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Yearly Archives
2022
jonetta rose barras: Is public safety a priority for the DC Council?
That’s the question Patrice Sulton has been asking herself. Actually, a whole bunch of us have posed a similar query but for different reasons — mostly related to the seemingly unrelenting rise in community violence.
The founder and…
Axios: New Metro CEO Randy Clarke starts today
Randy Clarke, Metro’s new CEO, starts today and he’s got a big job on his hands.
Washington Post: New Metro GM faces safety, financial challenges on first day
Randy Clarke’s arrival comes as Metro is struggling to lure back riders amid a pandemic that devastated transit agency budgets
Washington Post: Catholics in D.C. mourn loss of Latin Mass after decree bans practice
Standing before his parishioners holding the sacred bread of Communion in his hands, Father Vincent De Rosa, the pastor of St. Mary Mother of God Parish, solemnly intoned in Latin, “Ecce Agnus Dei.”
Washington Post: D.C. police shooting of man at Wharf reignites old debates
Cmdr. Jason Bagshaw had gone hands-on with demonstrators in Washington for years, winning colleagues’ respect but drawing criticism from demonstrators.
WTOP: Catholic Archdiocese of Washington to ban Latin mass in all but 3 churches
Following Pope Francis’ decision to significantly limit the use of Roman Liturgy, most nonparochial churches in the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington will stop performing the Traditional Latin Mass this fall, Cardinal Wilton Gregory said.…
Washington Post: Alethia Tanner Day honors enslaved woman who bought her freedom
Tanner sold vegetables at President’s Park and saved enough money to purchase the freedom of her family members
WTOP: DC grants Anacostia almost $4 million for arts and culture district
Washington D.C.’s Ward 8 will soon be a marquee destination for the arts.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: Two words that capture D.C.’s unsafe streets: ‘Updated again’
Two memorials were being planned for D.C. cyclists. Then a third was killed.
WTOP: DC-area leaders look for more cooperation, funding to deal with migrant surge
Nearly every day, buses bearing asylum-seeking migrants arrive at D.C.’s Union Station from Texas and Arizona.
WTOP: DC is prepared to help residents beat the heat
When it’s this hot, nothing beats a dip in a cool pool or splashing in a spray park. D.C. has them scattered throughout the city.
Colbert King in The Post: The national and local intersect for D.C. in November
D.C. voters have good reason to concentrate their minds on November. Not only will they elect a mayor, a D.C. Council chair, two at-large and four ward council members in the Nov. 8 general election, but the congressional midterms are also…
Erica Ahdoot, Shandell Richards and Brad Sickels in The Post: To stop gun violence, we need to fight…
Gun violence in this country is constant and devastating. In addition to the high-profile national tragedies, we have seen a troubling increase in instances of local, often unreported, community violence many people live with every day.
Washingtonian: What’s It Like to Be DC’s Fire Chief?
John A. Donnelly Sr. talks January 6, Covid, and memorable rescues.
District Links: Even with 2,400 vouchers available this year, only 520 people have moved into…
A year ago, the DC Council touted funding for 2,400 new housing vouchers — enough to dramatically reduce the number of people experiencing chronic homelessness in DC. Now, with little more than two months left in the fiscal year, DC has…
Washington Post: UDC president, longest-serving in school history, to step down in 2023
Ronald Mason Jr. has been at the helm of the University of the District of Columbia since 2015
Why has DC used only one-fifth of this year’s new housing vouchers so far?
Doug had a housing voucher, but he was still sleeping outside.
Three days after the Jan. 6 insurrection, he boarded a train to DC on the promise of a job. When he arrived, he learned his start date was delayed. The place he had…
Washington Post: D.C. region readies pools, cooling centers as blistering heat descends
The District, snared in the heat wave that began this week for more than 100 million people nationwide, is bracing for temperatures that could hit triple digits for the first time since 2016.
Washingtonian: Union Market’s Edens Apologizes for Anti-Asian Email After Chef-Led Petition
"Love you oolong time" reads the subject line from a promotional email.