Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces $1.3 Million Investment in Matching Savings Program for…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
August 12, 2019
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Susana Castillo (EOM)Tanya Bryant (DISB)
District and Private Funding for DC Opportunity Accounts…
Unity Health Care, Sibley Hospital partner on new cancer care clinic to fill service gaps on DC’s…
A new collaboration between Unity Health Care and Sibley Memorial Hospital is bringing much-needed cancer care closer to residents in wards 7 and 8 — a response to calls from community members, health educators, and advocates for more…
WUSA9: Teen creates YouTube series to share what it’s like to live in one of DC’s most…
Sean Johnson, 15, has grown up in Southeast and says the only way to stop the violence is to open up a conversation about it.
UrbanTurf: A Map Amendment Could Pave the Way For More Residential Development in Congress Heights
More development plans may be in the works in Congress Heights.
Washington Post: Amid a violent summer, Southeast D.C. children visit Six Flags for a day to just be…
After his friend, 11-year-old Karon Brown, was shot and killed last month, Donnell Blocker had panic attacks, his mother said.
WTOP: DC fire station among busiest in country
Firefighters and paramedics who spend their days rushing to emergencies are busier in D.C. than those in most other parts of the country.
WTOP: DC’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial library is getting a major makeover
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in the Penn Quarter area of D.C. is undergoing a major revitalization effort, aimed at offering on-the-job training in the hospitality industry while honoring the legacy of Dr. King.
WTOP: Front Page bar and grill prepares to write final entry after 32-year run
A three-decade run is coming to an end for a D.C. bar popular among cash-strapped interns.
Washington Post: First bikes, then scooters, now mopeds. Next up: Trikes and e-cargo bikes.
First came e-bikes, then scooters. Now the District is adding mopeds to the mix of micromobility services available in the nation’s capital.
Washington Post: This 19-year-old wants to become the D.C. Council’s first Latino member
Angel Henriquez earned a ‘Right Direction’ award for boosting the involvement of young people and D.C.’s Latino community in local politics.
NBC4: New Mural Honors 5 Teens Whose Lives Were Lost to DC Gun Violence
Lauryn Renford has mixed emotions when she looks at "The Limestone of Lost Legacies," a newly unveiled mural dedicated to young lives lost in D.C. to gun violence.
Jeff Jacoby in The Boston Globe: For good reason, statehood for D.C. has always been a nonstarter
Most state license plates bear mottos that are uplifting (“The Spirit of America,” “Live Free or Die,”), descriptive (“10,000 Lakes,” “America’s Dairyland”), or welcoming (“Aloha State,” “Great Faces, Great Places”). Only the District of…
Washington Post: A gay nightclub could make a return to D.C. — in a former Baptist church
Growing up in Wyoming, before he came out as gay, John Guggenmos was raised Southern Baptist, attending church every Sunday and prayer services every Wednesday night.
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C.’s history serving people with disabilities is full of…
WHEN A federal judge in 2017 ended 40 years of court supervision of the District’s care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, it was hailed as historic. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) could rightly feel satisfaction in…
Tyra Wilkes in The Post: Black mamas matter
After years of alleged malpractice and the unfortunate passing of too many mamas and their babies, the District saw fit to close the only obstetrics ward east of the river.
Diego Zuluaga in The Post: A tool meant to help minorities buy homes is instead speeding up…
More than 50 years after the passage of comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, American cities remain highly segregated. The nation’s capital is a glaring example: The D.C. area’s African American residents are concentrated in the…
DCist: Former AU Student President Awarded $725,000 In Case Against Neo-Nazi Website
American University’s first black female student body president won a $725,000 judgment in her lawsuit against the owner of a neo-Nazi website and one of his followers.
Colbert King in The Post: Are D.C. residents really ready to live in a ‘sex tourist destination’?
In 2017, the D.C. police made 216 prostitution-related arrests, which includes solicitation and pandering. In 2018, prostitution-related arrests more than doubled, reaching 519. Year-to-date in 2019, there have been 718 such arrests.
Bisnow: 11 Grocery-Anchored Developments Underway In D.C.
The developments that have the greatest impact on a neighborhood are often those that bring a new grocery store, offering a new option for residents to make their regular food shopping trips.
WAMU: D.C. Opens Medical Marijuana Dispensaries To Patients From Most States Where It’s Legal
Medical marijuana patients from across the U.S. can now buy their medicine at D.C. dispensaries.