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New Arboretum Bridge and Trail Project brings mixed reactions from potential users above and below

Brennan Hafner Jul 23, 2019
A proposed pedestrian and bike bridge that would link the U.S. National Arboretum and Kenilworth Park North, slated to be completed by 2022, is generating excitement among those who welcome a more convenient connection over the Anacostia…
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As selection of J.O. Wilson Elementary’s next principal draws near, debate still swirls over the…

Brennan Hafner Jun 6, 2019
For the second year in a row, parents and teachers at J.O. Wilson Elementary School are selecting a new principal — but many remain unhappy that this year’s principal wasn’t asked to return. Principal Guye Turner, who was hired last…
Arts and Culture

Council set to amend DC budget in response to community worries about arts panel’s loss of dedicated…

Brennan Hafner May 14, 2019
The DC Council’s newly released draft budget plan addresses many of the community concerns raised about Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed changes to the independence and grant-making policies of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. …
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DC unveils 2020 DC Teacher of the Year finalists after honoring city’s 2019 award-winning educators

Brennan Hafner May 9, 2019
Three finalists for the 2020 DC Teacher of the Year were announced today by Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration: Beth Barkley, English teacher at Cardozo Education Campus’ International Academy; Justin Lopez-Cardoze, seventh-grade life…
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GU Law Center honors Norton’s decades of public service with dedication of ‘tower green’

Brennan Hafner Apr 26, 2019
Years before becoming her hometown’s representative in Congress in 1991, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton brought the expertise she had gained from her work in civil rights and employment law to the classroom as a professor at Georgetown…
Natural Environment

City-run program links school gardens with community volunteers to help spaces stay vibrant through…

Brennan Hafner Apr 22, 2019
DC green thumbs can skip the long waitlists for community garden plots and connect instead with underused growing spaces through Shared Roots, a city-run summer program. “There are people who want to garden. There are spaces that need…

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C4DC: What DC Public Schools needs in its next chancellor

Aug 12, 2026 76
An open letter to Democratic mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George from the Coalition for DC Public Schools and Communities (C4DC): Selecting the next chancellor of DC Public Schools will be one…

District Links: National Guard deployment, federal surge hit 1-year mark; GOP bill aims to repeal DC motorcycle helmet…

Aug 11, 2026 9
The one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in the District — and the accompanying federal law enforcement surge — is prompting renewed debate over the…

‘CrazySexyCool’ is more than a high-energy jukebox musical — it’s a portrait of survival

Aug 8, 2026 318
In Arena Stage’s CrazySexyCool – The TLC Musical, the first villain is easy to name.

District Links: Initiative to ban foie gras slated for DC’s November ballot; Appeals Court orders halt to White…

Aug 7, 2026 7
The DC Board of Elections announced this week that a ballot measure to ban the local sale of any foie gras produced through force-feeding has qualified for the Nov. 3 general election.
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