstrations outside DC police station
Two people were arrested during demonstrations outside a Northwest D.C. police station Saturday night.
Washington Post: Regional health officials prepare for Week 2 of vaccinations, with Moderna coming
Regional health officials say they will receive fewer doses than originally projected of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines this month, joining states across the country reporting similar changes.
Associated Press: President in the pews: DC churches offer Biden options
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — His motorcade thunders around Delaware, snarling traffic. Everywhere he goes, a security team envelops him and a pack of journalists trails behind. Yet President-elect Joe Biden enters his church, St. Joseph on the!-->…
Washington Post: Family holds vigil for man shot while driving with infant son
Pastor Leathia Pinder had preached about the Bible’s wailing women many times before, about their raw grief for their community and their children.
Washington Post: District restaurants get ready to pivot to takeout after indoor dining ban
Before lunch service in Adams Morgan on Saturday, restaurant workers set up tables and heating lamps for outdoor diners along 18th Street. Those that found Saturday’s brisk temperatures too chilly could eat inside — but not for much!-->…
Washington Post: Loughboro Road NW is named for the man who had it built in the early 1800s
First off, let’s get the pronunciation right. It’s “LUFF-boro.” How do we know that? Because of a portrait of Nathan Loughborough painted by Charles Peale Polk. In it, Nathan is holding a letter addressed to “N. Luffborough Esq.”
Barbara Harman in Washington Business Journal: Nonprofits play bigger role than ever
In my role as founder of the Catalogue for Philanthropy, I have been moved and inspired by what I have heard and seen during this time of crisis from nonprofits across the D.C. region. There are many great and good things being done that!-->…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: Home for the holidays? An effort aims to get two dozen people into…
In less than an hour, James Simmons will have to check into a homeless shelter, where a bunk bed waits for him. But at this moment, as he walks along Rhode Island Avenue in Northeast Washington, his focus is not on that place.
WTOP: DC bans indoor dining, adds new restrictions amid COVID-19 surge
The District will prohibit indoor dining and add new restrictions just before Christmas, according to a new D.C. order released Friday.
Washington Post: D.C. will temporarily ban indoor dining next week, Bowser says
The District will shut down indoor dining on for three weeks starting Wednesday night, officials said — becoming the latest local jurisdiction to take that step in the face of a surge in coronavirus cases, and leaving some restaurant!-->…
District Links: DC ending indoor dining next Wednesday as part of new mayor’s order; Proud…
TGIF. In the face of an unrelenting increase in coronavirus cases, DC will halt indoor dining at restaurants and impose other restrictions next Wednesday at 10 p.m. for nearly a month, as spelled out in a new mayoral order issued late!-->…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Issues Mayor’s Order for Holiday Pause of Various Activities, Extends…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 18, 2020
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued Mayor’s Order 2020-127 to pause various activities in!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Washington Post: Proud Boys leader says he burned Black Lives Matter banner stolen from church…
The leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, said he participated in the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner that had been ripped from the facade of a historic Black church during unrest in downtown Washington following a rally earlier!-->…
Associated Press: Visit by COVID-infected official closes Washington Monument
The Trump administration abruptly closed the Washington Monument over exposure concerns from a recent visit by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, who tested positive this week for the coronavirus.