By George Kevin Jordan (Managing Editor) • November 17, 2020
DC is looking for input on the master plan that will shape the city’s parks and recreation for the next 20 years. This plan will serve as a “blueprint” for the District Department of Parks and Recreations’ funding and programmatic priorities.
By Alex Holt (Maryland Correspondent) • November 17, 2020
Pennsylvation Station is Baltimore’s main transit hub, which feeds Amtrak, MARC, local light rail, and bus lines into the city and the region. Despite its importance, the station is awkwardly situated and not very well connected with the rest of the city.
A driver struck and killed a man on Kenilworth Avenue Tuesday night in Capitol Heights, close to the border between DC and Prince George’s County, and then fled the scene. (Martin Weil / Post)
Gov. Larry Hogan announced new restrictions going into effect this Friday including a ban on all indoor dining from 10 pm to 6 am, reduced indoor capacity at businesses and religous institutions, and a ban on fans in sports arenas. (Hannah Gaskill / Maryland Matters)
A suite of amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, the land use plan for DC, were supposed to get a vote in 2020. That vote has been postponed to February, giving residents more time to read up on the Comp Plan and add comments of their own. (Ally Schweitzer / DCist)
In a meeting with state legislators, Alexandria focused on prioritizing infrastrucure, including high speed internet for schools, and asking the state to push for more federal funding for coronavirus testing. (Vernon Miles / ALX Now)
The District unveiled a new online tool where people can use a landlord’s name or a building address to look up any outstanding housing violations such as a failure to maintain fire doors or fix water damage. (Christian Zapata / DCist)
Fairfax County Public Schools announced Monday that students who were supposed to return to in-person instruction yesterday will now wait until at least November 30 as coronavirus cases rise in the state. (Anna Gawel / WTOP)
The DC Council unanimously passed a bill requiring police to regularly disclose and justify their overtime costs, after the mayor redirected $43 million in city funds to the police department to cover overtime during protests and demonstrations this summer. (Fenit Nirappil / Post)
A bill in the Montgomery County Council would remove police officers from the county’s 26 high schools, and would use the estimated $3 million saved for mental health services or other school support programs. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
