Washington Post: He set out to show his son the D.C. area’s 68 Civil War forts. Protests made it…
Six weeks into quarantine, I was flailing. My wife was pregnant and in the midst of terrible morning sickness, our 4-year-old son was sick of all the activities I’d devised outside our D.C. apartment building, and I was sick of our!-->…
Charles C. Stephenson Jr. in The Post: Go-go is D.C.’s official soundtrack. It deserves equitable…
As protesters take to the streets across the country demanding equity and recognition for Black lives, an important symbolic battle is taking place in D.C., where I have spent most of my adult life as an arts advocate. Go-go artists are!-->…
DCist: D.C. Police Seen Detaining Black Lives Matter Protesters In Adams Morgan
A group of Black Lives Matter protesters marched through the Adams Morgan neighborhood Thursday night, and were met with a massive police presence, multiple media outlets reported.
WTOP: DC police make ‘numerous arrests,’ form perimeter around protesters in Adams Morgan
Numerous arrests were made as D.C. police surrounded protesters in the Adams Morgan neighborhood Thursday night.
Washington Post: They started in a D.C. living room. Now money from this grass-roots group is ending…
Somewhere on the road between Fairbanks and Anchorage, Al Gross pulled over. It was Saturday evening — time to attend a virtual campaign fundraiser from the back of his camper.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Celebrates Completion of Arches Over New Frederick Douglass Memorial…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 13, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Lauren Stephens (DDOT)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Washington Post: D.C. police detain protesters in Adams Morgan area
D.C. police detained demonstrators late Thursday in the Adams Morgan area after the group had been marching for about two hours through Northwest Washington.
jonetta rose barras: Is the pledge of equity in DC real or fake?
When DC elected officials passed the 2014 government-contracting law giving preference points to small, disadvantaged businesses and other companies that obtain certification from the Department of Small and Local Business Development!-->…
Street Sense: How one local teacher works with big dreams and small contributions
The average person might say the days of elementary school children should be filled with learning, after-school activities, and time to be carefree. However, as a teacher at Lucy Ellen Moten Elementary School in Fort Stanton, Raymond Pyle!-->…
Street Sense: Solar For All program creates jobs and can reduce expenses for low-income households
Andre Roberson has been working through the summer to install solar panels on Howard University rooftops. He gets paid $18/hour, and he was promoted in March from a team lead to a solar installer. He now manages seven or eight other!-->…
City Paper: Take a Look at D.C.’s First Sportsbook
Instead of a room full of cushy chairs facing a wall of screens, the temporary space is spartan and businesslike.
Washington Post: D.C. judge denies police union request to block District’s decision to make public…
A D.C. judge Thursday denied a request by the District’s police union to block the city from making public the names of police officers involved in a death or serious injury, as well as the footage from their body cameras.
Washington Post: Hollywood group aims to give $1,200 cash gifts to District families
This spring, as the coronavirus pandemic barreled through the country, like millions of other Americans actress Annie Potts was stuck at home feeling helpless.
DCist: D.C. Housing Authority Employee Alleges She Was Fired For Investigating Counterfeit Masks
A former D.C. Housing Authority employee is suing the agency and its executive director Tyrone Garrett for allegedly purchasing counterfeit face masks for employees, and then terminating her employment for investigating the authenticity of!-->…
WTOP: Fauci, DC Mayor Bowser call for more universal response to COVID-19
The lack of a unified plan for fighting the coronavirus pandemic has cost the country, according to both Dr. Anthony Fauci and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.
WAMU: Metro Boosting Rail Service, Increasing Hours On Sunday With Bus Improvements Next Week
Metrorail service is drastically increasing tomorrow after months of reduced hours and service thanks to the pandemic.
DCist: A COVID-19 Vaccine Is About To Be Tested In D.C. With Hundreds Of Volunteers
Researchers at George Washington University are expected to start a late-stage clinical trial for a potential COVID-19 vaccine this week, according to the university.
Washington Post Editorial Board: It’s time for D.C. to end police body-cam censorship once and for…
FOLLOWING THE police shooting of Michael Brown six years ago in Ferguson, Mo., D.C. was one of the first big cities to undertake a body-camera pilot program for its police force; by the end of 2016, all D.C. patrol officers were equipped!-->…
Washington Post: D.C. marks construction milestone on new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge
Six iconic arches are up, and the $480 million project is on track for completion next year.
DCist: The Arches On The New Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge Are Complete
Crews have put the finishing touches on six white arches across the Anacostia River.