Tag: Eva Herscowitz
Mayor Issues Mask Mandate Effective Immediately
Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) issued an order requiring residents wear masks when leaving home. Under the order, residents are required to wear masks at...
District Transmission Increases as Test Results Delayed
DC Health Director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt said the District-wide turnaround time for COVID-19 test results is currently around 3.87 days. That metric comes in...
Bowser Delays DCPS Decision to July 31
Citing uncertainty about trends of District COVID-19 transmission, the announcement on reopening District of Columbia Public Schools has been delayed to July 31, Mayor...
Bowser Accounts for Delayed Test Results
Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) said she will extend the District’s State of Emergency, which is set to expire July 24, likely through early October....
Here’s How Museums Engage Amid COVID-19
As staff at the Art Museum of the Americas (AMA) adjusted to working from home beginning in early March, the work of Wendy Nanan...
DC Officials Talk Rising Gun Violence
District officials discussed the strategies and difficulties of reducing gun violence in the District at Mayor Muriel Bowser’s (D) Monday, July 13 situational update....
Panelists Discuss Faith, Racial Justice
Panelists discussed the role of faith in grappling with racism and divisions within the church during a virtual town hall hosted by Little Lights...
DC Health Director Answers Mask Questions
Is the District considering mandating wearing masks in public?
DC Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt said the District Department of Health continues to review guidance on...
Mayor Urges Firework Safety
As the Fourth of July approaches, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) urged residents to follow firework laws and safety guidelines.
“Fireworks are indeed dangerous,” Bowser said...
Little Lights Hosts Racial Justice Discussion
In light of increased discussion of racism in the United States, Little Lights Urban Ministries is hosting “Little Lights Town Hall: A Conversation On...
