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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.
Washington Blade: D.C. Council kills proposed ad tax assailed by media outlets
The D.C. Council on Thursday voted 11 to 2 to remove from the city’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget a proposed 3 percent sales tax on advertising that a coalition of community newspapers, including the Washington Blade and the D.C. lesbian of…
Washington Informer: Diversity Defines Independent At-Large D.C. Council Race
Twenty residents have picked up petitions to qualify for the D.C. Council’s citywide independent position in the General Election as of July 17 and with the exception of three male candidates, Ed Lazere, Rick Murphree and Will Merrifield,…
Street Sense: Former Ward 8 landlord to pay $3.5 million to tenants, DC over poor housing conditions
A former Ward 8 landlord will pay a total of $3.5 million to tenants and the District to settle a lawsuit over unsafe housing conditions and inadequate security, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced last Wednesday.
Washingtonian: Contact Tracer: Getting People to Talk About Covid-19 Can Be as Complicated as Asking…
An interview with one of DC's 300 investigators.
WTOP: DC Council passes budget after $1B coronavirus-related revenue drop
After months of back and forth with the mayor, controversial additions and more contentious cuts, the D.C. Council approved a $8.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2021 Thursday night.
Washington Post: Former head of Howard University’s bursar’s office pleads guilty to stealing more…
A former top director of Howard University’s bursar’s office pleaded guilty Friday to stealing nearly $140,000 from the university.
DCist: New Netflix Documentary Series ‘Deaf U’ Stars Gallaudet University Students
Netflix announced on Friday it will release a documentary series featuring a close-knit group of Deaf students coming-of-age at Gallaudet University. “Deaf U” will have eight episodes that are about 20 minutes long each, according to…
WAMU: The National Zoo Reopens After Pandemic Closure
The Smithsonian National Zoo reopened its gates to the public Friday for the first time since closing at the start of the pandemic.
Washington Post: Zoo reopens to the delight of children and the relief of parents
Aundrea Wilcox and her husband, Matt, packed up their three kids and the double stroller and the umbrellas, jumped in the car and in the rain drove 60 miles from their home in Fredericksburg to be at the National Zoo when it reopened…
DCist: D.C. Cites More Than 40 Restaurants For Violating Phase Two Reopening Rules
The city’s Alcohol Beverage Regulation Administration on Wednesday released a list of restaurants cited for violating the agency’s Phase Two reopening orders that went into effect on June 22. ABRA has inspected more than 150 establishments…
DCist: Bowser Pushes For More Polling Places To Open In D.C. For November’s Election
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has proposed a bill that would require at least 80 polling places be open for the November election, though she says she would rather see the D.C. Board of Elections open all 144 polling places that are used during…
DCist: Former Howard University Associate Director Pleads Guilty To Defrauding School Of Over…
A former associate director at Howard University plead guilty on Friday to defrauding the school of more than $100,000.
Washington Post: Kennedy Center cuts nearly 30 percent of its administrative staff
The Kennedy Center laid off 64 employees and shed an additional 47 vacant positions on Friday, representing nearly 30 percent of its administrative staff. The cuts came a day after officials unveiled a performance schedule that will be…
District Links: DC sets quarantine rule for travelers; how city lost nearly $54M via its trash…
TGIF. Beginning next Monday, DC will require people coming from "high-risk areas" to self-quarantine for 14 days, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today. While the city hasn't released a list of places under the order — Maryland and Virginia…
UrbanTurf: A 9-Unit Mixed-Use Project Proposed Near DC’s Starburst Intersection
A new residential development is planned just off DC's Starburst Plaza.
Washingtonian: DC Now Requires a Quarantine for People Who Travel to Covid Hot Spots
Anyone who engages in non-essential travel to one of the listed areas will have to quarantine for 14 days
Washington Business Journal: Bowser imposes 14-day quarantine for those who had nonessential travel…
People coming into D.C. from areas with high risk of Covid-19 infection will be required to self-quarantine for 14 days, according to a new order issued Friday by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.