Celebrated artist Robin Bell helps Corcoran look back on tumultuous time
Sitting in the rotunda of the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design’s renovated Flagg Building across from the White House hours before the highly anticipated opening of artist Robin Bell’s exhibition Open, Corcoran director and curator…
Washington Post: Police arrest man projecting ‘discrimination is wrong’ onto outside of Rayburn…
In a city where protests are akin to a competitive — and sometimes combative — sport, Robin Bell has found a way to separate himself from the pack.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: Red dresses flutter, empty, on the National Mall and this is why they…
One resembles a prom dress, embellished with lace and flowers.
WTOP: Why DC Circulator won’t run to DC United’s Audi Field this season
Some fans headed to Audi Field for D.C. United games may have to walk farther this season.
Washington Informer: D.C. Celebrates ‘Vernon Davis Day’
One of D.C. most successful professional athletes and philanthropists recently got a unique honor — his own day.
Washington Informer: Busboys’ Anacostia Launch Evokes Memory of Marion Barry
Hundreds of revelers, including many of D.C.’s political and cultural elite, celebrated the grand opening of the region’s seventh Busboys and Poets on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE during a red-carpet extravaganza.
Washington Informer: Gray, Newsham Urge Ward 7 to Proactively Fight Crime
D.C. Council member Vincent Gray recently held a crime summit in his ward and encouraged the residents not to complain about criminal lawbreaking but to do something about it.
Washington Informer: Job Placement Heralded as Homelessness Prevention Tool
In the weeks leading up to their spring symposium, the staff at Friendship Place, a Northwest-based housing provider, wants to expand the conversation about housing instability so that elected officials, and other involved parties,…
Afro-American: Students Bring Historic Performances from Southeast to the Kennedy Center
Children from the Department of Recreation’s Southeast Tennis and Learning Center (SETLC) are entertaining and educating audiences from ‘East of the River’ to the Kennedy Center with their 13th annual “Blacks in Wax” performance, with this…
NPR: Building Teens Into Strong Readers — By Letting Them Teach
Two afternoons a week, Mikala Tardy walks six blocks from Eastern High School to Payne Elementary School, not far from Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Washington Post: Jack Evans owes it to the city to answer questions about his conduct
IT IS likely that the D.C. Council next week will formally reprimand member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) for alleged violations of the city’s code of conduct. Also likely is that the expected move will fail to satisfy many people. Supporters of…
Mayor Bowser Announces Director of the Office of African American Affairs
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Mayor Bowser Announces Director of the Office of African American Affairs
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the appointment of Ashley…
Colbert King in The Post: The D.C. Council has devolved into a club — and it’s protecting one of its…
Please don’t refer to that bunch stashed in the John A. Wilson Building as the “D.C. Council.” Call it what it has become: the D.C. Club.
Washington Post: Lawsuit alleges $120,000 scheme to fraudulently rent out school soccer fields
A Maryland man collected more than $120,000 by fraudulently renting out soccer fields that belong to D.C. Public Schools, District officials allege in a court file unsealed Friday.
WTOP: Canoe-sized logs among debris being removed from channel on Southwest Waterfront
An ongoing team of volunteers and organizations working to clean up the channel along the Southwest Waterfront in D.C. has removed enough wood and debris to fill four 30-yard dumpsters as of Friday.
City Paper: The Smithsonian Debuts New Accessibility Technology For Blind and Low-Vision Patrons
Aira, new technology which can be used at all Smithsonian institutions, connects visitors to an agent who describes their surroundings.
DCist: Franklin Hall Hosting Fundraiser For Employee Donating Part Of Liver To 8-Month-Old Daughter
This St. Patrick’s Day, a local beer hall is hoping for more than a little luck. Franklin Hall is hosting a fundraiser on Sunday to support Nathan Epps, a staff member who will have surgery to donate a part of his liver to his 8-month-old…
Curbed: Capital Bikeshare to provide 500 electric bikes across the D.C. area
The rollout begins on March 18 and comes after a pilot program for the motorized bikes launched last year
WTOP: New bus lanes coming this summer to downtown DC traffic
Jammed downtown streets near the White House will get bus lanes this summer in place of current rush-hour lanes of traffic.
Washingtonian: The Little Red Fox Team Has a New Spot For Ice Cream, Cakes, and Shakes
Sugar Fox opens March 16 with plenty of sweet treats