DCist: Four D.C. Lawmakers Urge Bowser To Stop Clearing Homeless Encampments During Winter Months
Four members of the D.C. Council are calling on Mayor Muriel Bowser to temporarily stop clearing homeless encampments during the most frigid months of the year.
WTOP: DC Council members urge mayor to pause clearing of homeless camps
Four members of the D.C. Council are urging Mayor Muriel Bowser to pause the clearing of homeless encampments through the winter.
WTOP: On a chilly, windy day, volunteers hand out coats in DC
On a day when the wind whipped across a parking lot outside a Southeast D.C. church and temperatures dropped into the 30s, members of the D.C. Knights of Columbus distributed coats it bought for its annual coat drive.
Rosie Allen-Herring in Washington Business Journal: Employers must champion equity for full D.C.…
Your United Way of the National Capital Area has always worked to address the inequities in our systems for employment, education, health and food access, financial stability and opportunities for all. But, most importantly, we recognize…
DCist: Cleanup Complete At WWI Chemical Weapons Dump In D.C.’s Spring Valley
At the beginning of World War I, the couple dozen students attending American University suddenly found themselves shunted off campus, their classes held at professors’ houses, while more than 1,000 chemists and engineers flocked to what…
Colbert King in The Post: D.C.’s homicide crisis isn’t just about guns. It’s about why people are…
For several years, I have written in late December about our city having once again reached a new and dreadful homicide death mark. This time, it’s different. On Monday, the city recorded its 200th homicide in 2021 — an annual death toll…
Ben Crump and LaRuby Z. May in The Post: D.C. should change the law to recognize Black children’s…
Most Americans would find it repugnant to value a Black child’s life lower than a White child’s, and surely no judge would overtly rule that Black lives are worth less based on the color of the person’s skin. And yet, in courtrooms…
Washington Post: Some Georgetown businesses want change inside the nonprofit that runs its business…
Georgetown BID is accused of running a closed — and costly — operation that needs more transparency
Washington Post: D.C. area school systems discipline employees who flout coronavirus vaccination…
School systems in the Washington region are beginning to take disciplinary action against employees who have missed their deadlines to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, with some workers already placed on leave and at least one…
Washington Post: Bus-driver shortage hurts D.C. region’s ability to return to pre-pandemic transit…
The staffing problem could escalate as more people resume normal routines and commutes in the new year
Washington Post: A cat got stuck in a tree for five days. It took more than 30 people to get him…
“I can’t believe how many people went out of their way to help me with this cat. … No one ever said, ‘You’re being ridiculous.’ ”
Candace Buckner in The Post: As D.C.’s Black population shrinks, the Turkey Bowl is one of the few…
Gentrification has changed ‘Chocolate City,’ making traditions such as this Thanksgiving Day football game vital
Washington Post: Theodore Roosevelt, money all season, cashes in with its first Turkey Bowl title…
When the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association released its football schedule this past summer, Theodore Roosevelt was scheduled for four opponents’ homecoming games. People around Roosevelt’s program struggled to justify that reality…
WTOP: Roosevelt tops Woodson for DC high school football title at Turkey Bowl’s return
Thanksgiving and football go together like turkey and stuffing, and the Roosevelt High School Rough Riders and the H.D. Woodson Warriors battled for the D.C. high school championship Thursday during the 51st Annual Turkey Bowl.
WTOP: Medium Rare chef Mark Bucher hosts annual turkey deep-frying event
The smell of cooked turkeys filled the air in D.C.’s Cleveland Park neighborhood Thursday, but the aroma symbolic of Thanksgiving came not from home kitchens but from a tent at the Connecticut Avenue location of Medium Rare.
WTOP: Small Business Saturday: Guide to shopping small in the DC area
The turkey and pumpkin pie have been gobbled up, and your focus has shifted to that holiday shopping list. Before grabbing your phone and loading up your online shopping cart or heading for the big-box retailer, D.C.-area small businesses…
Washington Post: D.C.-area organizations expected to receive about $6.6 million in grants to improve…
Federal dollars are used to purchase vehicles, fund training that helps individuals move around the D.C. region
Washington Post: Chronic illnesses have kept them home during the pandemic. So volunteers delivered…
Just after 7 a.m., dozens of volunteers lined up around a metal table at the center of the Food & Friends facility in Northeast Washington, ready to start packing food and delivering it to hundreds of families on Thanksgiving Day.
WTOP: Turkey trotters raise big bucks for homeless
Many people use Thanksgiving to gorge on gravy-soaked turkey, mashed potatoes and pecan pie, then to nap during a Cowboys game.
WTOP: 800 turkeys going to families facing serious illness this Thanksgiving
Food & Friends, a D.C.-based nonprofit, has made around 800 turkeys for families facing serious illness this Thanksgiving, with volunteers feeding more than 4,000 people.