Metro Weekly: D.C. activists protest lack of justice for transgender victims of crime
Demonstrators say the judicial system doesn't seem to value the lives of transgender individuals
Washington Post: A white child called three black classmates a racial slur. Months later, the school…
A racist slur hurled at three black children on a D.C. schoolyard has forced a public elementary school with a mostly white and affluent student body to address its discipline policies and examine whether the school is inclusive to…
Washington Post Editorial Board: The House finally voted to support D.C. statehood. It’s a needed…
SWEEPING LEGISLATION passed by the House aimed at getting the influence of money out of politics and expanding voting access includes a general endorsement of statehood for the District of Columbia. The bill, championed by Democrats, has…
Washington Post: D.C. officials drop lawsuit seeking to prevent Providence Hospital closure
District officials have dropped a lawsuit that sought to stop Providence Hospital from closing, removing the last major obstacle to plans by a nonprofit health-care chain to shut down most services at the Northeast Washington facility.
Greater Greater Washington: Congress Heights’ Malcolm X Park: A vital place, despite disrepair
At the corner of Malcolm X Avenue and Martin Luther King Avenue in Congress Heights sits a federal park that’s known mostly to people who live in the area. Officially known to the National Park Service as Shepherd Park, residents have long…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. to host world’s largest squash tournament
The world's largest squash tournament is coming to D.C.
Washington Blade: Stein Club calls for Evans to resign from committee chair, Democratic Party…
The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, D.C.’s largest local LGBT political group, approved a resolution Monday night calling for D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) to temporarily resign from his position as chair of an influential…
Washington Post: D.C. Council privately meets with member Jack Evans amid federal probe
D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) privately told fellow lawmakers Tuesday that he plans to end the consulting business that has made him the target of an expanding federal investigation, according to several people in the room.
Washington Post: St. John’s standout Azzi Fudd wins Gatorade National Player of the Year award
St. John’s sophomore guard Azzi Fudd was named the Gatorade girls’ basketball national player of the year Tuesday, adding one of the most prestigious awards in high school sports to her growing list of accolades.
Young, Gifted and WOKE: 13th Annual Blacks In Wax
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Young, Gifted and WOKE: 13th Annual Blacks In Wax
DC Youth Portray Young History Makers in Powerful and Free Performances at THEARC and the Kennedy Center
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Washington Business Journal: Another Mike Isabella restaurant files for bankruptcy
Requin at The Wharf has joined the list of Mike Isabella restaurants in Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
WAMU: The Largest Employer In D.C. — The Federal Government — Doesn’t Offer Paid Family Leave.
When D.C.’s paid leave program goes into effect next year, local workers will be able to take up to eight weeks of paid time off to take care of a new child. But employees of the District’s largest employer — the federal government — won’t…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. taxicab magnate weighs options for prime Dupont Circle-area…
D.C. taxicab magnate Jerry Schaeffer had money to spend, so he used it to buy prime real estate at the corner of Florida and Connecticut avenues. Now, what to do with it?
Curbed: New law allows D.C. to better manage federally controlled parks via cooperative partnerships
Plans are in the works to renovate downtown’s Franklin Square Park, and others could eventually follow
Bisnow: 9 New Hotel Brands Entering The D.C. Market
The hospitality scene in the nation's capital is exploding with a host of new brands courting a variety of different visitor types. The District is welcoming everything from ultra luxury hotels typically reserved for New York and Los…
City Paper: D.C. Council Meets in Private So Jack Evans Can Apologize Ahead of Reprimand Vote
Councilmembers David Grosso, Brianne Nadeau, and Trayon White walked out in protest.
Washington Business Journal: Georgetown’s business school is tops in Greater Washington
Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business is the top-ranked business school in Greater Washington, according to U.S. News and & World Report’s 2020 rankings.
Washingtonian: Little Sesame Is Opening a Second Location In Chinatown
Little Sesame will bring its Insta-ready millennial pink design and seasonal hummus bowls to a new Chinatown location on Wednesday, March 13.
DCist: The District Drops Its Lawsuit Against Providence Hospital Over Closure
The city has dropped its lawsuit against Providence Hospital in Northeast and its parent company Ascension, according to the Washington Business Journal. A judge in D.C. Superior Court dismissed the suit earlier this month after the D.C.…
Middle-schoolers ‘take control of their own narrative’ with Everyday DC photo project
About 100 people celebrated last week’s opening of an art exhibition at the Pepco Edison Place Gallery full of revealing photographs of daily life in DC’s neighborhoods — but instead of wine at the reception, there were Capri Suns.
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