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DCist: 24-Year-Old Aspiring Opera Singer, Restaurant Worker Killed By Driver In Adams Morgan

Editor Nov 15, 2021
D.C. Police have identified a woman killed by a driver over the weekend as 24-year-old Nina Larson, an aspiring opera singer, American University graduate, and employee at the restaurant Mintwood Place. Larson is the latest victim of…

Washington Post: Howard University students say they’ve reached agreement with school, ending…

Editor Nov 15, 2021
Demonstrators began occupying the campus student center Oct. 12 over housing issues, transparency and representation

Associated Press: Reports: Trump selling DC hotel to investment firm for $375M

Editor Nov 15, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s opulent hotel near the White House that drew lobbyists and diplomats seeking favor with the ex-president as well as criticism as a symbol of his ethics conflicts is being sold to a Miami investment group,…

WTOP: DC extends program that directs 911 mental health calls to social workers, not police

Editor Nov 15, 2021
D.C. is set to extend a pilot initiative where certain calls to police involving mental health emergencies are routed to city social workers who are better equipped to handle the situation, Bloomberg CityLab reported Friday.

Washington Post Editorial Board: Thanks to a tiny nonprofit, CareFirst will live up to its…

Editor Nov 15, 2021
It has been 17 years since a D.C. advocacy group found that the giant insurance company CareFirst was hoarding excess surpluses and shirking its responsibility as a nonprofit insurer to provide services that benefited the community. “Its…

Washington Post: The country’s most popular law school got an unexpected jolt

Editor Nov 15, 2021
Georgetown University’s law school experienced a 41 percent increase in applicants for the fall 2021 entering class

Washington Post: Trump’s company to sell D.C. hotel lease for $375 million, report says

Editor Nov 14, 2021
The Trump Organization has been in discussions to sell the lease to Miami investment firm CGI Merchant

CNN: Investment group purchases Trump hotel in DC and is expected to remove Trump name

Editor Nov 14, 2021
(CNN) — The Trump Organization has reached a deal with the investment fund CGI Merchant Group to purchase the lease for the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC, for $375 million, according to a person familiar with the matter.

WTOP: ‘Futures’ opens at the Smithsonian this week

Editor Nov 14, 2021
The Smithsonian is celebrating its 175th anniversary celebration with a new exhibit that doesn’t look at the past, but instead what we can expect to see in the future.

Washington Post: The Post’s annual Helping Hand campaign kicks off with three new charities

Editor Nov 14, 2021
A while back, I got an email from a reader who was curious why I’d used the expression “a person experiencing homelessness” in one of my columns, rather than “a homeless person.” I was happy to explain — and to admit that 10 years ago I…

WTOP: Howard University dorm floods as students continue protest on living conditions

Editor Nov 14, 2021
Officials at Howard University have confirmed the school responded to a flood Friday on the fourth floor of College Hall South, a student residence hall located near Bryant and 14th Street, Northwest.

WTOP: DC church holds $20 gas giveaway to build membership

Editor Nov 13, 2021
D.C. received what they called a blessing from the Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church while on their afternoon commute — $20 to use for gas.

WUSA9: ‘We’ve been deprived too long’ | New grocery store in Ward 8 brings both…

Editor Nov 13, 2021
On Saturday, Good Food Markets opened in Ward 8 as part of an initiative to bring healthier options and more access to food in the area.

DCist: Good Food Markets Opens In Bellevue, Bringing Second Supermarket To Ward 8

Editor Nov 13, 2021
A new Good Food Markets location opened in Southwest D.C.’s Bellevue neighborhood this week, making it just the second full-service grocery store in Ward 8.

Washington Post: D.C. church holds $20 gas giveaway, stirring traffic and ministry jam

Editor Nov 13, 2021
In the three years of owning her Chevrolet Tahoe SUV, Crystal Hinton of Northeast Washington has never filled her gas tank completely. It costs $40, she said, just for a half a tank.

DCist: Duke Ellington High School Delays Naming Its Theater After Dave Chappelle

Editor Nov 13, 2021
The Duke Ellington School of the Arts will delay an event renaming its theater after Dave Chappelle until April. The decision from the Northwest D.C. performing arts high school comes after Chappelle’s latest Netflix comedy special, “The…

WTOP: DC area sees at least 8% of children 5 to 11 vaccinated

Editor Nov 13, 2021
Less than two weeks after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention formally recommended that children ages 5 to 11 should receive the FDA authorized Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, D.C. area health officials say they have vaccinated at…

WTOP: Student protests at Howard University move into 31st day on Friday

Editor Nov 13, 2021
Friday marked 31 days since some Howard University students began their occupation of the school’s Blackburn University Center building to protest a range of concerns they say the D.C. school has not addressed.

WTOP: DC lawmakers grill Mayor Bowser’s appointee for superintendent of education

Editor Nov 13, 2021
D.C. lawmakers will vote to confirm Christina Grant as the new state superintendent of education next month, but this week, she took questions from lawmakers about how she plans to run the city’s public and charter schools.

WTOP: No Kings Collective launches massive ‘Umbrella’ art show in DC

Editor Nov 13, 2021
No Kings Collective invited more than 100 artists and a slew of independent curators to a three-day art fair, and the group expects more than 12,000 guests to check out the show this weekend in Northwest D.C.
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