Washington Blade: Trans woman, D.C. restaurant reach ‘resolution’ in discrimination case
A transgender woman has dropped a discrimination complaint against a downtown D.C. restaurant that forced her to leave its premises in June because she used the women’s restroom after it agreed to take a series of actions in support of the…
Survey: DCPS Principals Are More Stressed Than National Counterparts
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Survey: DCPS Principals Are More Stressed Than National Counterparts
Respondents are troubled by one-year contracts, lack of control over funding, burdensome paperwork, and…
National Park Service preparing to repave Fort Dupont and Fort Davis Drives
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National Park Service preparing to repave Fort Dupont and Fort Davis Drives
Much anticipated construction will begin this fall
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Vernon E. ‘Skip’ Strobel II in The Post: Ward 6 residents don’t want the NFL team to…
Our beloved RFK has had its “glory days.” It is time for its home-going — not homecoming.
Washington Post: 7-year-old girl’s rescue from pool in Northeast D.C. rattles swimmers on Labor Day
A 7-year-old girl was pulled unconscious from the bottom of a crowded District pool Monday by another swimmer and had to be resuscitated by pool staff members, said officials and witnesses. The incident rattled swimmers and raised concerns…
WTOP: Construction starts Tuesday on I-295 interchange with Malcolm X Ave. SE
WASHINGTON — The first phase of the District Department of Transportation’s work on the I-295 interchange with Malcolm X Avenue Southeast starts on Tuesday, Sept. 4. The project will take at least three years, said Diyar Bozkurt, the…
Washington Post: In survey, about 3 in 10 cars on Capitol Hill seem vulnerable to thieves
As part of an effort to call attention to a persistent crime, D.C. police recently surveyed more than 300 cars on Capitol Hill and in nearby neighborhoods, finding a large proportion with valuables in sight, unlocked doors or both.
Washington Post: D.C. board won’t penalize company at center of massive wage theft case
D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine is suing a Florida-based electrical contractor that has worked on some of the city’s most high-profile construction projects, saying the company is at the heart of the largest wage theft case his office…
‘Celebrate Petworth’ returns for fifth year on September 8, adds ‘Taste of…
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August 31, 2018
‘CELEBRATE PETWORTH’ RETURNS FOR FIFTH YEAR ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, ADDS ‘TASTE OF PETWORTH’ TO DAY OF COMMUNITY & FUN
— Introduction of Food-Focused Area Offers Attendees Opportunity…
NBC4: ‘Shame on You!’ Man Scolds Cardinal Wuerl in Church
A man scolded the archbishop of Washington in church Sunday morning before storming out as the archbishop asked parishioners to keep Pope Francis in their prayers. Cardinal Donald Wuerl installed a new pastor at Annunciation Catholic Church…
Washington Post: In planting campus gardens, university students root themselves in the larger world
On Wednesday afternoon, when the city felt trapped inside a soup cauldron, Yvana Petros, 21, crouched alongside H Street NW and dug her fingers into a patch of soil. She and twenty or so other George Washington University students had…
Washington Post: In D.C., inequality rises with the heat
It’s hard to imagine a hotter intersection in residential Washington than Eighth and Yuma streets SE, where it’s all sun and concrete, and where just about the only person walking on another dangerously hot day was Vanessa Phillips. She has…
Washington Post: Parents say D.C. buses for special-ed students are unreliable at start of year
Malonda Mines said she woke her 6-year-old daughter before the sun rose, making sure she was dressed in her new uniform by the time the school bus was scheduled to arrive on the first day of classes. But the city school bus never showed…
WAMU: What Are D.C.’s Hottest Neighborhoods? Science Wants To Know
You might think that one person who would appreciate weather above 95 degrees — with humidity making it feel like 105 — would be a guy selling ice cream. But alas. “If too much hot, no business,” says Habtom Mengesha, whose ice cream truck…
Washington Blade: LGBT liaison head promoted, transferred to new assignment
D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Sgt. Jessica Hawkins, who in March 2015 became the first transgender person to be named as supervisor of the department’s LGBT Liaison Unit, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant and assigned to a…
Afro-American: Last Service for Historic Shaw Church Set
After about 150 years of being a beacon of spirituality and social justice in the Shaw community, Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ will be closing its doors because one of the city’s oldest African American congregations is…
Washington Informer: PARCC Test Results Raise Questions, Concerns
During a news conference at Bancroft Elementary School in Northwest this month, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a third consecutive year of gains on the PARCC assessment, a measurement of college readiness in math and English that…
Washington Post: At a showcase D.C. library, showers outside mean rain inside
When it opened in 2011, the $18 million Tenley-Friendship Library was the crown jewel of the District’s crop of new public libraries. The Washington Post’s architecture critic hailed it at as “one of the best things for D.C. in decades.” It…
Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy in The Post: A dual-enrollment program for D.C. high school students could help…
We need community-based solutions and partnerships to stem the tide of teacher shortages that lead to increased class sizes, uncertified teachers and teachers assigned outside their subject area. We are trying out a unique program we…
Ashley McGuire and Andrea Picciotti-Bayer in The Post: Metro is trampling on First Amendment rights
Everyone deserves a second chance. That includes the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which has the chance to reconsider its ruling that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority can ban the Catholic…