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Supporters of the Fort Dupont Ice Arena in Southeast reached an agreement with city officials Tuesday to fund the facility’s long-delayed expansion — provided the arena’s nonprofit operator raises $5 million. Mayor Muriel Bowser…

Can research play a major part in gun violence prevention? One DC Council member aims to find out with his latest bill. Ward 5’s Kenyan McDuffie, who chairs the Committee on Business and Economic Development, has introduced legislation…

In a verdant Northwest neighborhood named after its woods, residents are vowing to resist the city’s efforts to add more greenage with over two dozen rain gardens on local streets. As part of the District’s plan to clean waterways of…

A dozen students at Tenleytown’s Woodrow Wilson High School were playing cards at a high-top table and relaxing on easy chairs in the senior lounge while on break between classes. Alex Wilson, the school’s director of academic development,…

When the architects of a nationwide anti-gun violence campaign deliver some 720,000 postcards to Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning urging universal background checks for gun buyers, it will mark the culmination of a monthslong effort that…

Families in Anacostia will now have convenient access to early education programs for children ages 6 weeks to 3 years, thanks to a new child development center at Ketcham Elementary School, the recipient of multiple awards and honors in…

Amid a roomful of local political and education luminaries, Mayor Muriel Bowser and former Mayor Sharon Pratt recently kicked off the Institute of Politics Policy and History (IPPH), a new scholarly endeavor to be housed at the University…

Nearly 45 children crowd the ice on a typical Saturday morning at Fort Dupont Ice Arena on Ely Place SE in Ward 7. Groups of kids divide between coaches at different ends of the rink and perform drills in their almost overlapping groups. …

From re-examining funding streams for at-risk students to limiting the spread of bedbug infestations, DC Council members are seeking to tackle an array of issues with their initial legislative introductions of the council’s 23rd session. …

Dozens of early childhood teachers from around DC were gathered in a hotel conference room on an early Saturday morning to tackle a challenging and sensitive topic: how to talk about race with young students. It was one of two training…

District leaders doubled down this week on the idea of a two-pronged approach to stemming the tide of violence across the city: Target illegal guns and expand social services. Amid a spike in murders, Mayor Muriel Bowser and Attorney…

For many, calling 911 is an instinctual response anytime they need assistance or intervention from the police. But now, DC residents who need non-emergency police support are being told to call 311, per a recent policy change from the DC…

Despite below-freezing temperatures, a group of more than 60 volunteers gathered Saturday morning at Fletcher’s Cove along the Potomac River for a daunting task: clearing out trash and fallen trees left behind from severe flooding. Local…

Community support is gathering behind Save Shaw Middle School, a group advocating for DC to fulfill its previous commitments to create a new neighborhood middle school at 925 Rhode Island Ave. NW. The group’s Change.org petition…