Washington Post: D.C. attorney general sues Washington Hebrew Congregation preschool, contends it…
The D.C. attorney general has sued Washington Hebrew Congregation, alleging that the synagogue’s preschool frequently ignored city laws designed to keep children safe amid accusations that a teacher sexually abused at least 15 toddlers and…
NBC4: DC Closing Grocery Distribution Sites, Giving Resources to Food Banks
The D.C. government has been providing free groceries and meals since the start of the pandemic.
WUSA9: Workers at DC’s first solely Black-owned marijuana dispensary unionize
Workers at DC Holistic Wellness in Ward 7 unionized with UFCW Local 400
ABC7: Art exhibit featuring over 200K flags representing U.S. COVID deaths to be displayed in DC
The oval of green space on East Capitol Street between RFK Stadium and the DC Armory is filling up with small white flags.
Washington Informer: Josey-Herring Sworn in as D.C. Superior Court’s First Female Chief Judge
In a historic ceremony, conducted virtually on Oct. 16, D.C. Superior Court Associate Judge Anita Josey-Herring became the first African American woman to lead the court as chief judge.
ABC7: D.C. road to be named after the nation’s first Black woman officer killed in line of…
The D.C. Council passed a bill Tuesday to change the name of the 300 block of 14th Place NE to honor a 24-year-old woman who grew up there and gave her life trying to protect the city.
WTOP: Washington Hebrew Congregation’s preschool sued for child endangerment
A synagogue-operated preschool is accused of putting kids in danger by ignoring D.C.’s child safety laws in a lawsuit brought by the District’s attorney general.
DCist: D.C. Council Passes Emergency Extension Of Unemployment Benefits
D.C. workers on unemployment could soon see an extension of unemployment benefits.
DCist: Labor Board Ruling Throws D.C. Public Schools’ Teacher Staffing Into Question Weeks Before…
A panel that mediates labor disputes in the District found that D.C. Public Schools violated city law by failing to collectively bargain with the Washington Teachers’ Union over plans for reopening schools. The preliminary ruling could…
WTOP: How to make sure your vote gets counted in DC
Some D.C. ballots aren’t being counted because they’re not filled out right. How should voters be filling out their ballot to make sure it’s counted?
Washingtonian: This New Project Imagines What the Tidal Basin Could Look Like in 100 Years
The Tidal Basin Ideas Lab asked five architecture firms to come up with new ideas for the area.
DCist: Designers Show How They’d Redesign The Tidal Basin To Save It From Rising Sea Levels
On Wednesday, a combination of non-profit organizations, companies, and design teams launched the Tidal Basin Ideas Lab, an online exhibit that presents new plans for building a more sustainable Tidal Basin.
DCist: D.C. Attorney General Sues Washington Hebrew Congregation Over Child Safety Complaints
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced Wednesday that he is suing Washington Hebrew Congregation, a synagogue that also operates a childcare center, for allegedly endangering children and violating local childcare laws.
WTOP: 2 popular Foggy Bottom-area restaurants close permanently
Two more well-established D.C. restaurants have become victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington Business Journal: Children’s National’s Walter Reed campus receives $5M gift from Boeing
Children’s National Hospital has received $5 million from The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA).
UrbanTurf: Five Design Concepts for How to Save the Tidal Basin from Flooding
Although the National Mall is no stranger to flooding, the Tidal Basin is becoming increasingly endangered, regularly flooding twice a day. The Save the Tidal Basin's Ideas Lab convened some landscape architects for an exhibition of…
DCist: D.C.’s New Language Museum Has Animated Books And Very Nerdy Karaoke
Planet Word might be the only museum in D.C. — or anywhere — where you can hear a booming-voiced narrator intone the word jorts. And that’s just in the first few minutes of a stroll through the new free museum dedicated to language, which…
City Paper: On Campus or Off, D.C. College Students Adapt to a New Order of Operations
Although D.C. colleges planned to offer hybrid semesters, the continued spread of COVID-19 prompted leaders to go completely virtual.
Washington Business Journal: Passion Food Hospitality closes its two D.C. restaurants
David Wizenberg had a restaurant in the District for more than 30 years — until the Covid-19 pandemic.
City Paper: Critics Are Suspicious of a State Board of Education Candidate’s Residency Status
Jacque Patterson listed his "principal residence" in Maryland in tax documents. He says it was a mistake that will be corrected.