City Paper: Kaz Sushi Bistro Owner Says His Employee Was a Victim of a Racist Attack
A fundraiser for her medical expenses has already reached its $3,000 goal.
Washington Post: Fourth of July celebration on the Mall will feature fireworks and masks
Flyovers by the Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy’s Blue Angels jet demonstration teams, plus a huge fireworks display, will highlight the Fourth of July festivities Saturday on the Mall, the Interior Department announced.
Washington Post: Why a freed slave is kneeling in the Lincoln statue in D.C. that some are trying to…
In April 1865, Abraham Lincoln visited the fallen capital of the Confederacy. The president took great pleasure sitting in the chair that had been used just two days earlier by Jefferson Davis, the leader of the rebellion he had finally…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Awards $3.6 Million in HOPE Grants
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 1, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser awarded $3.6 million in funding…
Sheila Brooks: We can’t allow the public health emergency to worsen DC’s child care crisis
Shared adversity can bring a community together, and I’m happy to see that greater Washington is responding in solidarity in the face of both racial inequality and the immense public health challenge of COVID-19.
These two…
WAMU: How D.C.’s Live Music Venues Are Trying To Survive The Pandemic
Washington entered its second phase of reopening last week, but the city’s live music industry is still dormant.
WAMU: D.C. Tourism Officials Remain Cautiously Optimistic Despite ‘Depressing’ State Of Hotel…
The economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic has made the current state of the hotel industry in Washington bleak. But some in D.C.’s tourism industry are hopeful that the city will remain a desirable travel destination.
Washington Post: The virus didn’t stop a Washington socialite from throwing a backyard soiree. Then…
This is A Cautionary Tale featuring well-intentioned people making poor choices. It is also the tale of a socialite with an Instagram habit who recently held a fabulous backyard soiree during a pandemic. The upside of living on social…
WTOP: DC’s minimum hourly wage increases to $15
Starting Wednesday, the minimum hourly wage in D.C. will be $15, the city’s Department of Employment Services announced.
Current: Tweets by WAMU staffers call attention to diversity issues at station
Staffers at WAMU in Washington, D.C., are flooding social media with tweets about departures of people of color from the station after a Black producer said last week that management was seeking to fire him.
ABC7: ‘I’m heartbroken’: D.C. wholesaler can sell fireworks but not to vendors…
A D.C. businessman has won his legal case after he was barred from distributing fireworks in the city while Costco was allowed to continue selling the items.
WTOP: Record-setting donation helps expand initiative to improve health of women, babies in DC
African American women are up to three times more likely to die of pregnancy related-causes than white women, and infant mortality in D.C. is among the highest in the nation.
Courtland Milloy in The Post: D.C. has an opportunity to prove black lives matter, and it will cost…
Anthony Ramdass owns a pharmacy in the District and makes free house calls. Delivering prescriptions and offering vaccinations to homebound elderly residents — that’s his way of making health care more accessible to those who need it most.…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Funds 10 Projects to Build and Preserve 940 Affordable Homes
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Housing and Community Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 30, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Richard Livingstone (DHCD)
(WASHINGTON,…
District Links: NAACP moving to DC’s 14th and U; Bowser backs idea of renaming Wilson High…
Happy Tuesday. The NAACP announced yesterday it will move its headquarters from Baltimore to a particularly meaningful DC location: the site of the building that heralded the rebirth of the neighborhood around 14th and U streets NW.
Press Release: DC Paid Family Leave Program Launches Tomorrow
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Reana Kovalcik (Council)
Program comes at critical time to help DC workers and businesses
WASHINGTON, DC, June 30, 2020 –…
DCist: With The Minimum Wage Rising, The Fight For $15 Is Finally Finished In D.C.
The fight for $15 is officially over.
Press Release: RPTAC Addresses ODCA Recommendations
News Release — Office of the DC Auditor
For immediate release
Contact: Diane Shinn
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2020–The Real Property Tax Appeals Commission (RPTAC) created by the DC Council in 2011 to reform the way property tax…
WTOP: Bowser: DC residents should stay ‘vigilant’ for July 4 weekend
Mayor Muriel Bowser reiterated her call for D.C. residents to celebrate the Fourth of July at home. But she did offer up guidance for those hosting events.
Washingtonian: Roaming Rooster, Capo Deli Will Join a New Foggy Bottom Food Hall
Also coming to Western Market later this year: a sushi counter and vegan joint