Honored to see Bloomberg CityLab's ongoing pandemic mapping project, The Quarantine Atlas, on the list of finalists for the Online News Association's 2022 Journalism Awards! awards.journalists.org/winners/2022/

Boston's new monument to MLK and Coretta Scott King by Hank Willis Thomas and MASS Design Group seems great. It makes room for ideas about care, family and support in the act of commemorating a hero. bloom.bg/3H9qdIb

Bedrock, USA was nominated for a Webby Award for best limited podcast series -- and we'd love your support to help it win! Vote here: vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/…

Returning to Twitter for an important announcement. GO NOW to vote for Bloomberg CityLab's pod on extremism in local government, Bedrock, USA. It's a very human window into what happens when political extremism infects even the most bedrock levels of our democracy vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/…

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Honored that Bedrock, USA is a finalist for excellence in audio digital storytelling in this year’s Online News Association awards: awards.journalists.org/winners/2023/

SCOOP w/Laura Bliss: The US Army Corps of Engineers knew its dredging of the Mississippi River exacerbates saltwater intrusions, per Bloomberg' review of the agency's own docs. A saltwater intrusion now threatens New Orleans drinking water. Gift link: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

It me: "A very specific Venn diagram of EDM lovers with kids who can’t get enough of The Wiggles would feel at home in Melbourne" bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Extremely proud of this episode and this team. Saleha Mohsin Sarah Holder and Julia Press tell one family's story — one that shows how powerful HOAs have become and how they can worsen the housing affordability crisis.

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To express concerns about DCist shuttering, email WAMU GM Erika Pulley-Hayes ([email protected]) and her boss Seth Grossman ([email protected]) My signoff: "I hope you reconsider your decision to close the DCist site. If not, I hope you reconsider your chosen career path."

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On April 8, a total solar eclipse will occur across North America. There won’t be another total eclipse going across such a large swath of the continent until 2045. bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-… 🧵

we analyzed more than 15k flight records to get a sense of how the nypd uses its helicopters. we found that under mayor eric adams they're flying more than any period over the past five years, leaving the city more and spending more money on operations bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…

Less than a week until my book event (party?) Busboys and Poets! Please help spread the word around #DC and make sure to RSVP, Sunday, 8/11, at 6. @TheInnerLoopLit The Writer's Center busboysandpoets.com/events/th-evt-…

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If you're in the market for something stimulating to do tonight in #DC, come see Ari Phillips in a conversation about his new novel and environmentalism. You'll probably learn something new about the roots of the US environmental movement! eventbrite.com/e/earth-jumped…

Re-upping this ... bloomberg.com/news/articles/…