April 27, 2020 Gym Chain Automatically Freezing Memberships, Crediting Accounts for Dues Charged During Gym Closures, Offering Free Cancellations Through April 30 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced today that Town Sports International, LLC (TSI), the parent company of Washington Sports Club (WSC), will stop charging members while gyms are closed due to the […]
April 24, 2020 Making charitable donations to help others can be very rewarding. Especially now, many Americans are admirably trying to help those impacted by the COVID-19 crisis through charitable donations. Many of these charities live up to their fundraising promises, but others are the work of scammers attempting to exploit this tragedy for personal […]
Thursday, April 23, 2020 DC to Hire Hundreds of Additional Contact Tracers to Support COVID-19 Response Efforts (WASHINGTON DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser established the DC Contact Trace Force to hire hundreds of additional tracers at DC Health. “An effective response requires widespread contact tracing so that we know who has the virus and who […]
Thursday, April 23, 2020 Mayor Submits the District’s Comprehensive Plan Proposal to the Council (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser submitted the District’s Comprehensive Plan proposal to the Council of the District of Columbia. This update to the Comprehensive Plan will allow the District to meet long-term challenges and opportunities in critical areas such […]
Thursday, April 23, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situational Update for Thursday, April 23, 2020.
Thursday, April 23, 2020 \”As executives of the three jurisdictions of the National Capital Region, we write to ask that you continue to implement broader telework policies for the federal workforce while we continue to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.\” Read the full letter to OPM Acting Director Michael Rigas.
Thursday, April 23, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Wednesday, April 22, 2020 includes 155 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 3,361. The District reported 12 additional COVID-19 related deaths: 50-year-old male 57-year-old female 60-year-old male 63-year-old male 68-year-old male 73-year-old male 76-year-old female 80-year-old […]
Monday, April 20, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situational Update for Monday, April 20, 2020.
Monday, April 20, 2020 District to Enforce Emergency No Parking Restrictions Around Convention Center (Washington, DC) – In coordination with the Bowser Administration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, has issued a design/build contract to Hensel Phelps Construction Co., to convert the Walter E. Washington Convention Center into an alternate care facility to […]
Monday, April 20, 2020 Sidewalk Extensions Will Be in All Eight Wards; ANCs and BIDs Can Submit Suggested Locations (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will temporarily extend sidewalks near grocery stores and other essential retailers to allow pedestrians enough space to practice social distancing during […]
