Washington Post: Region’s food truck owners wonder if they’ll survive the pandemic
In mid-March, as the pandemic was just beginning, Red Hook Lobster Pound owner Doug Povich spent $1,000 to service one of his food trucks.
WUSA9: Rally to ‘cancel rent’ brings out crowd on Saturday in Columbia Heights
WASHINGTON — Crowds of people gathered at Columbia Heights Civic Plaza on Saturday to continue to call on D.C. leaders to cancel rent during the pandemic. D.C. Tenants Union organized the gathering, which featured speakers addressing…
WTOP: Woman dead after being struck by police car in DC
A woman has died after she was struck by a police car in Southeast D.C. according to police.
DCist: Police Officer Responding To A Call Struck And Killed A Pedestrian In Southeast
A police officer responding to a call for assistance struck and killed a female pedestrian in Southeast on Friday night, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
DCist: The March On Washington 2020 Is Set To Draw Tens Of Thousands Of People To The National Mall
In early June, an anonymous group began spreading online flyers for a March on Washington 2020, slated for Aug. 28, to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech and accompanying march that took place 57 summers…
WTOP: Former Howard University employee defrauds over $100K from college
A former employee in Howard University’s finance office pled guilty to defrauding the college of more than $100,000 in financial aid.
Washington Post: Nonprofits supply 112,000 pounds of groceries to D.C. area
Sitting in her car, Ivonne Peterson pressed her foot on the gas pedal to the sound of cheers and the sight of Jimmy Moreland, a cornerback with her beloved Washington Football Team, holding a box of fresh produce in his hands.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: As the Smithsonian starts to reopen, a small team takes on a big…
To see museums in the same way as Beth Ziebarth requires stepping out of what you know.
Washington Post: D.C. on track to build 3 more miles of bus lanes this summer
More than three miles of travel or parking lanes in the District will be turned into bus-only lanes this summer — including the first such transit lane east of the Anacostia River — in what is the latest set of road projects spurred by the…
Washington Informer: D.C. Council Kills Advertising Tax on Second Budget Vote
In an unusual Thursday session, the D.C. Council voted to eliminate the proposed advertising tax it endorsed two weeks ago after several individuals and news organizations voiced their opposition.