Washington Post: Elite private and charter schools across Washington got millions in PPP loans
Dozens of publicly funded charter schools and elite private schools across the Washington region received millions of dollars in federal aid intended to keep nonprofits and small businesses afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, according…
Washingtonian: Which DC-Area Media Outlets Received PPP Loans?
We also counted media-ish organizations.
DCist: The D.C. Council Will Vote On A Second Version Of Emergency Police-Reform Bill
The emergency police-reform legislation the D.C. Council passed unanimously last month will be delayed slightly, a spokesperson for Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen confirmed on Monday.
Washington Post: D.C. Council reconsiders sweeping police bill
A month after approving sweeping measures to overhaul policing in the nation’s capital as thousands demonstrated for racial justice, the D.C. Council is preparing to scrap the standards it set for using nondeadly force to stop suspects and…
Associated Press: Native American groups ask NFL to force Redskins name change
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen Native American leaders and organizations sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday calling for the league to force Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder to change the team name…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: While statues topple, Columbus’s visage at Union Station is largely…
While his counterparts are beheaded, toppled and pitched into dark waters across the nation, Christopher Columbus seems largely ignored in the nation’s capital these days.
District Dig: Wake Up Call — The D.C. Council insists on police reform, but what have they done…
More than a month has passed since the world watched in horror as a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd by applying lethal pressure to the 46-year-old Black man’s neck while fellow officers stood there and watched.
DCist: D.C. Charities Have Been Feeding Hungry Families During The Pandemic. But Food Equity Experts…
At the start of the year, DC Central Kitchen, a prominent nonprofit founded in 1989 that now serves thousands of residents annually, was busy operating two key community food programs in the District.
WTOP: Calvert Woodley Wine and Spirits has reopened, with limits
After a three-month temporary closure, Calvert Woodley Wine and Spirits In D.C.’s Van Ness neighborhood, one of the largest and busiest liquor stores in the District, has reopened for business.
DCist: ‘Black Homes Matter’: Advocates Urge D.C. Officials To Prioritize Housing In 2021 Budget
An hour before activists gathered downtown to press D.C. lawmakers for millions in additional housing funds, Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announced he will propose another $25 million for public housing repairs in the city’s 2021…
Washington Business Journal: Chef Kwame Onwuachi steps down from Wharf restaurant Kith/Kin
Kwame Onwuachi has stepped down as a executive chef of the InterContinental Washington D.C.'s Kith/Kin restaurant.
WTOP: Bowser calls July Fourth death of 11-year-old boy ‘unimaginable tragedy’
The death of 11-year-old Davon McNeal, who was shot and killed in Southeast D.C. on the night of the Fourth of July after a community cookout, has officials “saddened and outraged,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said during a briefing Monday.
DCist: Push To Decriminalize Magic Mushrooms, Psychedelic Plants Gets One Step Closer To The Ballot
Advocates of a ballot initiative to change how D.C.’s laws on magic mushrooms and other psychedelic plants are enforced have submitted what they say are enough signatures to put the issue to voters in November.
Washington Post: Niece celebrates aunt in documentary profiling two D.C. artists
Cintia Cabib set out to produce a documentary on a single Washington artist. She wound up making a film about two — and about the ways that the seeds of creativity, when nurtured, can grow in the rockiest soil.
Washingtonian: Star Chef Kwame Onwuachi Has Left Kith/Kin at the DC Wharf
The Afro-Caribbean restaurant, a tribute to Onwuachi's family roots, remains open.
DCist: No Coronavirus Spikes Have Been Linked To D.C. Protests, City Says
On Monday, D.C. Health Director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt said at a press conference that, so far, no observable coronavirus peak or spike can be attributed to the widespread protests that have been happening across the region (and country)…
DCist: Kwame Onwuachi Is Leaving His Wharf Restaurant Kith and Kin
Kwame Onwuachi is leaving his Wharf restaurant Kith and Kin. The executive chef, who opened the celebrated Afro-Caribbean eatery in 2017, revealed the news in an Instagram post on Monday.
WTOP: DC restaurants in Georgetown get ‘streatery’ table space, amid coronavirus pandemic
Several D.C. restaurants in Georgetown have a little more outside dining space joining the growing list of neighborhoods with “streateries” using street parking spaces for additional seating.
Press Release: AG Racine Leads 10-State Coalition Supporting States’ Right To Enact Public Health…
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Attorneys General Oppose Trump Administration Attempt to Block Life-Saving “Safe Injection Sites” for High-Risk Opioid Users
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UrbanTurf: 16-Unit Development Proposed Near Northeast DC-Maryland Border
A new residential project may be headed to the development pipeline along and around the Northeast DC-Maryland boundary.