WUSA9: Pandemic adds extra hurdle for DC activists working to curb gun violence
Homicides are up 18% from this time last year, after DC saw 10 shooting deaths in the past week.
WUSA9: Five DC shooting deaths within 24-hours, part of deadly week in the District
WASHINGTON — D.C. has been deadly this weekend, with five people killed in shootings that happened on Friday and Saturday. It is part of five death in less than 24-hours and nine since October 3, according to D.C. Police.
WUSA9: Several DC charter schools have already sent students back to in-person learning
School leaders offer insight into how hybrid in-person learning is working at Social Justice Public Charter School and Friendship Public Charter School.
Washington Post: Meet 15 candidates running for the D.C. State Board of Education
The nine members of the D.C. State Board of Education are the city’s only elected representatives focused on education. The elected school board was stripped of most of its power in 2007 when Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) wrested control of…
WTOP: Some DC indoor pools and fitness centers reopening Oct. 13 with restrictions
If you want to get some exercise in D.C. when indoor facilities open up next week, you’ll have to first exercise your fingers and computer mouse.
WTOP: DC students go online with this year’s ‘Blacks In Wax’ performances
D.C. students from schools throughout the city stressed the importance of voting in this year’s Blacks In Wax virtual performance.
WTOP: DC church wins injunctive relief from federal judge, can start holding services
A D.C. church that filed suit against the District of Columbia has won injunctive relief from a federal judge and can begin holding church services in the city again.
Washington Post: Federal court allows D.C. church to hold services outdoors despite coronavirus…
A D.C. federal court late Friday granted permission for a large D.C. church to hold outdoor worship services, saying the city’s coronavirus restrictions banning church services of more than 100 people — indoors or out — appear to violate…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: The Mall may get a Latino museum — someday. These Latina curators aren’t…
The same year that an advocacy campaign began to push for a stand-alone Latino museum on the Mall, these three things occurred: The final episode of “Friends” aired. Janet Jackson’s exposed breast turned the Super Bowl into a controversial…
District Links: More protests over firing of School Without Walls principal; DC begins virus testing…
TGIF. More ink was spilled on the firing of the principal of School Without Walls, with WaPo national politics columnist Dana Milbank entering the fray to dismiss the city's official explanation. He joined union officials in saying Richard…
DCist: MPD Officer Alleges Retaliation For Reporting Discriminatory Policing Practices In Legal…
A police officer has filed a complaint against the Metropolitan Police Department, alleging professional retaliation for speaking up about discriminatory policing practices.
DCist: D.C. Offers Free Coronavirus Testing Outside White House As Cases Connected To Trump…
The D.C. government offered free coronavirus testing in front of the White House on Friday, as the number of COVID-19 cases connected to the Trump administration grows.
Washington Post: D.C. families demand answers after veteran principal’s sudden exit
The dozens of protesters waited outside School Without Walls at Francis Stevens in Northwest Washington, chanting, holding signs and demanding to know why the school system abruptly removed their principal.
Dana Milbank in The Post: A top D.C. school principal asked questions about unsafe reopening. He was…
The kids are not all right. Neither are their teachers, nor their families. Children are about to become victims of a lethal combination: pressure on local leaders to reopen schools, a shortage of necessary testing capacity, and…
Washington Post: D.C. adds coronavirus testing site near White House as outbreak grows
The D.C. government on Friday set up a free coronavirus testing site outside the White House in response to the growing number of confirmed cases linked to the Trump administration.
Washingtonian: Fine Dining Italian Stalwart Tosca Will Temporarily Close Downtown
The veteran white tablecloth restaurant plans to reopen in the spring with a new look and menu.
DCist: Spring Classes At George Washington University Will Remain Virtual
Classes at George Washington University will remain mostly online for the spring semester, university officials announced Friday.
Colbert King in The Post: How D.C.’s eviction system kicks tenants when they are down
“They just got put out.” Scary words heard more than 70 years ago by a kid growing up in the now exquisitely gentrified Foggy Bottom-West End area of Northwest D.C., which is separated from Georgetown by Rock Creek Park. “They just got put…
Washington Post: After disastrous primary, D.C. elections board chair prepares for biggest test yet
For D.C. Board of Elections Chair D. Michael Bennett, the presidential voting underway in the nation’s capital is a chance at redemption.
Washington Post: Ford’s Theatre to reopen next week
After a seven-month closure because of coronavirus precautions, Ford’s Theatre and Museum will begin a phased reopening Wednesday, the Ford’s Theatre Society and the National Park Service announced Friday.