DCist: The D.C.-Area Lebanese Community Is Organizing Relief Efforts For Beirut. Here’s How To Help
Washingtonians with connections to Lebanon are organizing relief efforts to help Beirut, which was devastated by a massive chemical explosion.
WTOP: Isaias causes bacteria levels to soar in some DC area rivers and creeks
D.C. area rivers and creeks are seeing an increase in bacteria after Tropical Storm Isaias swept through the region earlier this week.
WTOP: Permanent sportsbook at DC’s Capital One Arena moves closer to completion
While there is a sportsbook of sorts open at Capital One Arena in the District now, work is still underway to build a much bigger, permanent venue in the space that was once occupied by the Greene Turtle at 6th and F Streets.
Washington Post: The story behind Isherwood Street NE and the neighborhood around it
Isherwood Street NE is in a compact neighborhood south of Benning Road NE called Rosedale. Rosedale is just west of the larger Kingman Park neighborhood.
Washington Post: For a D.C. park to be reborn, 63 trees must die before others take their place
The bright August sunlight revealed an arboreal massacre in downtown Washington’s largest park.
WTOP: ‘Black Broadway’: Segregation and U Street headlined DC theater’s chat with experts
A D.C. theater company brought local experts together to discuss the history of U Street and how it has changed through the years.
Washington Post: Howard, Johns Hopkins, Princeton universities to conduct semester online as public…
Howard University will conduct the fall semester online, a reversal of its earlier plans to offer some in-person classes, the university announced Friday.
WTOP: Howard University moves to online undergraduate classes for fall
Howard University in D.C. is moving to online instruction for undergraduate classes this fall.
Washington Post: D.C. pays millions to place the homeless in hotels to avoid covid-19. But many…
Within a span of a few months, Charles Odom went from prison to a D.C. homeless shelter to the hospital, suffering from heart problems and shortness of breath.
Washington Post: Get your mailbox ready: 24 people are vying for one D.C. Council seat
Prepare for the onslaught of mail.
DCist: The Census Bureau Will Stop Counting A Month Early. Here’s What That Means For D.C.
The pandemic has upended many plans for 2020, including figuring out how many people live in the U.S. The Census Bureau announced this week that it would stop counting efforts on September 30, a month earlier than previously planned, as it…
UrbanTurf: A Collective of Missing Middle Housing Planned in Anacostia
Seven years ago, K. Leszczak completed her first home renovation in Anacostia. Now, she is working on a more ambitious mixed-residential project nearby.
Washingtonian: DC Government Halts Plans for Adams Morgan Pedestrian Zone Due to Health and Safety…
The city is still going forward with "streateries" in other neighborhoods.
DCist: JJ Yore Resigns As WAMU General Manager Following Pressure From Staff
JJ Yore, the general manager of WAMU, is stepping down after six years in the role, he announced in an email to staff on Friday.
Natalie Chwalisz in The Post: The Federal Bureau of Prisons response to the coronavirus has been…
A quirk of not having statehood is that D.C. does not house its own convicted people in its own prisons.
City Paper: Dispatches from 2120 Imagines D.C. a Century From Now
730DC is publishing Josh Kramer's six-week speculative fiction newsletter and its accompanying narrative comic.
Press Release: DDOT Sets August 10 as Construction Date for Car Free Lanes on Martin Luther King Jr.…
News Release — District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 7, 2020
Media Contacts:
Lauren Stephens
Mariam Nabizad
(Washington, DC) – Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT)…
The DC Lineup for this weekend: education, enrichment and citywide engagement
Local talent takes the stage in this weekend’s edition of The DC Lineup, with artists, small businesses and homemade sewing experts showcasing their creativity.
The weather will be relatively mild compared to the heavy rain at the start…
DCist: D.C. Attorney General Racine Sues NRA’s Charitable Arm
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is taking the National Rifle Association’s charitable foundation to court. A lawsuit announced Thursday alleges the NRA Foundation misused donor funds by diverting money intended for public safety programs…