Northern Virginia School Districts to Governor: We’ll Keep Masks On, Thanks
School systems in Northern Virginia say they’ll continue to require masks despite an order by newly inaugurated Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin that rescinds the state’s mask mandate in public...
View ArticleDC Jail Unit Is Just Fine for January Sixers, Federal Report Says
Conditions at the DC Jail’s Correctional Treatment Facility—where about 40 people held on charges related to the January 6, 2021, assault on the US Capitol reside—are “appropriate and consistent with...
View ArticleBill Barr Has a Book Deal
Former US Attorney General William Barr will publish a memoir of his time in the George H.W. Bush and Donald Trump administrations in March. It’s called One Damn Thing After Another. The book,...
View ArticleVirginia Doctor Pleads Guilty to Audacious Amazon Return Fraud
Farhaad Riyaz spent more than three years ordering expensive items from Amazon, then returning much less valuable items after he complained that they arrived late or didn’t match descriptions on the...
View ArticleMetro GM Paul Wiedefeld Announces Retirement
Paul Wiedefeld, who took over Washington’s troubled transit system in 2015 as general manager and CEO of the Washington Metro Transit Authority, announced on Tuesday that he plans to leave his job in...
View ArticleNorthern Virginia School Boards Sue Governor Youngkin Over Masks
Five Northern Virginia school boards, along with their counterparts in the cities of Richmond and Hampton, have joined a lawsuit that challenges new Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s order that...
View ArticlePHOTOS: The Anti-Vaccine-Mandate Rally in DC
Opponents of coronavirus vaccine mandates gathered in Washington Sunday. The rally, dubbed “Defeat the Mandates: An American Homecoming,” received a permit for 20,000 to 25,000 participants but didn’t...
View ArticleThis DC Judge Could Be Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire at the end of this term, according to People Who Would Know. Breyer’s retirement would open the door for President Biden to fulfill a promise to...
View ArticlePortraits of Anthony Fauci and José Andrés Will Join the Smithsonian’s...
Three people with deep connections to the Washington, DC, region will be honored by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Dr. Anthony Fauci, José Andrés, and Marian Wright Edelman are among the...
View ArticleJohn Krasinski Walks Around the White House, Runs into Doug Emhoff
Famous actor and very tall person John Krasinski walked through the Pennsylvania Avenue plaza Friday. Krasinski is reportedly in town to shoot another season of the Amazon series Jack Ryan, which is...
View ArticleHot Job Alert: The Nats Need a Racing President
One of DC’s highest-profile jobs is available: The Washington Nationals are looking for a new Racing President. To qualify, you’ll need to be between 5 foot 7 and 6 foot 6 in height, be able to attend...
View ArticleWashington Football Team’s New Name Is: Washington Commanders
Washington Football Team announced its new name Wednesday: From now on, the team will be known as the Washington Commanders. Doug Williams, who led the team to victory in 1988’s Super Bowl XXII, made...
View ArticleExperts Aren’t Wowed by New Commanders Branding
Washington Football Team officially became the Washington Commanders Wednesday. The rebranding occurs after yet another disappointing season for the team. Home attendance has cratered, an investigation...
View ArticleLet Us Now Mourn (or Maybe Not) DCist’s Comments Section
When DCist killed its comments section last week, an under-catalogued era of Washington journalism died along with it. In the publication’s early days, “it felt like the site wouldn’t matter without...
View ArticleThe Obama Portraits Will Stay Out on Tour Till the Fall
The Smithsonian’s portraits of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama will remain on tour through October, the National Portrait Gallery announced Wednesday. President Obama’s portrait, painted by Kehinde...
View ArticleTrevor Noah Will Headline the White House Correspondents’ Dinner—Which Is...
Daily Show host Trevor Noah will be the headline entertainer at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner this April. His booking marks the first time since 2019 that the event will be held....
View ArticleThe DC Jail Agrees to Unannounced Inspections to Settle Lawsuit Over Covid...
The DC Department of Corrections agreed late Monday that it would submit to five unannounced inspections of Covid-prevention measures at the DC Jail over the next six months. The agreement is part of...
View ArticleWhat Washington Was Talking About on the Last 2/22/22
Tuesday is both a palindrome and a date with repeating numbers: It’s 2/22/22. Very few of us will live to see the next iteration of this date, in 2122. We looked up the Washington Post‘s Wednesday,...
View ArticleThe Day DC Councilmembers Gave Out Tool Tickets
Fans of the long-running prog-metal band Tool had two chances Tuesday to score free tickets to see the group play at Capital One Arena. Both times, surprisingly, were courtesy of DC politicians....
View ArticleA Rally to Support Trucker Convoys Is Planned for DC
One to three thousand people intend to gather near the Washington Monument on Tuesday, March 1, for a rally to oppose vaccine mandates and support trucker convoys in Canada. The application to the...
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