Washington Business Journal: More details on the RFK campus pop-up drive-in theater
Tickets are set to go on sale July 8 for film showings at the planned pop-up drive-in movie theater coming to the RFK Stadium campus.
DCist: D.C. Universities Plan For An Unpredictable Fall As Coronavirus Cases Surge Nationwide
Following months of uncertainty and incremental updates from administrators, several D.C. universities have released the most comprehensive plans for their fall semesters yet.
WAMU: How D.C. Put Up 51 New Statehood Murals In One Week
June 19 was an incredibly busy day for Nancee Lyons, the head of MuralsDC, the District’s street art program. It was the first day in a new project to put up 51 new murals on the theme of D.C. statehood, all in one week.
City Paper: Ward 6 Family Homeless Shelter Fails Inspection, Won’t Open Until Late July
D.C. officials initially projected that it would open in 2019.
WAMU: ‘It Wasn’t Inevitable’: House Vote On D.C. Statehood Was Years In The Making
It was voted down in 1993. It never even got considered between 2007 and 2011. But last Friday, something historic happened: The House of Representatives approved a bill that would make D.C. the country’s 51st state.
Washington Post: Unprecedented fireworks boom spreads across D.C. ahead of July 4
A team of D.C. fire inspectors was posing for a picture after a long afternoon of handing out fireworks safety fliers when a deafening boom erupted a few blocks over. The officers jolted in unison and watched as smoke lingered against a…
jonetta rose barras: Blind or misdirected ambition on the DC Council
The DC Council may shift millions of taxpayer dollars in the fiscal year 2021 local budget to fund or expand violence interruption programs for which there has been no significant or objective evaluation. Neither the Office of the…
Washingtonian: DC Is Quietly Experimenting With Eliminating Jail Time
The policy uses citations instead of arrests for certain offenses.
Washington Business Journal: Another $100M in grants could be up for grabs for D.C. businesses…
The District could soon make another $100 million in grants available for companies coping with the coronavirus fallout, targeting restaurants, hotels, retailers and other hard-hit businesses for relief.
City Paper: Business Owners Say the City is Spoiling Outdoor Dining With Exorbitant Insurance…
The owner of Showtime Lounge would have to pay $16,000 more in premiums to add an extra outdoor table.