Press Release: Catholic Charities DC to Distribute Food to Hundreds of Families at RFK Stadium on…
News Release — Catholic Charities DC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 19, 2020
Media Contact: Alexandra Schauffler
WASHINGTON — On Friday, Aug. 21, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington will distribute 500…
Press Release: Memorandum of Understanding Signed for Armed Forces Retirement Home Redevelopment
News Release — National Capital Planning Commission, DC Office of Planning and Armed Forces Retirement Home
For Immediate Release
August 19, 2020
Contact: Stephen Staudigl, National Capital Planning Commission
Mekdy Alemayehu,…
Press Release: Statement from Mayor Bowser on the 100th Anniversary of the Ratification of the 19th…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 18, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement on the…
Associated Press: March on Washington reconfigured to comply with virus rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid widespread protests and unrest over the police killings of Black Americans, a national commemoration of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington is being reconfigured to comply with coronavirus protocols in the…
Washington Post: Police took man’s bag at Black Lives Matter Plaza, leaving him homeless, lawsuit…
A D.C. man has filed a federal lawsuit against Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) and other city officials, saying he became homeless in June after his belongings were seized by authorities trying to clear Black Lives Matter Plaza of protesters.
City Paper: Do D.C.’s Slow Streets Benefit Everyone?
The initiative that limits vehicle traffic and lowers speed limits is getting mixed reviews.
DCist: After Mishaps With App, Online Voter Registration Is No Longer Available In D.C.
When Broadway Jackson III moved to Columbia Heights in July, he knew he’d have to update his voter registration ahead of November’s election. And there was a relatively simple way to do just that: D.C.’s official Vote4DC app, where anyone…
DCist: How Girls In Wards 7 And 8 Are Playing During A Pandemic
D.C.’s pandemic-related restrictions mean that this summer looks different than in years past: Gatherings are limited to 50 people or less. Spray parks and pools run by the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation are closed. Children older…
Washington Post: New signs suggest giant panda is bearing a healthy fetus, National Zoo says
New signs emerged Monday suggesting that giant panda Mei Xiang is bearing a healthy fetus, as an ultrasound showed “exciting movements,” according to the National Zoo.
Dave Statter: One year after deadly Kennedy Street fire, still lots of problems at DC’s 911 call…
The excuses were pitiful. Shameful even. A 911 center's director and staff tried to convince everyone nothing was wrong with dispatchers taking four minutes to process a call for a house fire with people trapped. The director told one…
Press Release: Norton Raises Questions about Deliberate Steps to Undercut Postal Service During…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
August 18, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a press conference today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the House Committee on…
Washingtonian: Gypsy Kitchen Opens Soon on 14th Street with Mediterranean Tapas and a Huge Rooftop
The Atlanta export is helmed by a collection of José Andrés alums.
WTOP: DC taxi, rideshare ridership down significantly, but official sees ‘good signs’
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, taxi trips are down 90% and Uber and Lyft rides are down about 80% in D.C., according to District statistics.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. health director: Indoor dining is ‘high risk’ — but…
D.C.’s health director said Monday indoor dining remains a “high-risk” endeavor, but the city is seeing more prevalent community spread of Covid-19 in other activities, and at this point does not plan to roll back operations at…
Washington Business Journal: D.C.’s Conrad hotel to reopen at CityCenterDC with some big…
Conrad Washington, D.C. will reopen Friday with a series of measures in place to limit contact between guests and staff at the luxury property.
DCist: D.C. 911 Has Faced Years Of Scrutiny. Now The City Is Considering An Audit Of Its Conduct
For years, local officials and residents have raised alarms over mishandled dispatches by the District’s Office of Unified Communications, which handles the city’s 911 calls. A recent error during a water-rescue operation in the Potomac…
DCist: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Criticized After DNC Speech At Black Lives Matter Plaza
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser enjoyed about two minutes in the national spotlight Monday, when she introduced family members of George Floyd in a prerecorded speech that aired during the Democratic National Convention. But reception was chilly…
DCist: District Resident Sues City Officials Over Clearing Of Protester Encampments
Dionte Coley was waiting for the bus near Black Lives Matter Plaza on Tuesday, June 23, when he says police approached him. Without warning, Coley says, the officers started aggressively pushing him and others who were nearby, clearing…
Washington Post: Coronavirus invaded the District and Maryland multiple times in March, genetic…
The coronavirus’s late-winter attack on the national capital region came from multiple, separate introductions, and the pathogen quickly spread among people who had not traveled outside the region recently or had known contact with…
WTOP: Bowser pushes for Howard hospital vote despite ethics investigation
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wants the city council to move forward with its second vote next month to approve funding for a new hospital at the center of an ethics investigation.