NBC4: DC Water to Help Northeast DC Residents With Sewage Damage, Mayor Says
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says D.C. Water will assist Northeast residents whose homes were swamped with sewage when record rainfall drenched the city on Thursday.
Fox 5: Northeast DC neighbors looking for city to take charge of sewage mess
Several Northeast D.C. neighbors are pleading with city leadership to take action as the clean-up continues from Thursday’s historic rains, which flooded homes with sewage-water in certain parts of the District, neighbors tell FOX 5.
WTOP: Need an escape? DC-area author says you don’t even need to leave the city
The coronavirus pandemic has made it tough to get away. Vacations were cut short or modified, with many people reluctant to fly or travel long distances — a situation that persists. But author Melanie Choukas-Bradley of Chevy Chase,…
WTOP: Art All Night, DC’s overnight arts festival, goes virtual for 2020
Like seemingly every other event in 2020, D.C.’s 10th annual two-week overnight arts festival, Art All Night, is going virtual this year.
Washington Post: GWU’s covid-19 clinical trial has met one early goal — getting Black and Latino…
Mark M. Spradley searched online for a vaccine clinical trial the way most people go shopping.
WTOP: DC’s Circulator and Streetcar up service as reopening progresses
The DC Circulator will resume its National Mall route and the DC Streetcar will resume normal operating hours starting Sept. 20, city officials announced Friday.
Washington Post: In a surprise, critically endangered creature appears at National Zoo
A member of a critically endangered species turned up at the National Zoo this summer in what a curator called a surprise.
WUSA9: Museum celebrates women’s right to vote with unique ‘Suffrage Outside’…
The President Woodrow Wilson House marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution with an alternative outdoor exhibit.
WUSA9: This Black-owned architecture firm is behind some of DC’s most significant monuments…
McKissack & McKissack has had its hands on some of the most visible landmarks in D.C., including the Jefferson Memorial and Nats Park.
Washington Post: D.C. Council to weigh legislation further regulating scooter use in the city
The D.C. Council is weighing legislation that would establish new rules for scooter use in the city, including a requirement that the companies that operate the services provide a way for the devices to be locked to racks or poles.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: They were names on headstones until the pandemic. Then they became…
For a few minutes, in a tucked-away cemetery filled with crumbling markers of mostly forgotten lives, Robert Logan became more than a name on a headstone.
DCist: Protester Charged With Felony Assault For Allegedly Throwing Firework At D.C. Police Officer
The U.S. Attorney for D.C. has charged a protester for allegedly throwing a firework at D.C. police officer during a demonstration last month — marking the third individual to be charged with protest-related crimes in recent weeks.
DCist: Emails Suggest That D.C. Removed COVID-19 Data From Website As It Pushed To Reopen
Emails obtained from the office of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser suggest that city officials took down unflattering data from a COVID-19 dashboard in mid-June, rushing to reopen even as the data showed the city failing to meet one key metric…
City Paper: Emails Raise Suspicions as to Whether the Bowser Administration Delayed and Finessed…
The administration says "D.C. has been a leader in transparency and making data publicly available so that Washingtonians have the information they need to protect themselves."
DCist: Portion Of Beach Drive Damaged By Flooding To Remain Closed Until Repairs Can Be Made
The heavy rains that drenched Washington Thursday damaged a portion of Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park, requiring repairs before it can reopen to traffic.
WTOP: Flood-damaged section of Beach Drive closed in Rock Creek Park
A recently rehabilitated section of Beach Drive was gouged out by raging Rock Creek floodwater during Thursday’s prolific rainfall in D.C.
District Links: Mayor plans $1M in spending on inauguration viewing stands; one-day spike in new…
Good Friday evening. Two DC Council members are opposing Mayor Muriel Bowser's plans for $1 million viewing stands for the presidential inauguration.
WTOP: DC leaders say despite flooding, water and sewer system did not fail
D.C. leaders said that despite the widespread flooding from Thursday’s storm, the water and sewer system did not fail.
DCist: Washington Football Team’s Dwayne Haskins Will Wear ‘Davon McNeal’ Sticker On Helmet
Washington Football Team’s starting quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. will wear a decal on his helmet honoring Davon McNeal, the 11-year-old killed in Southeast in July, during the team’s first game this weekend.
DCist: D.C. Reports Highest Daily COVID-19 Case Count In Nearly A Month
D.C. recorded its highest number of daily positive coronavirus cases in nearly a month on Friday.