DCist: A Proposal To Expand Rent Control In D.C. Gets A Contentious Hearing
As lawmakers consider legislation to strengthen and expand rent control in D.C., landlords and tenants concur on one thing: The pandemic has made the issue more urgent than ever.
City Paper: Winners and Losers of the 2020 Local Election Cycle
It wasn't a good year for endorsements—unless you're Karl Racine.
UrbanTurf: EDENS Seeks Two-Year Extension for Expansion of Union Market
EDENS is looking to extend approvals that would add office or residential stories to the Union Market building.
Washington Post: Bowser defends trip to Delaware to celebrate Biden win, despite travel advisories
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser on Tuesday defended her decision to travel Saturday to Delaware, a state with significantly higher coronavirus risk than the District, to celebrate President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
WTOP: Bowser defends trip to high-risk Delaware for Biden win as ‘necessary’
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser defended her trip to Delaware on Saturday to congratulate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on their election victory, despite District health officials considering it a high-risk state for coronavirus exposure.
DCist: Bowser Defends Trip To Delaware For Biden’s Victory Speech As ‘Essential Travel’
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is facing allegations of hypocrisy over the District’s coronavirus restrictions after she traveled to Delaware for President-elect Joe Biden’s victory speech last Saturday.
Press Release: Racial Equity Achieves Results Act Passes Final Vote
News Release — Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie
REACH Act authored by Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie passes unanimously establishing a Racial Equity Framework Across The Entire District Government.
The proposed legislation…
Press Release: Bowser Administration Releases Citywide Survey to Shape Future of Parks and…
News Release — DC Department of Parks and Recreation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 10, 2020
DPR Media Contact: Michael Tucker Jr.
(Washington, DC) – Today, the Bowser Administration and DC Department of Park and…
Press Release: Norton Wasting No Time in Gathering D.C. Statehood Bill Cosponsors for Next Congress
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
November 10, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she is wasting no time in gathering original cosponsors for…
Press Release: Norton Asks U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Extend Comment Period on Proposed Rule…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
November 10, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to…
Press Release: Rock Creek Park announces 2020-2021 deer management operations
News Release: National Park Service
For immediate release:November 10, 2020
Contact: Megan Nortrup, megan_nortrup@nps.gov, 202-339-8314
WASHINGTON – Since 2013, when the National Park Service (NPS) began…
Press Release: Library hosts a month of programming centered on “Good Talk: A Memoir in…
News Release — DC Public Library
For Immediate Release
November 10, 2020
Media Contact: George Williams, Media Relations Manager
Mira Jacob's graphic novel on race and identity focus of 2020 DC Reads
(Washington, D.C.) -…
Press Release: District of Columbia Housing Authority Celebrates Veterans at its Ninth Annual…
News Release — DC Housing Authority
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 10, 2020
Contact: Jose C. Sousa
The District of Columbia Housing Authority celebrated veterans around the region and announced the awarding of 87 additional…
Press Release: Norton to Hold Virtual Veterans Day Event Today Honoring Women Veterans from Each…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
November 10, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
Event will be live streamed at Facebook.com/CongresswomanNorton
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton…
Washingtonian: This Couple Traded a House in the Suburbs for a DC Apartment *Because* of the…
By now, you’ve read something like a zillion stories about people fleeing cities in search of more space because of Covid-19. But Gina Hardin and Chris Hartranft did the exact opposite.
UrbanTurf: 14 Condos Proposed for Skinny Logan Circle Site
The Logan Circle pipeline is growing by another sliver.
WTOP: DC Environmental Film Festival presents virtual fall showcase
The D.C. Environmental Film Festival was set to be held in March, but when the coronavirus pandemic hit, it quickly pivoted to virtual screenings for a select few films.
District Links: DC hopes feds will pay $43M in police overtime; how DC celebrated news of Biden…
Happy Monday. DC’s top elected officials are still hoping that the Trump administration will pay $43 million in police overtime incurred during this summer’s Black Lives Matter demonstrations.
DCist: Coronavirus Cases Soar Across Region As Public Health Experts Warn Against Pandemic Fatigue
Coronavirus cases in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia are hitting new highs — and, in some places, surpassing this past spring’s surge. Cases are increasing here as they are throughout the country as people become more lax about guidelines on…
WTOP: Eat well and support a good cause during DMV Black Restaurant Week
If you’re looking for places in the D.C. area to dine out or grab drinks while supporting Black-owned businesses, DMV Black Restaurant Week is offering some sweet deals.