Bisnow: D.C. Reaches Deals For 2 New Hospitals On St. Elizabeths Campus, Georgia Avenue
D.C. is moving forward with plans to build two new hospitals as it looks to address inequities in the city's healthcare access.
Washington Post: St. Elizabeths patient with no known family was receiving leukemia treatment,…
Carla Thompson, a patient at St. Elizabeths Hospital who was struck by covid-19 at age 67, had no family she was in touch with to mark her passing, advocates said.
WTOP: DC Mayor Bowser: New hospitals part of an emphasis on equity
Saying that the COVID-19 health crisis is “laying bare the inequities in our system,” D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser provided more details Thursday about two new hospitals and several other medical centers that will open in the coming years and…
City Paper: D.C. Council Will Try to Compel Insurers to Pay Business Interruption Insurance
After months of lost revenue, restaurants and other small businesses are filing claims that are being denied.
DCist: D.C. Announces Agreements For Two New Hospitals At St. Elizabeths And Howard University
On Wednesday night, the Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser announced agreements to build two new hospitals in the District that will eventually replace both Ward 8’s United Medical Center and Howard University Hospital in Ward 1. The long…
DCist: Fado Irish Pub In Chinatown is Closing … But Not Because Of Coronavirus
After 22 years in business, Fado Irish Pub in Chinatown has shut down.
Washington Post: D.C. day-care centers, shut out of stimulus money, struggle to hang on until…
In March, when schools and day-care centers shut down abruptly, Violeta Chirino, a co-owner of Semillitas Early Learning Center, knew she had some cushion: Like most child-care operators, she’d already collected that month’s fees from…
District Links: Deal struck for new hospitals in SE and for Howard U, Bowser announces; DC reports…
Happy Thursday. The Bowser administration last night announced a deal to help build a new hospital for Howard University's medical school and said an agreement was finalized with George Washington University Hospital to replace United…
Press Release: AG Racine Alerts District Residents About Debt Collection Protections During COVID-19…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 30, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications
Debt Collectors Prohibited from Filing or Threatening New Collection Lawsuits, Repossessing Vehicles, and Visiting Consumers
WASHINGTON,…
City Paper: MPD Officers to Help with National Effort to Track COVID-19 Deaths Among Law Enforcement…
The Fraternal Order of Police is organizing the list.
UrbanTurf: Is DC Central Kitchen Headed to Buzzard Point?
The development team converting the Buzzard Point Coast Guard headquarters into a mixed-use residential project is now seeking to offer a home to DC Central Kitchen.
City Paper: Can Mayor Bowser Follow Through on Her Plan to End Homelessness by 2025?
Five years ago, the mayor announced an ambitious plan to end homelessness, but her first term is spotted with missed deadlines and false starts.
WAMU: Reopening D.C. May Not Happen Until Summer, City Officials Warn
President Trump has expressed optimism that cities and states can quickly lift restrictions and reopen their economies shuttered by the pandemic. But on Wednesday, Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. officials took a much more measured view,…
City Paper: D.C. Nurses Need More To Fight COVID-19
Nurses are happy about increased testing for COVID-19, but concerns over contact tracing, personal protective equipment, and hazard pay persist.
City Paper: Read the Love Letters D.C. Residents Wrote to the Bars and Restaurants They Miss
"Seven years, a few Eurovisions, and countless Bud Lights later, you and your patrons have become our extended family."
Washington Business Journal: Roots to permanently close locations in Georgetown, Pentagon City
Toronto clothing retailer Roots Corp. said Wednesday it will close both its stores in Greater Washington.
City Paper: Brandon Todd’s Bold Campaign Tactics Enliven Ward 4 Race
Here are a few of the Ward 4 councilmember’s strategies.
Washington Business Journal: Barracks Row marijuana dispensary to move out of its home above…
A medical marijuana dispensary currently located on Barracks Row above a Popeye’s plans to relocate to a Mount Vernon Triangle space formerly occupied by a more upscale chain restaurant.
Washington Post: Smithsonian cuts top executives’ pay in move to avoid furloughs
The Smithsonian Institution will cut the pay of some executives and impose salary and hiring freezes for some workers to cover $22 million in estimated losses resulting from the ongoing closure of its museums.