Press Releases

Mayor Bowser Encourages DC Families to Read During Winter Break

Monday, December 23, 2019 DC Public Library’s Winter Read20 Campaign Helps Prevent Mid-Year Learning Loss (Washington, DC) – With students across the District at home from school over winter break, Mayor Muriel Bowser is encouraging families to incorporate 20 minutes of reading into their holiday routines by participating in the DC Public Library’s (DCPL) Winter […]

Modified Holiday Schedule for Select District Services Christmas Day 2019 and New Year\’s Day 2020

Friday, December 20, 2019 (Washington, DC) – The District of Columbia Government offices will be closed on Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, 2019 and New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Below is information regarding critical, on-going District operations for these days. Service Adjustments The DC Department of Public Works (DPW) will suspend sanitation services […]

Mayor Bowser Cuts Ribbon on Edgewood Recreation Center

Saturday, December 21, 2019 Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrated the opening of the $20.9 million Edgewood Recreation Center in Ward 5. The newly modernized Edgewood Recreation Center, designed to meet LEED Silver Certification, features the DC Department of Parks and Recreation’s (DPR) first-ever rooftop urban farm and is the first facility to have a natural […]

Happy Holidays DC

Happy Holidays, DC District of Columbia sent this bulletin at 12/19/2019 03:14 PM EST John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 Phone: (202) 727-2643 Email: [email protected] Chief of Staff: John Falcicchio City Administrator: Rashad Young Director of the Mayor\’s Office of Legal Counsel: Ronald R. Ross Senior Advisor: Beverly Perry Director of […]

Mayor Bowser Releases Commission Report on Recommendations to Achieve Equity in DC’s Health Care Systems

Thursday, December 19, 2019 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Commission on Healthcare Systems Transformation released its Commission Report of Recommendations for consideration by the Mayor. This report is a result of dedicated individuals within the health care community that were brought together to think through strategies and investments necessary to transform health care […]

Mayor Bowser Breaks Ground on Shepherd Park Community Center Modernization

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser, Ward 4 Councilmember Brandon Todd, the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), and the Department of General Services (DGS) broke ground on the modernization of Shepherd Park Community Center. The $13.1 million project will add a new community center that will be attached […]

Mayor Bowser to Hold Holiday Safety Presser Ahead of Ward 6 Community Walk

(Washington, DC) – On Wednesday, December 18, at 3:30 pm, Mayor Muriel Bowser will be joined by DC Police Chief Peter Newsham to provide holiday safety tips regarding package thefts, safe exchange zones, the Private Camera Incentive Program, and the expanded investment for the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) crime cameras program. Following the availability, Mayor […]