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The DMV was devastated after learning KitchenCray chef James Robinson’s popular D.C. restaurant was closing last year. Lucky for fans of the chef’s famous catfish and grits with jumbo lump crabmeat, Robinson has joined Capitol Square Bar & Grill as a partial owner and executive chef. ....
Mask angels, NYC oases, sugar tax: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Clanton: The city has lost a second elected official to the coronavirus pandemic six months after the longtime mayor died of COVID-19. City Council member Sammy Wilson died Thursday while in a hospital where he was being treated for the illness caused by the new virus, WBRC-TV reports. A statement by Mayor Jeff Mims said the town of 8,800 people was thankful for Wilson’s service to the community. Council member Mary Mell Smith called Wilson’s death “a big loss.” “He had that big smile on his face every time you saw him,” she said. Wilson died about six months after Billy Joe Driver, who had served as mayor for 36 years before he died of COVID-19 in July. Mims was elected to replace Driver. ....
Mayor Bowser appoints DC s first director of gun-violence prevention Linda Harllee Harper is the city s new Director of Gun-Violence Prevention after an uptick in violent crime. Author: Jonathan Franklin (WUSA9), Lorenzo Hall Published: 1:00 PM EST January 28, 2021 Updated: 7:43 PM EST February 1, 2021 WASHINGTON D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced a major step in the city s effort to stop gun violence. During a news conference Thursday morning, Bowser announced the appointment of Linda Harllee Harper to the position of Director of Gun Violence Prevention – the city s first-ever position focused on the issue. Harper currently serves as the Senior Deputy Director of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services in the District; a cabinet-level agency serving youth impacted by the DC Juvenile Justice System. ....