Theresa Vargas in The Post: A powerful thing happened after a child’s gravestone was burned
A fire destroyed the toys left for a girl in a historical Black cemetery. In recent days, strangers have brought her new ones --- and gone beyond that.
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Courtland Milloy in The Post: Post-pandemic, D.C. motivational speaker focuses on coming back
Former D.C. schools official Willie Jolley is keeping them smiling
Theresa Vargas in The Post: A roommate arrangement that is at once ordinary and extraordinary
By creating two new housing opportunities in D.C., Best Buddies is fostering more than friendships between people with and without disabilities
Colbert I. King in The Post: Investigation into ex-Bowser aide can’t be left to the mayor’s staff
Was the Saturday night release, without public notice, of a summary of the investigation by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s Office of Legal Counsel into allegations of sexual harassment against former top Bowser adviser John Falcicchio a cynical…
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. needs a full account of the sexual harassment in the mayor’s office
A late-night email to the media on a holiday weekend often contains bad news. The one sent by the D.C. government at 11:25 p.m. last Saturday was no exception. It announced the release of a “summary report” that concluded the mayor’s top…
Courtland Milloy in The Post: The biggest threat to a vibrant city? Guns and the people who use them.
I had hoped it would be a weekend without a killing in D.C. Just 48 hours to let Father’s Day flow into Juneteenth without any family experiencing a loss from gun violence. And what happened?
Theresa Vargas in The Post: A father figure in sports, unknown to many, gets a statue in D.C.
Edwin B. Henderson has been called the ‘father of Black basketball,’ and soon, a statue will immortalize him in the nation’s capital
Washington Post Editorial Board: A dispute over marijuana smoke raises questions for D.C. — and beyond
In October 2019, Cleveland Park resident Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd sent an email appeal to her neighbor: Please stop polluting my home with marijuana smoke. “Today, after a short stay outside the house, upon returning and entering my home,…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: Punk’s not dead — especially not at the library
In D.C., the slam-dancing culture of punk is captured in archives and served up live
Washington Post Editorial Board: Give D.C.’s grand movie palace a Hollywood ending
The District last year completed a report on the historic value of the Uptown Theater in Cleveland Park, calling the famous local institution “an excellent example of an Art Deco motion-picture palace with high historic integrity and…
Washington Post Editorial Board: How to make D.C. government more representative
A group of good government reformers has filed initial paperwork with the D.C. Board of Elections to put a referendum on the ballot next year that would open up primaries to independent voters and institute ranked-choice voting. These…
Ruth Wattenberg in City Paper: You Can’t Fix What You Can’t Face. How Our Education Governance System Is Failing Us.
D.C.’s version of mayoral control of schools suppresses accurate data and discussion about education issues. We don’t have to go back to the old system to fix that.
Colbert I. King in The Post: Crime doesn’t have to be violent to create a sense of lawlessness
Brazen shootings and carjackings are headline-grabbing offenses that spark calls for change in D.C.’s public-safety system. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) is right to push for a revitalized whole-of-government and legislative approach to crime…
Washington Post Editorial Board: These 8 proposals from Bowser would help D.C. fight violent crime
A 10-year-old girl, Arianna Davis, clung to life for three days before dying of wounds she suffered from a barrage of indiscriminate gunfire while riding in the backseat of her parents’ car, alongside her siblings, on Mother’s Day. Police…
Courtland Milloy in The Post: Faced with bike lane delays, D.C. bikers pedal on
Advocates continue to push ahead, saying safety is their top priority
Washington Post Editorial Board: K Street is terrible. The D.C. Council should finally fix it.
One of D.C.’s foremost contributions to cumbersome design is the presence of the service lanes on either side of K Street NW in the heart of downtown. You know — those narrow spaces where delivery trucks stop traffic, where pedestrians…
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. is at a turning point. Its 2024 budget should prioritize three things.
The nation’s capital is at a critical juncture: Crime is up. Homelessness is up. Housing affordability has worsened. Downtown is comatose as office workers often stay home. Plus, deep inequalities remain, especially between largely White…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: Letting bad drivers stay on the road is costing D.C. more than money
A letter signed by more than 650 people and several organizations calls on city officials to take action against reckless drivers
Washington Post: D.C. leaders’ summit on crime should include some introspection
If all goes as planned, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) will host a “public safety summit” on Wednesday to address crime in the District. What other choice is there? Violence is on a roll in our nation’s capital. Homicides are up 12…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: Is D.C. crime bad enough to bring the Guardian Angels back? They think so.
“No waaaaayyy!” Cynthia Wallace yelled, her voice echoing in the cavernous underground tunnel. “The Guardian Angels?!”