DCist: Vote Centers Open Today In D.C., And Here’s Everything You Need To Know
Twenty vote centers open across the District today for anyone who wants to cast an in-person ballot or drop off an absentee ballot for the city’s June 2 primary.
Pranav Nanda in The Post: The coronavirus is no excuse to ignore gun violence in D.C.
The novel coronavirus pandemic has significantly affected many aspects of daily life for D.C. residents. Students and teachers have been out of schools since the middle of March; restaurants and bars have had to close or reduce their…
DCist: As The District Considers Reopening, Councilmembers Call For Plans To Open Streets
The District’s ReOpen DC task force announced recommendations today to restart the economy as the growing rate of cases begins to slow. The plan includes details on D.C.’s vision for gradually returning the workforce, small businesses,…
Owain Williams in The 74: Worst. Summer Break. Ever. How One D.C. Third-Grader Is Bracing for the…
Things have really changed in my house. Most days, I wake up at about 7 a.m. I get ready for the day by eating breakfast, brushing my teeth and putting on my clothes. Four days each week, I log into third grade. I mean, I log on to video…
Washington Post: Longtime White House butler and friend of presidents dies of covid-19
When Wilson Roosevelt Jerman’s wife, Gladys, was dying of lupus in 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson sent steak and lobster to their rowhouse in Washington and asked his personal physicians to help treat her.
Washington Post: Is Kramerbooks leaving Dupont Circle? Not yet, officials say, as advocates hope to…
Serial entrepreneur Steve Salis may have made up his mind about moving Dupont Circle’s beloved Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe to a new, undisclosed location — but neighborhood boosters and business advocates say they’re not ready to…
District Links: Bowser says DC can start reopening May 29 if trends hold; proposed budget…
Happy Thursday. Just ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced tentative plans to begin reopening the District's economy at the end of next week — as long as DC officials continue to see reduced community…
Washington Post: Mayor’s advisers say D.C. schools shouldn’t fully reopen without vaccine or cure
Students in the nation’s capital should not return to full, in-person learning until there is a reliable vaccine or cure for the novel coronavirus, according to recommendations released Thursday by a group of advisers appointed by Mayor…
DCist: Low Absentee Ballot Requests East Of The River Raise Turnout Concerns
Fewer voters in areas east of the Anacostia River have requested absentee ballots for D.C.’s June 2 primary than in other parts of the city, raising concerns that either turnout will be low or that voters in low-income and predominantly…
City Paper: What D.C.’s Three Phases of Restaurant and Bar Reopening Could Look Like
So much depends upon how the city defines a bar.
WTOP: Campaign seeks to turn Uptown Theatre into DC landmark
When the Uptown Theatre in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Northwest D.C. closed in March, a group of fans launched a campaign to save its spot in local history by getting it designated as a city landmark.
UrbanTurf: The 275 Units (Possibly) On the Boards For Georgetown
Georgetown's infrastructural rehauls (and the expected return of the Glover Park Whole Foods) have been the big news in the neighborhood lately. There has also been increased attention given to transit accessibility, between the streetcar…
WTOP: Bowser: DC could begin phased reopening next Friday
D.C. could begin a phased reopening May 29, if data continues to show improvements, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Thursday.
Bisnow: D.C. Advisory Group Lays Out 4-Phase Plan For Reopening
The advisory group Mayor Muriel Bowser convened to recommend how to reopen the city has released a four-phase approach that could take effect before the end of this month.
Washington Post: D.C. reaches $125,000 settlement with Greyhound over Union Station bus idling
D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine said Thursday that the city had reached a $125,000 settlement with Greyhound Lines after suing the bus company over vehicles idling at Union Station.
DCist: Bowser Says D.C. Could Start Reopening May 29. Here’s What That Would Look Like
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday presented highly anticipated recommendations from a task force she commissioned to figure out how best to reopen the city amid the coronavirus crisis. Barring any major peaks in the number of COVID-19…
Washington Business Journal: Bowser’s advisers pitch multiphase plan to reopen D.C., which…
A group of advisers convened by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is suggesting a conservative four-phase process for reopening the city as the coronavirus outbreak becomes less severe — and that could begin as soon as May 29.
DCist: Greyhound Will Pay D.C. $125,000 To Settle Illegal Idling Suit
Under D.C. law, buses and other commercial vehicles aren’t allowed to idle for longer than 3 minutes. But according to a lawsuit filed in December by D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine, Greyhound routinely ignores the anti-idling law and…
Bisnow: Brookfield Closes On Land For Chemonics HQ, Begins Vertical Construction
The first office building at The Yards has reached the vertical phase of construction, and the developer has closed on its acquisition of the land.
Washington Business Journal: Santander’s subprime auto loan arm agrees to $550M settlement,…
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, the subprime auto lending arm of the Spanish banking giant, said Tuesday that it agreed to change its underwriting practices as part of a $550 million settlement with 33 states, including Maryland and…