NBC4: Efforts to Register and Provide Ballots to DC Felons in Federal Prisons Face Hurdles
Privacy concerns prevent providing DC inmate information to Board of Elections, Bureau of Prisons says
Washington Business Journal: WeWork to shutter trio of D.C. locations as part of larger cutbacks
WeWork confirmed that it plans to close three of its locations in the District, including its maiden home in the nation's capital, as it looks to streamline its portfolio and find a path toward profitability.
NBC4: One-Third of DC Police Used Force in 2019, Mostly on Black Individuals: Report
Independent report reviews use of force incidents by D.C. Police in 2019
WTOP: New fellowship to shed light on history of slavery in DC
Conversations around racial injustice have led to a new effort to better understand D.C.’s history with slavery.
City Paper: Bar Co-Owned by Guy Trying to ‘Set Gold Standard’ For Safe Reopening Fined
Vinoda Basnayake co-owns Casta's Rum Bar. He was also behind the canceled HEIST X Kennedy Center pop-up.
DCist: This Trump Supporter Once Worked With A White Supremacist. Now He’s Running For ANC In Ward 8
Three years ago, Isaac Smith was working to preserve a Confederate monument with an avowed white supremacist who would later go on to organize the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
City Paper: The Smithsonian Craft Show Virtually Convenes More Than 100 Artists
Three area craft artists who are featured in the fair explain their creations.
DCist: Candy Chutes, ‘Ghosting,’ And Costume Bingo: Local Families Get Creative For A…
Colleen Moriarty’s kids have discovered the beauty of pandemic-era Halloween: You get to choose your own candy.
Facebook/Kennedy Center partnership bolsters anti-racism in the performing arts while offering a new…
The Kennedy Center and Facebook’s new Arts Across America program will feature 200 performers by the end of this year, showcasing art driven by advocacy, education and social justice. Many of the artists hail from DC, including today’s!-->…
New York Times: What Kamala Harris Learned About Power at Howard
As a college student, she wanted to have an impact. The answer she landed on — working inside institutions — set her on the path to the vice-presidential nomination.
Press Release: Norton Says Bills to Thwart D.C. Statehood Show Republicans Fear Statehood Momentum
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
October 14, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement today in response to three!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
UrbanTurf: 38 High and Rising: DC’s Latest Crane Count
Judging by the latest crane count, development in DC is only accelerating.
Washington Business Journal: Navy announces plan for new museum in D.C.
The Navy said Tuesday it intends to build a new museum in the District to replace its current National Museum of the U.S. Navy at the Washington Navy Yard.
Washington Business Journal: Howard University receives Gates Foundation funding for Covid-19…
Howard University is one of 10 historically Black colleges and universities that will receive a cumulative $15 million over three years from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to build up Covid-19 testing infrastructure.
DCist: Navy Wants To Build New Museum Near Navy Yard By 2025
The Navy intends to build a new $450 million flagship museum near its Navy Yard facility in D.C., Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite announced Tuesday.
WTOP: New Navy museum planned for DC
The Navy has plans to build a new museum to replace the National Museum of the U.S. Navy in Southeast D.C., which is now closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
WTOP: Ford’s Theatre begins phased reopening
Early in the pandemic, the future was uncertain for D.C.’s historic Ford’s Theatre.
District Links: The many candidates vying for at-large council seats; controversy over late-night…
Happy Tuesday. Even the number of candidates in the at-large DC Council race is a bit confusing — there are 24 candidates on the ballot, but only 23 of them have active campaigns. Then there's the inherent confusion in a free-for-all race!-->…
Washington Post: Confused by the crowded at-large D.C. Council race? Here’s where the candidates…
Twenty-three candidates are competing for two at-large D.C. Council seats. Voters can pick two candidates, and the top two finishers will win.
The Georgetowner: Open-Air Holiday Market Coming to M St.
Sometimes, in the midst of a downturn, an idea comes up that many people can embrace and look forward to. So it may be with Georgetown developer Anthony Lanier’s latest idea: to turn the vacant property he owns at the prominent juncture of!-->…