DCist: D.C. Council Passes Emergency Extension Of Unemployment Benefits
D.C. workers on unemployment could soon see an extension of unemployment benefits.
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DCist: Labor Board Ruling Throws D.C. Public Schools’ Teacher Staffing Into Question Weeks Before…
A panel that mediates labor disputes in the District found that D.C. Public Schools violated city law by failing to collectively bargain with the Washington Teachers’ Union over plans for reopening schools. The preliminary ruling could…
WTOP: How to make sure your vote gets counted in DC
Some D.C. ballots aren’t being counted because they’re not filled out right. How should voters be filling out their ballot to make sure it’s counted?
Washingtonian: This New Project Imagines What the Tidal Basin Could Look Like in 100 Years
The Tidal Basin Ideas Lab asked five architecture firms to come up with new ideas for the area.
DCist: Designers Show How They’d Redesign The Tidal Basin To Save It From Rising Sea Levels
On Wednesday, a combination of non-profit organizations, companies, and design teams launched the Tidal Basin Ideas Lab, an online exhibit that presents new plans for building a more sustainable Tidal Basin.
DCist: D.C. Attorney General Sues Washington Hebrew Congregation Over Child Safety Complaints
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced Wednesday that he is suing Washington Hebrew Congregation, a synagogue that also operates a childcare center, for allegedly endangering children and violating local childcare laws.
WTOP: 2 popular Foggy Bottom-area restaurants close permanently
Two more well-established D.C. restaurants have become victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington Business Journal: Children’s National’s Walter Reed campus receives $5M gift from Boeing
Children’s National Hospital has received $5 million from The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA).
DCist: D.C.’s New Language Museum Has Animated Books And Very Nerdy Karaoke
Planet Word might be the only museum in D.C. — or anywhere — where you can hear a booming-voiced narrator intone the word jorts. And that’s just in the first few minutes of a stroll through the new free museum dedicated to language, which…
City Paper: On Campus or Off, D.C. College Students Adapt to a New Order of Operations
Although D.C. colleges planned to offer hybrid semesters, the continued spread of COVID-19 prompted leaders to go completely virtual.
Washington Business Journal: Passion Food Hospitality closes its two D.C. restaurants
David Wizenberg had a restaurant in the District for more than 30 years — until the Covid-19 pandemic.
City Paper: Critics Are Suspicious of a State Board of Education Candidate’s Residency Status
Jacque Patterson listed his "principal residence" in Maryland in tax documents. He says it was a mistake that will be corrected.
DCist: U.S. Holocaust Museum To Reopen Monday With Limited Capacity
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will reopen Monday, Oct. 26, with a number of COVID-19 safety measures in place. Those measures include limited capacity, face mask requirements for visitors, temperature checks and social distancing…
DCist: D.C. Council Passes Resolution Supporting Renaming Of Woodrow Wilson High School
The D.C. Council approved unanimously Tuesday a resolution to support the renaming of Woodrow Wilson High School, bringing new scrutiny to the segregationist legacy of the 28th U.S. president and lending firepower to efforts to rename…
Washington Business Journal: What might the Tidal Basin look like in the next century? Here are some…
The National Mall’s Tidal Basin is home to the city’s iconic cherry blossom trees, which provide a backdrop for the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival, not to mention countless spring outings, family photo shoots and, nowadays,…
WTOP: National Cherry Blossom Festival will go on without parade in 2021
The iconic spring D.C. event that is the National Cherry Blossom Festival will proceed next year, but without its signature parade.
Washington Business Journal: National Cherry Blossom Festival cancels parade for second straight…
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is canceling its annual parade for the second straight year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, a move that highlights the reality that the ongoing crisis will disrupt another year of life and events in…
District Links: Council returns to bills put on pause early in pandemic; middle, high school…
Happy Tuesday. In the early stages of the public health emergency, the DC Council pared back its regular business and focused squarely on COVID-related measures as legislators learned how to conduct hearings and pass bills without meeting…
WTOP: DC Council OKs bill allowing vaccinations for some kids without parental approval
The D.C. Council has approved a bill giving children 11 and older the option to get government-recommended vaccines without their parents’ approval.
Washington Post: D.C. middle and high school employees asked to staff elementary classrooms in…
Middle and high school employees in the District will be assigned to help staff elementary school classrooms when those campuses reopen next month, D.C. Public Schools confirmed Tuesday.