WTOP: ‘COVID couldn’t stop us’: Ford’s Theatre presents ‘A Christmas Carol’ radio play
COVID-19 may have canceled live theater in D.C., but there’s no time for humbug.
Washingtonian: DC Restaurants and Bars Serve Empty Plates to Congress
The demonstration aims to gain attention for a proposed $120 billion independent restaurant grant fund
DCist: D.C. Police Allegedly Shot A Dog At An Anacostia Residence, Then Gave The Owner A Ticket
An Anacostia woman is accusing the Metropolitan Police Department of lying about the circumstances surrounding an officer’s shooting of her dog outside her home last month. The dog, Sae’Red, was put down later that day.
WTOP: Why DC isn’t issuing a stay-at-home order yet
As coronavirus cases continue to surge throughout the region, District officials said at a Monday news conference that they don’t plan to reinstate a stay-at-home order for D.C. yet.
Associated Press: First lady announces new White House tennis pavilion
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tennis anyone? Weeks before her family turns the White House over to President-elect Joe Biden, Melania Trump announced that a new tennis pavilion on the south grounds is ready for action.
Washington Post: D.C. to give $1,200 stimulus payments to some jobless residents as region’s virus…
Some unemployed D.C. residents will receive $1,200 stimulus payments, while the city is suspending high school athletics and high-contact sports as coronavirus metrics continue to worsen across the Washington region.
Washington Business Journal: WeWork sues Capitol Crossing owner over millions in tenant buildout…
WeWork has been accused of "actual or imminent" financial insolvency by one of its largest commercial real estate landlords in the District amid a larger, multimillion-dollar legal feud over rent and promised tenant improvement costs.
DCist: Bowser Announces New Sports Restrictions, $1,200 Stimulus Checks For Gig Workers
Amid rising COVID-19 case numbers, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced just one category of new restrictions at a press conference on Monday: high-contact sports.
DCist: This Map Shows Where Rents Are Dropping in D.C.
Even though the median cost of a single-family home in D.C. keeps ticking up, the prices for rental apartments are falling in nearly every corner of the city.
DCist: The National Zoo’s Giant Pandas Will Move Back To China in 2023
All good things must come to end, including the best thing of all: pandas.
Washington Business Journal: D.C.’s newest private museum will be dedicated to the victims of…
The ranks of D.C.'s private museums keep growing, this time with a new one in D.C. dedicated to the ideology, history and legacy of communism and memorializing its victims.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Issues Mayor’s Order on Phase Two Adjustments to Sports and Recreation
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December 7, 2020
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued Mayor’s Order 2020-123 to modify the District’s Phase Two requirements regarding sports and!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: AG Racine Announces District Borrowers Will Receive $146k+ From Nationwide Settlement…
News Release — Office of the DC Attorney General
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December 7, 2020
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Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces $1,200 Local Stimulus Payment to Support Nearly 20,000…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Employment Services
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December 7, 2020
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
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Press Release: Audit Finds D.C. Agencies Initiated Effort to Improve Risk Management, Reduce…
News Release — Office of the DC Auditor
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Press Release: Mayor Bowser Opens Application Period for District’s $35 Million Restaurant Bridge…
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 7, 2020
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Washingtonian: Famed Philadelphia Chef Peter Serpico Is Opening a Ramen Ghost Kitchen in DC
Pete’s Place Noodle Bar, a "kinda Korean" venture with restaurateur Stephen Starr, debuts Tuesday.
WTOP: New deal with China keeps giant pandas at National Zoo through 2023
The pandas at the National Zoo are staying put — for now.
Washington Post: National Zoo’s giant pandas will head to China in three years
The National Zoo said Monday that all three of its giant pandas will be going to China at the end of 2023, according to a new agreement struck with Chinese officials.
Letter to the Editor of The Post: Rename D.C.’s Wilson High for these two educators
The myth that Woodrow Wilson High School owed its reputation for academic excellence to its namesake, the president who brought Jim Crow to Washington, has been busted. The school has always owed that reputation to its educators.