D.C.’s Plan to Vaccinate Children 12 and Older
No Sign of Relief At the time, it was a big deal—allegations of dirty tricks and conspiracy filled the […] Metro proposes fee waiver for special events. [Post]Glenn Youngkin is Virginia’s Republican nominee for governor. [NPR] By Mitch Ryals (tips? mryals@washingtoncitypaper.com) Every Sip is Spicy at Chacho, D.C.’s Llama-Obsessed Distillery Bar Opening Friday Follow the […]
No Sign of Relief
At the time, it was a big deal—allegations of dirty tricks and conspiracy filled the air and social media. Then-Ward 4 D.C. Council candidate Janeese Lewis George last year was aggressively challenging incumbent Ward 4 Councilmember Brandon Todd, a close ally of Mayor Muriel Bowser. Lewis George’s campaign caught Department of Public Works employees in […]
Mayor Bowser Announces Dates for Lifting Capacity Limits
D.C.’s troubled unemployment system is under investigation. [Post] North Virginia Republican activists are still on some election bullshit. [Post] By Mitch Ryals (tips? mryals@washingtoncitypaper.com) El Secreto de Rosita, an Andean Oasis, Opens on U Street NW Andean restaurant El Secreto de Rosita opened this month on U Street NW after several […] The Night Mayor, […]
D.C.’s Office of the Inspector General to Investigate Department of Employment Services
Mayor Bowser is allowed as a member of the Democratic Governors Association. [WTOP] Republicans’ D.C. retrocession argument is an ‘okey-doke.’ [Atlantic] By Mitch Ryals (tips? mryals@washingtoncitypaper.com) Red Lobster in Manassas saved a rare lobster from getting boiled. [WBJ] The Commodore reopens in a new location. [Eater] The owner of Pete’s Diner says an influencer with […]
Robert Contee Confirmed as Chief of Metropolitan Police Department
D.C. Council rejects increase to United Medical Center subsidy, triggering control board. [Post] Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie’s bill would create publicly funded trust funds for low- and middle-income kids. [DCist] D.C. HIV/AIDS office executive Michael Kharfen abruptly terminated. [Blade] By Mitch Ryals (tips? mryals@washingtoncitypaper.com) How Little Sesame Readied Its Hummus for the Grocery Aisle […]
The Mount Pleasant Uprising, 30 Years Later
Thirty years ago this evening, unrest broke out in Mount Pleasant after a young Metropolitan Police Department officer, Angela Jewell, shot Daniel Enrique Gomez, a Salvadoran resident. Accounts of what preceded the shooting vary—some say Gomez moved toward Jewell while holding a knife, while other eyewitnesses say Gomez was handcuffed when Jewell fired. The altercation […]
D.C. Reports Third Straight Day of Zero COVID-19 Deaths
Council Chairman Phil Mendelson lost confidence, Bowser still wrestling with crime lab’s loss of accreditation. [WTOP] D.C. Council to consider a bill that would set aside medical marijuana business licenses for people convicted of drug crimes. [Post] “Legislative issues” were discussed. [Twitter] By Mitch Ryals (tips? mryals@washingtoncitypaper.com) Ghostline scraps its ghost kitchen idea and will […]
D.C. Residents’ COVID-19 Vaccination Records Are Now Accessible Electronically
Your COVID-19 vaccination records are now accessible electronically. Well, at least they might be. DC Health launched a new website that gives D.C. residents electronic access to their official COVID-19 vaccination records. But don’t think this means you should dispose of your vaccine card. In fact, it’s more important, so take a photo of it. Maybe […]
Mayor Bowser’s Revised D.C. Mask Order, Explained
Less parking and taller buildings are a part of D.C.’s Comp Plan. [Post] West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D) opposes statehood bill. [DCist] Maryland officials pressed to use COVID-19 tests suspected of producing false positives. [Post] By Mitch Ryals (tips? mryals@washingtoncitypaper.com) We’re Calling It: Spicy Margaritas Are the D.C. Drink of the Summer Emerging from […]
What Can Fully Vaccinated People Do in D.C.?
MPD’s hacked internal files briefly published online; MPD declines to say if they paid ransom. [Post, DCist] D.C.’s wealthiest residents pay a lower share of their income than everyone else, report finds. [Street Sense] Karl Racine is a dad. [Instagram] By Mitch Ryals (tips? mryals@washingtoncitypaper.com) Will QR Code Ordering Outlast the Pandemic at D.C. Restaurants […]
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