DCist: Federal Court Rules Lawsuit Over College Requirement For Childcare Workers Can Move Forward
Day care workers suing over a D.C. requirement mandating college degrees for childcare workers scored a victory in federal court last week.
WTOP: As protesters continue to rally in DC, officials look to big Saturday
Protests in D.C. following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody have stretched into a seventh day Thursday, and local leaders are expecting even bigger demonstrations over the weekend.
Washingtonian: His Rendition of “Lean on Me” Captivated DC Protesters. Kenny Sway Talks About His…
On Wednesday night, two tense days after the federal government ordered police to tear-gas protesters by Lafayette Square, Kenny Sway turned on his powered speaker and backing tracks, and began to sing on 16th Street, Northwest, with the…
WTOP: Georgetown will temporarily widen sidewalks, but it’s complicated
Georgetown is working on giving pedestrians more socially-distanced breathing room by taking away some street parking to widen sidewalks, but it will be different than what has been done in the past.
DCist: D.C. Officials Say They’re Demanding Answers On Long Lines And Lost Ballots On Election Day
The bevy of problems around Tuesday’s D.C. primary—including hours-long lines at the polls and absentee ballots that were never delivered—have prompted calls for accountability, with Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council asking the…
WTOP: Emergency kits handed out to DC protesters in hot weather
With increasingly hotter and more humid weather in D.C., a local branch of the NAACP is working to distribute emergency kits to thousands of protesters outside.
Washington Post: A D.C. street musician was troubled by rioting. He decided to save the city he…
As dusk fell on the fifth day of protests in the nation’s capital — with thousands of people gathered as close as they could get to the White House — a woman with long violet braids strode to the heart of the crowd, gripped a microphone…
Press Release: DC Vote Condemns the President’s Deployment of Federal Troops Against Protesters
News Release — DC Vote
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT
Bo Shuff, Executive Director
Washington DC— Today, DC Vote released the latest episode of DC Statehood featuring Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA)…
Press Release: Councilmember Charles Allen Circulates Omnibus Emergency Bill With Policing Reforms,…
News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2020
Contact: Erik Salmi
At noon today, Councilmember Charles Allen, Chair of the DC Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety,…
jonetta rose barras: DC’s primary election mess
Officials at the DC Board of Elections have managed to publish preliminary voting results from the primary election held earlier this week. That achievement may not be worth celebrating, however. The primary election was an absolute mess.
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Press Release: Mayor Bowser Activates Heat Emergency Plan
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor; DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency; and the DC Department of Human Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 4, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Rebekah Mena…
Press Release: DC Public Library Offers Unlimited Copies of eBooks on Race and Privilege
News Release — DC Public Library
For Immediate Release
June 4, 2020
Media Contacts: George Williams
DC Public Library Offers Unlimited Copies of eBooks on Race and Privilege (Washington, DC) - In the letter from the Birmingham…
BuzzFeed News: Police Spend Years In Court Fighting Claims of Excessive Force and Misconduct After…
The ACLU is investigating allegations of unlawful arrests and excessive force this week by local and federal law enforcement in Washington, DC.
Press Release: Norton Introduces Resolution Designating June as ‘National Gun Violence Awareness…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 4, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a resolution designating June as “National Gun Violence…
Washingtonian: Writing Through the Pandemic: Poet Kyle Dargan on Coronavirus’s Painful Truths
“There was a decade, maybe two, when the city seemed a good idea . . .”
UrbanTurf: From Homes to Performance Spaces, How a Zoning Change Could Transform DC Alleys
A year after the Office of Planning (OP) proposed amendments that could add more activity along DC's alleys, the Zoning Commission has scheduled a public hearing.
City Paper: World Central Kitchen Has Cooked Close to 500,000 Meals at Nats Park During COVID-19
Chef Mollie Moore left a career in upscale kitchens to make it happen.
City Paper: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Is Playing Out Inside D.C.’s Troubled Child Welfare…
Knockoff masks. Sick employees. Scared children.
WTOP: Prison to posh: DC’s Lorton Reformatory transforms into stylish suburban development
If those walls could talk, the bricks of the former Lorton Reformatory would likely express surprise.
Bisnow: Developer Who Has Completed 2 Apartment Buildings During Pandemic Says Leasing Has Been…
D.C. developers have continued breaking ground on new projects as they expect the market will recover by the time they deliver, but some apartment buildings that have completed construction and begun moving residents in during the…