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Size of hypothermia shelter at rec center spurs ANC call for changes over COVID-19 concerns

Leah Potter Dec 2, 2020
Community leaders are calling on city officials to scale back the maximum number of people sheltered at a Ward 6 recreation center during hypothermia season amid an uptick of COVID-19 cases in DC. Advisory neighborhood commissioners and…
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DC Health Justice Coalition pushes for a ‘full-service’ hospital for wards 7 and 8

Leah Potter Jul 17, 2019
A forum last week on health equity in DC brought a unified call for a full-service hospital east of the Anacostia River able to offer specialty services such as neurology, kidney care, and HIV screening and treatment. More than 30…
Features

‘Under Patty’s guiding light, hundreds of people found healing’: Adams Morgan nonprofit says…

Leah Potter Jul 8, 2019
When Patty Wudel first arrived at Joseph’s House nearly 30 years ago, she relished the warmth and love she felt from the people who immediately welcomed her into their community. As she prepares to leave her longtime post as…

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District Links: DC unveils draft master plan for mixed-use redevelopment of RFK campus; July 4 will feature added…

Jun 30, 2026 8
The DC Office of Planning today released a draft master plan outlining a framework for redevelopment of the RFK campus, anchored by a new Washington Commanders stadium but also incorporating up to…

District Links: Trump unleashes on DC mayoral nominee Lewis George; Trump eyes Sept. 1 construction start at East…

Jun 29, 2026 18
In a Sunday afternoon post on social media, President Donald Trump blasted Democratic mayoral nominee Janeese Lewis George as a "Communist adherent" and vowed to derail any efforts to "resist…

District Links: DC Council to consider ticket resale bill minus price cap; charting the extent of Lewis George’s…

Jun 26, 2026 21
The DC Council is slated to vote next week on legislation to regulate the resale of tickets for concerts and theatrical performances, with the bill's author pressing for inclusion of a price cap that…

jonetta rose barras: What a difference a week or two makes to DC budget-making

Jun 26, 2026 191
Between the DC Council’s first budget vote on June 9 and its second earlier this week, its proposed spending jumped by $50 million — ultimately exceeding by nearly $500 million Mayor Muriel Bowser’s…
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