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D.C. Requires Self-Quarantine of Those Arriving From 27 States
July 27, 2020
•High-risk states are states where the seven-day moving average of daily new COVID-19 cases is 10 or more per 100,000 persons.
Mayor Mandates Masks, Extends Emergency to Oct. 9
July 23, 2020
•Mayor Muriel Bowser’s July 22 executive order mandates the wearing of face coverings outside as well as in enclosed office spaces and the lobbies of apartment houses.
D.C. Back-to-School Decision? Not Yet
July 16, 2020
•The decision as to whether schools will operate on an in-person or a virtual basis, or on a hybrid model, will be announced on July 31, said the mayor.
D.C.’s 2021 Budget: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
July 15, 2020
•A new tax on advertising approved by the District Council will add injury to insult for small local newspapers and other media outlets.
Council Approves Tax Increases, Cuts to Police
July 13, 2020
•Against the mayor’s urging to hold off, the Council voted to raise an extra $63 million by increasing some business and other taxes, including a three-percent tax on all advertising.
D.C. Covid-19 Deaths as of July 10 Stand at 568
July 11, 2020
•From the Office of the Mayor: The District’s reported data for Friday, July 10, 2020, includes 58 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to […]
D.C. Announces Bid to Host 2026 World Cup
July 2, 2020
•If chosen, Washington will be one of 16 cities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico where matches will be played, in D.C.’s case at FedExField in Landover, Maryland.
GU Reopening Taking Shape … or Not?
June 29, 2020
•While many universities are telling students not to come back to campus until after the Thanksgiving holiday, Georgetown University President John DeGioia’s letter left the timing open.
D.C. Covid-19 Deaths Stand at 543
June 25, 2020
•From the Office of the Mayor: The District’s reported data for Wednesday, June 24, 2020, includes 31 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to […]
District Planner and Builder Allen Lew Dies
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After overseeing the creation of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Lew took charge of the baseball conversion of RFK Stadium and the construction of Nationals Park.