WTOP: This year’s Folklife Festival squeezes its traditions into a smaller package
This year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival will last two days (June 29-30) as opposed to its usual 10, but director Sabrina Lynn Motley said attendees will still get a full festival experience.
WTOP: Harvesting honey in Southeast DC
Six years ago, JJ Boone was hanging out with friends at an ice cream truck in Southeast D.C., when someone stopped by and asked if anyone needed a job.
Washington Post: Man wounded in officer-involved shooting is arrested after hospital visit
A man was wounded Sunday after he apparently was shot by a D.C. police officer during a traffic stop in Southeast Washington, according to authorities.
Washington Post: Like ‘living in a war zone’: Washington-area residents say increased helicopter…
The helicopters typically come in threes.
Washington Post: Metro Transit Police open investigation into use of force by officer at U Street…
A man who witnesses say tried to intervene on behalf of juveniles being questioned by officers was Tasered and arrested
City Paper: No Shoes, No Problems for Councilmember Jack Evans at Sette Osteria?
A day after federal agents raided his Georgetown home, the councilmember was kicking back barefoot at one of his favorite restaurants.
Washington Post: ‘I wasn’t just thinking about myself’: How D.C.’s class of 2019 decided what’s next
They are already activists, nonprofit leaders and world travelers. They have collected acceptance letters to prestigious universities, signed commitment letters to start jobs in the coming weeks and enrolled in academies to become police…
WTOP: Metro Transit police investigate after officer uses Taser on unarmed man
Metro Transit Police said they have opened up an investigation after an officer used a Taser on an unarmed man who was allegedly interfering with a police investigation on the U Street Metro station in Northwest, D.C. Saturday evening.
Washington Times: Activists: Supreme Court’s precedent changing rulings could sway courts on…
If the Supreme Court could change its mind on same-sex marriage, then it can do the same for voting rights in the District of Columbia. At least that’s the hope of activists who, two decades after the last major legal fight ended with the…
Mayor Bowser to Lead Israel Trade Mission to Promote DC as Destination for Investment and Tourism
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Mayor Bowser to Lead Israel Trade Mission to Promote DC as Destination for Investment and Tourism
Historic Mission to…
WTOP: 10 years after Metro’s deadliest crash, victims’ families gather near the scene
Nine families bound by tragedy gathered in a corner of Northeast D.C., not far from where Metro’s deadliest crash occurred ten years ago.
Washington Blade: Vigil against anti-LGBT violence draws over 300 to Dupont Circle
More than 300 people turned out in Dupont Circle Friday night for a vigil organized by LGBT activists in response to five separate incidents of violence against LGBT people in the D.C. area since June 13, including the murder of a…
Washington Post: In email at center of ethics violation, Jack Evans tried to spark investigation of…
During one of the episodes underpinning the scandal that enveloped D.C. Council member Jack Evans over the past week, he wrote in an email: “To me, where there’s smoke, there’s often fire.”
Mark Lee in The Washington Blade: Will D.C. hear its coalmine canaries?
In recent days there have been widely reported dual chirpings of two separate coalmine canaries in D.C. The question is whether local elected officials will listen to these warnings or ignore both to the city’s economic detriment.
Washington Post: Victims remembered on 10th anniversary of Metro’s deadliest crash
On the 10th anniversary of the deadliest rail crash in Metro history, family members of the victims, transit officials and politicians gathered Saturday to recall the events of June 22, 2009, when a Red Line train slammed into a stopped…
NBC4: 10 Years Later: Metro Crash That Killed Nine Was an ‘Unbelievable Nightmare’
June 22, 2009: It was rush hour on another steamy summer day in the D.C. area. A Metrorail train full of commuters was traveling between the Takoma Park and Fort Totten stations on the Red Line.
ABC7: Southeast D.C. produces first honeybee harvest on an urban farm
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — For D.C. residents living in Ward 8, healthy produce can be hard to come across with only a few grocery stores in the area. One local nonprofit is working to change that on an urban farm in Southeast.
WTOP: DC vigil highlights violence experienced by LGBTQ community
In the wake of recent violence against the LGBTQ community in the D.C. area, including the killing of two transgender women, supporters gathered in Dupont Circle Friday night for a vigil.
Washington Post: D.C. mayor’s statement opposes President Trump’s ‘threats’ of deportations
The D.C. police said Friday on Twitter that the department will not enforce civil immigration laws, a statement that appeared to suggest opposition, at least in principle, to federal plans to begin rounding up migrant families that have…
Washington Post: D.C.-area residents bid goodbye to ‘legendary’ local radio station Mix 107.3 after…
On summer evenings in his early 20s, worried by the challenges of adulthood, Christian Hamaker would slip outside, pop a cigar in his mouth and switch on his Walkman radio.