Category: District of Columbia

Major Restaurant Group’s CEO: Customers Will Have to Give Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination

The founder of Shake Shack, Danny Meyer, said his Union Square Hospitality Group will require indoor diners and drinkers at its restaurants to show that they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees will also have to get the vaccine, Meyer said, although he didn’t say whether they would be fired or be forced to wear masks….


Restaurant Group’s CEO: Customers Will Have to Give Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination

The founder of Shake Shack, Danny Meyer, said his Union Square Hospitality Group will require indoor diners and drinkers at its restaurants to show that they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees will also have to get the vaccine, Meyer said, although he didn’t say whether they would be fired or be forced to wear masks….


Thousands Join in Cuba Freedom March Near White House

Thousands of people protested in Washington, D.C., overnight on Sunday and on Monday to show their support for Cuban citizens, calling on the Biden administration to take more action against the island’s communist regime. Protesters repeatedly chanted “Libertad!” after dark at the gates of the White House, according to a video uploaded by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar…


Thousands Join Cuba Freedom March Near White House

Thousands of people protested in Washington, D.C., overnight on Sunday and on Monday to show their support for Cuban citizens, calling on the Biden administration to take more action against the island’s communist regime. Protesters repeatedly chanted “Libertad!” after dark at the gates of the White House, according to a video uploaded by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar…


US Capitol Police Get New Chief

A decorated former Maryland police chief has been appointed to head the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP), the law enforcement agency has announced. Tom Manger, who has worked in policing for 42 years, including as police chief in Montgomery County, Maryland, and in Fairfax County, Virginia, will on Jan. 23 assume command as the new chief…


2 People Shot Outside Restaurants In Washington DC, Diners Flee For Safety

Two adult males were shot outside popular restaurants on 14th street in Washington, D.C., in the evening of July 22, the Metropolitan Police Department said. The shooting occurred at approximately at the intersection of 14th Street and Riggs Street NW, sending diners fleeing from the area to seek safety. According to WUSA 9, one person was shot in…


Black Lives Matter Plaza in Nation’s Capital to Be Permanent: Mayor

Black Lives Matter Plaza, created in the District of Columbia last year amid nationwide protests and riots, is being made permanent. Construction started Monday to make the plaza “a permanent installation,” according to a joint statement from the office of Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District Department of Transportation. Construction workers will install roadway…


$60,000 Reward Offered After Child Killed, 5 Others Shot in DC

WASHINGTON—A 6-year-old girl was killed and five other people were wounded when a gunman opened fire Friday night in a Washington, D.C., neighborhood, just feet from where police officers were stationed. The gunfire erupted shortly after 11 p.m. on Friday in the Congress Heights section of southeast Washington. Police officers who were nearby responded to…


DC Shooting Leaves 6-Year-Old Girl Dead, 5 Adults Wounded

By Jessica Schladebeck From New York Daily News An intense search was underway in Washington, D.C., for the suspect or suspects behind a shooting that left a 6-year-old girl dead and five other people injured. Police said gunfire erupted in the southern part of the district, on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. and…


Padres-Nats Game Suspended After Shooting Outside DC Stadium

WASHINGTON—The game between the San Diego Padres and Washington was suspended in the sixth inning Saturday night after a shooting outside Nationals Park that caused echoes of gunfire inside the stadium and prompted fans to scramble for safety in the dugout. The shooting, an exchange of gunfire between people in two cars, left three people…