Convention-Unlike-Any-Other Has Some Good Points
• August 20, 2020

For one thing, media pundits across the political spectrum have remarked that the on-site roll call was more refreshing and relevant than credentialed delegates in a large hall.  

D.C. COVID Deaths Pass 600
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The District’s reported data for Wednesday, August 19, 2020, includes 55 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 13,409.

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. 

Fire at Four Seasons Disrupts Guests, Weddings
• August 15, 2020

A spa manager at the Four Seasons Hotel was preparing the pool and spa for guests when the hotel’s emergency siren started to wail on Aug. 15.

Business Ins & Outs: ICYMI Update
• August 13, 2020

In case you missed it, we’ve compiled a select rundown since February. For the Ins, the amount is approximately 23 (11 soon to open); for the Outs, about 20.

Key Bridge Jumper Rescued by Private Boater
• August 12, 2020

An adult male jumped off the east side of Key Bridge around 8:30 p.m., Monday, August 10. He was rescued by a private boater on the Potomac River and brought to […]

D.C. Updates List of High-Risk States; Removes Delaware
• August 10, 2020

DC Health released an updated list of high-risk states where the seven-day moving average of daily new COVID-19 cases is 10 or more per 100,000 persons on Aug. 10. Mayor […]

D.C. Schools to Be Online-Only for Fall Term
• July 30, 2020

The decision to only offer classes online during the first term came unexpectedly. Until this week, officials had considered a mixed-option plan.

Georgetown’s Call Your Mother ‘Jew-ish’ Deli Finally Opens
• July 28, 2020

Since the beginning of 2020, residents and students — the main campus of Georgetown University is two blocks away — have awaited the popular bagel spot.

Business Ins & Outs: Blues Alley, Bogart, Kate Spade Hit by COVID
• July 27, 2020

Fallout from the pandemic: a halt on future sales, a permanent closure and no answer as to when the plywood will come down.