DC Is Bringing In a Ton of Law Enforcement—Starting This Weekend
At a press conference earlier today, a reporter asked DC Mayor Muriel Bowser to characterize the Capitol Police’s response to yesterday’s insurrection at the US Capitol Building. She described it with...
View ArticleYesterday Resulted in Four Deaths, the Discovery of Two Pipe Bombs, and a...
In a press briefing today, new DC Police Chief Robert Contee III confirmed that 68 people were arrested by his department after yesterday’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building. Five arrests were...
View ArticleDC Mayor Says Americans Should Not Come to Washington for the Inauguration
In a press conference today, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said Americans should not come to Washington, DC, for the presidential inauguration on January 20. Citing the danger of a potential repeat of the...
View ArticleDC Mayor Bowser Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Emergency
In a press conference today, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced she will sign an executive order that declares gun violence in the city a public health emergency. The executive order will establish a gun...
View ArticleMarijuana Sales Could Finally Become Legal in DC
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser introduced legislation today that would legalize the sale of recreational marijuana in DC. Should it be passed by the end of the year, legal cannabis sales could be expected to...
View ArticleMovie Theaters Can Reopen in DC
DC officials announced in a press conference today that movie theaters in the District can reopen. Theaters will have a capacity max of 25 percent or 25 people, whichever comes first. Mayor Muriel...
View ArticleDC Is Getting Its First Chief Equity Officer
Mayor Muriel Bowser is appointing DC’s first Chief Equity Officer today. Amber Hewitt, Bowser’s pick, will head the newly-formed Office of Racial Equity, announced by the city in February. Both the...
View ArticleUnlike Last Year, DC Actually Wants You to Come to Town This Fourth of July
Mayor Muriel Bowser joined President Biden today in inviting visitors from around the country to come to DC for the Fourth of July celebrations. “DC is open and ready to welcome back visitors to...
View ArticleMetro and the Circulator Are Trying New Ways of Luring Riders Back
Amidst an increase in local coronavirus cases and slow economic recovery, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority are ramping up their efforts to lure in more riders...
View ArticleWho’s the Top-Earning City Worker in DC?
Washington Business Journal has created a database of DC employee salaries, allowing Washingtonians to see what their public officials are making. The city’s top earner? University of the District of...
View ArticleCheck Out DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s First TikTok
A new creator has joined video app TikTok—but this TikToker is likely more interested in ballot counts than follower counts. Mayor Muriel Bowser posted her first TikTok on Thursday afternoon under the...
View ArticleDC Residents Can Get a Free 30-Day Membership to Capital Bikeshare
In light of significant reductions in Metro service, DC has partnered with Lyft to offer a free 30-day Capital Bikeshare membership to all DC residents. To sign up, residents should go to the “Ride...
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter Plaza Is Now a Permanent Installation
Black Lives Matter Plaza is now a permanent fixture of DC’s streetscape. The mural, painted onto the stretch of 16th Street, Northwest between K and H streets in June 2020, was the site of racial...
View ArticleDC Will Reinstate Indoor Mask Mandate, Ramp Up Covid Testing
A month after loosening DC’s mask rules, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today that the city will reinstate its indoor mask mandate beginning December 21 at 6 a.m. through at least the end of January....
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