DCist: Barnacle Goose Makes Surprising D.C. Debut, Sends Birders Into A Frenzy
Call it 2020’s most exciting goose chase: A rare bird that typically nests on Arctic coasts has veered off its migration path and landed in Washington, gripping the local birding community. The barnacle goose – which has never before been…
DCist: A Congress Heights Non-Profit Will Help The Neighborhood Ring in Christmas With Socially…
Though it will certainly be different than usual, this holiday season is expected to be cheerful in Congress Heights. A float featuring go-go bands and Santa Claus will belt out holiday tunes while passing out goodies and businesses will…
Washington Post: In first D.C. election with public financing, candidates and donors bumped up…
In the first year of public campaign financing in the District, Washingtonians made enough small-dollar donations to generate $3.4 million in taxpayer funding — fueling campaigns for several well-known politicians and many newcomers.
Washington Post: His staff cleans covid-19 hospital rooms. He got the vaccine to build trust in the…
Roy Dunlap told his family his plans as they sat down to a dinner of salmon, greens and white rice. “I’m going to take the vaccine tomorrow,” the director of environmental services at Howard University Hospital said.
DCist: Biden’s Inaugural Committee Discourages People From Traveling To D.C. For Ceremony
President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural committee is urging the public not to travel to D.C. for the Jan. 20 ceremony amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and instead participate from home.
Wade Henderson in The Post: Julian Bond should be considered for Woodrow Wilson High School’s new…
D.C. Public Schools is deliberating new names for Woodrow Wilson High School. The criteria set forth by DCPS state that any individual under consideration must have made a significant contribution to society. The new name also should…
Press Release: AG Racine Applauds Council’s Passage of Criminal Justice Reform and Civil…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
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December 15, 2020
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Judiciary Committee Chairman Allen’s Landmark Bills are Critical Steps Toward Equity and…
Press Release: Department of Employment Services Director to Testify on New DC Stimulus and…
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman
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CONTACT: Reana Kovalcik
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 15, 2020 – Unless Congress takes action, significant parts of the pandemic-related…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser to Deploy District Snow Team This Evening Ahead of Season’s First…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor; DC Department of Public Works; District Department of Transportation; and DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency; and DC Department of General Services
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Press Release: AG Racine Announces Urban Athletic Club Will Comply With COVID-19 Emergency Measures
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 15, 2020
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Office of Communications
Change Follows OAG Lawsuit Alleging Gym in Shaw Flouted Mask Use, Social Distancing, and…
Washingtonian: Run-Ins With Pro-Trump Mobs After Saturday’s Rally
“I Started Getting Punched in the Face and Kicked”
Washingtonian: Splurge-Worthy Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Takeout Around DC
Restaurants are celebrating with feasts for carryout and delivery.
DCist: Biden’s Inaugural Committee Discourages People From Traveling To D.C. For Ceremony
President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural committee is urging the public not to travel to D.C. for the Jan. 20 ceremony amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and instead participate from home.
Associated Press: Church vandalism exposes divisions over faith and politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vandalism at four downtown Washington churches after rallies in support of President Donald Trump is exposing rifts among people of faith as the nation confronts bitter post-election political divisions.
UrbanTurf: 60 Apartments, Maybe a Moxy Hotel, and a Market: The New Plans a Block from Nats Park
The development pipeline off South Capitol Street is growing by 11 stories.
City Paper: D.C. Sends $6 Million To L.A. Instead of a Historic Theater
Whose fault is it? Depends who you ask.
Washington Business Journal: Hogan Lovells to shed space in downtown D.C.
Hogan Lovells LLP hopes to shed a large block of space it had been holding onto in downtown D.C., an effort that comes as the amount of empty office space across Greater Washington continues to swell due to factors that include the ongoing…
DCist: Here’s Why You Keep Hearing About Harry’s Bar
As supporters of President Donald Trump took to the streets of D.C. this weekend to demonstrate against unfounded claims of a “stolen election,” clashing with counterprotesters, one local establishment was again at the center of many…
Washington Post: Proud Boys sparked clashes during pro-Trump rally, D.C. officials say
District officials on Monday denounced the violence that erupted in downtown Washington over the weekend, blaming many of the clashes on protesters who refuse to accept the presidential election results.
Washington Post: D.C. region rolls out coronavirus vaccine amid push to reach priority groups
The first doses of a coronavirus vaccine were administered Monday in the Washington region, marking the start of a logistically massive undertaking that officials hope will halt a virus that has infected more than 540,000 residents and…