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Street Sense: DC government removes tents, injures one resident, houses others, and deploys concrete…

Editor Oct 7, 2021
The eviction of tent encampment residents from the underpasses on L and M Streets NE near Union Station was suspended for less than 24 hours, after a city worker used a small front loader Monday to lift a tent with an individual still…

Street Sense: As classes start, air conditioning and filters fail in DC public schools

Editor Oct 7, 2021
Students and teachers across the District are facing challenges with the return to classrooms.

DCist: Former D.C. Police Clerk Sentenced For Accepting Bribes In Exchange For Confidential Traffic…

Editor Oct 7, 2021
A former D.C. police clerk was sentenced Wednesday to 78 days in jail for bribery and insurance fraud. She is one of several Metropolitan Police Department employees who have been prosecuted for giving out confidential information about…

DCist: In Fight Against Homelessness, Advocates Say Tax Hike On Wealthy Is ‘Gamechanger’

Editor Oct 7, 2021
Desmond Johnson doesn’t mince words when it comes to describing what it’s like to have his own apartment. “Where I’m at now, I love it. My peace, my quiet,” he says. “This is a blessing.”

District Dig: Gilding The Lily — Chairman of D.C. Housing Authority Board okays questionable…

Editor Oct 7, 2021
In 2018, and again in 2021, D.C. Housing Authority Chairman of the Board of Commissioners Neil O. Albert approved contracts totaling millions of dollars for a female companion whose architecture and design firm has failed to deliver on the…

UrbanTurf: A 264-Unit Office-to-Residential Conversion Proposed for 15th Street Building

Editor Oct 7, 2021
The former home to the Department of Homeland Security near Thomas Circle is on its way to being converted into a large residential project.

WTOP: Proposed new name of DC’s Wilson High School debated: ‘Too cute’ or inspiring

Editor Oct 7, 2021
The proposed renaming of Northwest D.C.’s Woodrow Wilson High School after celebrated African American playwright August Wilson continues to draw mixed reviews.

Washingtonian: The Vegan Food Wars of DC

Editor Oct 7, 2021
A crew of innovator chefs and entrepreneurs have turned Washington into a hub of plant-forward dining. But they have all kinds of competing ideas about what meat-free fare should be.

Axios: D.C. Council makes bid for homeless anti-discrimination protections

Editor Oct 7, 2021
There's a new push to give more rights to unhoused people in D.C.

City Paper: Erin Palmer Is Looking to Unseat D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson

Editor Oct 7, 2021
Is the Ward 4 ANC different enough from his last challenger?

WTOP: DC student athletes need to get 1st COVID-19 dose by Saturday to play

Editor Oct 7, 2021
Student athletes in D.C. are running out of time to get their first coronavirus vaccine dose in order to meet a the District’s vaccine mandate deadline.

WTOP: National Zoo cancels 2 popular seasonal events

Editor Oct 7, 2021
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. has canceled two big seasonal events — Boo at the Zoo and ZooLights — due to COVID-19.

WTOP: Jail time for former DC police employee for bribery, insurance fraud schemes

Editor Oct 6, 2021
A former D.C. police worker who took money from people who received access to confidential traffic crash reports was sentenced to 78 days in jail for accepting the bribes and insurance fraud in a separate case.

Theresa Vargas in The Post: Children should be able to walk and bike to school safely. But, in D.C.,…

Editor Oct 6, 2021
Two young children can be seen lying in the road near a crosswalk, with their backpacks tossed aside.

WTOP: 2 young girls and their father hospitalized after being struck by car in DC

Editor Oct 6, 2021
Two young girls and their father were sent to the hospital after they were struck by a driver in Southeast D.C. on Wednesday morning.

Washingtonian: Immigrant Food Goes Upscale With a New Globetrotting Restaurant in Downtown DC

Editor Oct 6, 2021
Chef Enrique Limardo serves international dim sum and cocktails at Immigrant Food+ at Planet Word Museum

Washington Post: Two kids and their father hit by a car in D.C. on ‘Walk to School Day’

Editor Oct 6, 2021
One of the children suffered serious injuries, police say.

Washington Post: Former D.C. police clerk sentenced to weekends in jail for bribery and fraud

Editor Oct 6, 2021
A former D.C. police employee was sentenced Wednesday to 78 weekend days in jail for accepting bribes in return for supplying confidential traffic-crash information that could be used by lawyers to solicit clients.

Washington Post: With youth vaccine rates still low, D.C. awards first college scholarship as part…

Editor Oct 6, 2021
When the federal government approved a vaccine for 12-to-15-year-olds in May, Travanna Lewis, 14, did not get the shot. Her mother believed the coronavirus vaccines were developed too rapidly; it all felt too risky, she said.

DCist: National Zoo Cancels Boo At The Zoo, ZooLights Over Coronavirus Concerns

Editor Oct 6, 2021
For a second year in a row, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo won’t be hosting its traditional Boo at the Zoo event or the popular ZooLights, citing concerns about the pandemic.
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