DC gave 428 restaurants grants to winterize their outdoor dining setups with tents, heaters, furniture and the like. Other restaurants are still vying for a piece of the $1.4 million out of $4 million that is still available. DCist maps where grants have been issued. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
With Maryland coronavirus cases and hospitalizations surging, Gov. Larry Hogan urged Marylanders to wear masks and follow existing restrictions, but did not issue any new ones. (Pamela Wood and Jeff Barker / Baltimore Sun)
A report from the Downtown Business Improvement District shows that the economy in downtown DC is still struggling due to the pandemic, though it did make a very slight recovery. The area’s crisis could have an outsized impact on overall District tax revenues. (Mikaela Lefrak / DCist)
A group of Fairfax County families are suing over a change to the admissions process at magnet school Thomas Jefferson High School. The school board agreed to stop using an admissions test to help diversify the student body, but the plaintiffs want to reinstate the test. (Hannah Natanson / Post)
Travelers to the District from coronavirus hotspots will no longer have to quarantine for 14 days. Instead they’ll have to test negative before traveling and again after arrival. Private institutions like hotels will be allowed to require a negative test. (Jane Recker / Washingtonian)
A developer has filed a planned unit development (PUD) application to build a 230-unit apartment building with 7,440 square of retail space on the corner of 7th and P Streets in Shaw. The site is currently a surface parking lot and a building with a barbershop. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
A DC Council committee held a virtual roundtable on whether to declare racism a public health crisis in the District. Proponents say racism leads to legal and structural disparities that affect health outcomes. (Acacia James / WTOP)
By Kimberly Bender (Guest Contributor) • November 5, 2020
In May of 1917, while working on the foundation for the luxurious Pelham Courts apartments in Dupont Circle, workers made an unusual discovery - a mysterious tunnel made of brick. But, who built it, and why? Turns out this was only the beginning of the story.
