2020

Happy Tuesday. Howard University today officially announced its hiring of Rashad Young, the former city administrator who negotiated for the job with the school while also working on tax breaks in connection with construction of its new…

The vast majority of people stopped, frisked, or arrested by officers in D.C.’s special gun recovery and narcotics units were Black, according to a new report mandated by the D.C. Council. Black people were the subjects of 87% of stops,…

Basketball, music, gossip, gentrification, and more.

A new art display is brightening up a community park in Southeast D.C. that helps provide food to local families and brings the neighborhood together.

In June, Silvia Cordon heard about a new city program from her youngest son’s teacher. The program, called DC Cares, would provide undocumented workers left unemployed by the pandemic $1,000 in direct cash assistance.

Apartments have taken on totally new functions during the pandemic. They’ve become classrooms as kids log into Zoom courses each morning. They’re offices for those who can work from home. Home is where we’re told to stay in order to avoid…

Howard University announced the hiring of a former high-ranking D.C. government official Tuesday, a month after word of the job offer sparked an ethics probe and questions about a massive tax break the city official negotiated for the…

Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March, public housing maintenance workers have halted routine maintenance and only respond to emergency calls.

Bread for the City, a nonprofit that offers medical services, finished construction on its new building in Southeast Washington in early September.

Owners of FishScale and HalfSmoke report disappointment with the lack of business brought by sweepstakes and D.C. Black Restaurant Week.

Robert Athmer is a 10th grade geometry and special education teacher at Columbia Heights Education Campus (CHEC). He is four weeks into distance learning and his students are participating and engaged more than when they were in physical…

The community is keeping the pressure on the National Park Service to take action. The ball is now in the federal government’s court.

Carl Goggins feels like he can’t be careful enough when it comes to the coronavirus. Apart from the danger the virus poses to him as a 67-year-old, he worries what would happen if he fell ill.

Maryland, D.C., and Virginia are not mandating COVID-19 tests for the inspectors examining conditions in local nursing homes, public health spokespeople from all three jurisdictions confirmed. The lack of testing for the inspectors,…

The veteran DC local TV newsman chronicles 50 years on the crime and snow beat.

The Wharf developer Hoffman-Madison Waterfront, which began work on Phase 2 of the Southwest Waterfront development earlier this year, will add an unusual building to D.C.’s skyline with the construction of a 12-story, high-end condo.

Dolcezza Gelato, the popular local frozen treat and coffee chain, will be closing five of its retail locations in October, the owners announced Tuesday.

The gelato maker will continue to sell pints at Whole Foods and other retail locations.

Dolcezza Gelato, popular for its coffees and authentic gelatos, is closing most of its D.C.-area stores, citing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vinyl collectors can now add a D.C. restaurant to their list of places to go crate-digging. Cool Kids Vinyl, a new record store, has taken over the second floor of Maketto, Chef Erik Bruner-Yang’s food/coffeeshop/retail spot on H Street.