DCist: The National Gallery Of Art Will Partially Reopen Next Week
Starting on July 20, visitors will be allowed into parts of D.C.’s National Gallery of Art for the first time in four months. It is one of the first museums on the National Mall to reopen since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and…
WTOP: DC police chief says gun violence to blame for spike in murders
Seven people were killed in D.C. over the weekend, and now the homicide total in the District this year has passed 100. That’s 23% higher than where the city was at this time in 2019, when the D.C. murder rate was higher than it has been…
Washington Post Editorial Board: Washington’s NFL team is finally rid of its racist name — 50 years…
TWO YEARS after the National Congress of American Indians launched a campaign to combat harmful stereotypes of native people in media and popular culture, the University of Oklahoma retired its “Little Red” mascot. That was in 1970.…
Sarah L. Kaufman in The Post: The Washington Ballet thought a virtual fundraiser was safe. But it…
How do arts organizations get back to business safely? The Washington Ballet stumbled with its online gala, which was streamed live from its studios June 18.
WTOP: DC heightens testing efforts amid slight uptick in coronavirus cases
D.C. reported no deaths from COVID-19 for the fourth day in a row Monday, the longest stretch of days without related deaths since the District reported its first coronavirus-related death in March.
DCist: D.C. To Conduct Citywide Coronavirus Antibody Survey
The D.C. government will conduct a citywide survey to study the spread of coronavirus antibodies throughout the District.
DCist: Graphic Designers Have Ideas For New Logos For Washington’s NFL Team
Washington’s football team is retiring its name, a racial slur for Native Americans. The logo will go, too. The news comes during a national reckoning on racial inequality and after corporate sponsors pushed the team to modify its…
District Links: Dan Snyder’s team confirms upcoming name change; DC records 100+ homicides;…
Happy Monday. Washington's football team officially announced today it will be changing its name.
Associated Press: Activists seek to decriminalize ‘magic’ mushrooms in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — The posters started blanketing light posts just a few weeks after the city entered what would be a monthslong stay-at-home order. Vividly colored and bearing a three-headed mushroom, they asked Washingtonians to “reform…
Washingtonian: Red Wolves: What You Need to Know
Washington's NFL team may rename itself for this very endangered species
WTOP: Reactions to Washington’s NFL team name change
Washington’s NFL franchise officially announced Monday it will drop its controversial nickname after 87 years, signaling the imminent end of an era in which the franchise was labeled with a dictionary-defined racial slur.
DCist: There Have Been More Than 100 Homicides In D.C. In 2020
After a homicide in Fort Davis on Sunday, the District officially passed 100 homicides this year, according to Metropolitan Police Department data.
Washington Post: Warriors? Red Wolves? Red Tails? Next step for Washington football team is securing…
For as much debate as the Washington Redskins’ team name has generated over decades, there has been just as much contention in guessing, and attempting to profit from, what the new one will be.
City Paper: Petulant Local Football Franchise Says It Will Change Its Name Eventually
The statement from the team uses the outgoing name seven times.
Washington Post: Washington’s NFL team is retiring the Redskins name; new name to come later
Washington’s NFL franchise has announced that it is retiring the Redskins name, and plans to introduce a new name soon.
Associated Press: Washington’s NFL team drops ‘Redskins’ name after 87 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday it is dropping the “Redskins” name and Indian head logo, bowing to recent pressure from sponsors and decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Americans.
WTOP: ‘Redskins’ no more: Washington’s NFL franchise officially punts name
It looks like “Never” is now.
Washington Business Journal: Washington’s NFL team to retire controversial name
Washington's NFL team said Monday morning it plans to retire its controversial nickname, a moniker many consider racist to Native Americans.
DCist: Washington’s NFL Team Says It’s Officially Changing Its Name
Washington’s NFL team has announced its intention to change its name for the first time in 87 years. What’s the new name? Well, the team says that will come later.
WTOP: Capitol Hill’s Tortilla Coast faces uncertain future
Tortilla Coast, the Tex-Mex restaurant popular with Capitol Hill staffers, interns and politicians, faces a possible closure.