WTOP: Wood For Good project aims to keep panels erected during DC protests out of landfills
In the early days of the protests in D.C. prompted by the death of George Floyd, many businesses boarded up their storefront windows.
DCist: More Than 500 D.C. Residents Have Died From COVID-19
The District passed a somber milestone on Thursday: more than 500 residents dead from COVID-19.
WTOP: Bikeshare, new bike lanes make DC one of the best cycling cities in US
Thanks to an expansion of the number of protected bike lanes, adding access to Capital Bikeshare and new efforts promote bike safety for elementary school students, D.C. is one of the best places to ride a bike in North America, according…
Washington Post: Streets in downtown Washington to close this weekend for demonstrations
Streets in downtown Washington and along the Mall will be closed Sunday and possibly part of Saturday for demonstrations that are expected as protesters continue to call for an end to racial injustice following the death of George Floyd in…
Lyle Albaugh and Donald J. Boudreaux in The Post: Small businesses like ours are the most vulnerable…
For as long as we Americans have been Americans, we’ve complained about taxes. Many of us complain that tax burdens are too heavy, a few complain that tax burdens are too light, and nearly everyone complains about the distribution of the…
Washington Post: D.C. schools chancellor defends police in schools amid questioning by lawmakers
D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee on Thursday defended the use of police officers in the city’s public schools, saying law enforcement and security guards are critical to student safety.
Washington Post: In Lafayette Square, visitors return to a park changed by protests
Where law enforcement had lined up behind riot shields, there now stood seven trash cans, overflowing with the pungent residue of a historic week of protests.
Washington Post: Metro pledges to address systemic racism, including allegations of biased…
The Metro board said Thursday it will return next month with a plan to address systemic racism in the transit system, including allegations of racially biased and unequal enforcement by transit police.
Press Release: After 2-Year Search for Answers, Mother of Marqueese Alston Sues D.C. Police for…
News Release — Georgetown University Law Center
Georgetown Law’s Civil Rights Clinic files $100 million wrongful death suit on behalf of Kenithia Alston
June 12, 2020
WASHINGTON – On the second anniversary of the fatal police…
jonetta rose barras: Two surprise DC Council wins
The special election scheduled for next week in Ward 2 may be pro forma. After all, several of the candidates already have decided not to compete. As reason for pulling out, they have cited the victory of Brooke Pinto in the June 2…
WTOP: DC files lawsuits accusing relatives, health aide of taking financial advantage of seniors
D.C. has filed multiple lawsuits accusing relatives and a caretaker of taking financial advantage of elderly residents.
ABC News: 4 mayors on leading their communities through reckoning on racial inequality
Muriel Bowser of Washington, D.C., Sharon Weston Broome of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta, and Victoria Woodards of Tacoma, Washington, spoke with ABC News about the scrutiny and challenges they've faced, and how…
District Links: Schools chancellor defends cops in schools; Bowser lands late-night TV gigs; Norton…
Good Thursday evening. What's in a name? Amid rising attention to DC statehood, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton joined Rep. Marcia L. Fudge of Ohio in introducing legislation to designate DC's mayor as governor and the DC Council as the…
DCist: Police Will Close D.C. Streets Again During Protests This Weekend
The Metropolitan Police Department will close a number of city streets on Saturday and Sunday, as D.C. gears up for its third-straight weekend of protests against police violence in the wake of George Floyd’s killing.
Washington Post: Annual homeless count shows slight drop, fewest unhoused since 2001
An annual count of homeless people in the Washington region tallied the fewest number of individuals sleeping outdoors or in emergency or transitional shelters since the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments began the exercise in…
Washington Post: D.C. police reform measures make it easier to fire officers for misconduct, expand…
Sweeping legislation swiftly passed by the D.C. Council this week to bring greater accountability and transparency to the District’s police force will expand civilian review, make it far easier to fire officers and tweak rules governing…
WTOP: Metro eyes next phase of reopening amid COVID-19 pandemic
Metro service appears set to ramp up later this summer. Metro is currently operating at about 35% of normal peak service, with plans to jump to 70 to 80% levels in its next reopening phase.
WAMU: Local Actors And Theaters Grapple With What Their Post-Coronavirus Future Looks Like
Maboud Ebrahimzadeh is one of the lucky ones.
WAMU: Metro Is Just Now Adding More Buses After Ridership Outpaced Demand For Months
This past weekend Metro added 136 more daily bus trips spread across a dozen heavily-traveled routes to help keep up with ridership demand.
WTOP: Miss you, grandma: DC man’s run to Pennsylvania is about more than family
Like many people right now, Corey Cappelloni misses his grandmother, but because of the coronavirus pandemic, he can’t really go visit her to say hello.