Democrats Open Unconventional Convention
• August 17, 2020

D.C. events include a kickoff at 6:30 p.m. with former Georgia Sen. Carol Moseley Braun, and the opening event at 7:30 p.m. with former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and Mayor Muriel Bowser. 

Chief Calls Shootings ‘Ridiculous and Unacceptable’
• August 10, 2020

At the mayor’s press conference, MPD Chief Peter Newsham gave details about the violence that had broken out early on Aug. 9 during a community cookout in Southeast D.C.

Brooke Pinto’s ‘Business Perspective’
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As the youngest District Council member ever elected and the first woman to represent Ward 2, Democrat Brooke Pinto, 28, is off to a running start.

D.C.’s Democratic Delegates Go Virtual
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The Democratic National Convention was to take place in Milwaukee from July 13 to 16. But that was before COVID-19. 

Defund D.C. Police? No, Says Bowser
• June 15, 2020

On June 10, despite the mayor’s opposition, the District Council unanimously approved several reforms to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Mayor Announces Reopening Group, Contact Tracing
• April 23, 2020

At an April 23 press conference, Mayor Bowser announced the formation of a reopening advisory group made up of District governmental and community leaders.

D.C. Moves Closures to April 27, Announces First Death Due to Coronavirus
• March 20, 2020

The prohibition on mass gatherings during a public health emergency was extended until April 25, the last Saturday of the month.

Calls Mount for Evans to Resign
• November 7, 2019

Ordered up by the Council, the O’Melveny & Myers report is said to include allegations that Evans was paid thousands of dollars by private clients for services that constituted conflicts of interest.

Funding Announced for Ellington Field, Rebuilt Jelleff Center
• October 15, 2019

Mayor Muriel Bowser has budgeted $25 million to tear down and rebuild the 50-year-old Jelleff Recreation Center, Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans told attendees at an Oct. 7 community meeting.

Mark Plotkin, a Passionate Voice, Has Died
• September 23, 2019

Plotkin wrote for all manner of news outlets, including, in recent years, The Georgetowner, where his last pieces appeared in 2017, and the Hill, where he covered the first hectic years of the Trump administration.