THE WASHINGTON area’s Metro system is already heavily supported by state and local governments, whose subsidies amount to more than half the agency’s annual $2 billion operating budget, far more than passenger fares. Now members of the!-->…
In the last week, the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic (more popularly known as coronavirus) has penetrated the nationwide consciousness. Locally, events are being cancelled, college classes and workplaces are switching to remote work, and!-->…
The public school system in the nation’s capital will close for at least two weeks beginning March 16 as officials attempt to contain the growing coronavirus outbreak, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced Friday morning.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Friday morning that D.C. Public Schools would close through at least April 1 over concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic, following similar announcements this week in Maryland and portions of!-->…
Becky Reina, a mother of two children who lives in Northwest Washington, was not about to wait for any more anxiety-inducing announcements about the novel coronavirus.
Some D.C.-area restaurants were already coming dangerously close to a tipping point on their balance sheets that would force at least a temporary closure as precautions to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus ramped up further!-->…
It might seem obvious that lowering rent would give the District’s most vulnerable residents more money for the necessities. But a new report from the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute shows just how significant a rent ceiling would be.
For his final year in office, D.C. Council member David Grosso (I-At Large) will ensure that no good deed goes unpunished. How else to interpret proposed legislation designed to reduce the coffers and restrict the student support!-->…
As concerns over coronavirus continue to spread throughout the D.C. region, you might be finding yourself stuck at home with a lot of spare time on your hands. So, as your parents used to say, why not read a book?
The Capital Pride Alliance, the organization that sponsors D.C.’s annual Capital Pride Parade, Festival and other Pride-related events, has confirmed that it submitted to the city last week a “final proposal” for major changes in the route!-->…
Yesterday, Mayor Bowser declared a state of emergency in the District. Rightly so. Experts agree that social distancing now can prevent deaths from the quickly spreading the COVID-19 coronavirus. But what does a state of emergency look!-->…
The National Hockey League and Major League Soccer decided Thursday to suspend their seasons in light of the coronavirus pandemic, potentially canceling or postponing games for the Washington Capitals and D.C. United.