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.
WTOP: WWI chemical weapons cleanup completed at Northwest DC site
After decades of efforts, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday that cleanup at the site in Northwest D.C. along Glenbrook Road, where World War I chemical weapons were tested and disposed of, is complete.
WTOP: Public schools without librarians? It’s a problem the DC council is working on
Did you know there isn’t a librarian in all schools in the District? If passed, the Student’s Right to Read Amendment Act of 2021 would change that.
Washington Post: Meet the management guru who is trying to fix the D.C. arts commission
On a late September afternoon, Reggie Van Lee — management guru, arts philanthropist and new chairman of the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities — sat on a folding chair in the back of a school auditorium in Congress Heights,…
Washington Post: All are welcome at Friendship Place, whatever their needs
A welcome center wouldn’t be very welcoming if it didn’t welcome people with all sorts of needs. And all sorts of needs are what await Maisha Pinkard every day.
Washington Business Journal: Neil Albert placed on administrative leave from Downtown D.C. BID, as…
The Downtown D.C. Business Improvement District confirmed that its board voted Tuesday to place its chief, Neil Albert, on indefinite administrative leave as the fallout continues from a series of news articles alleging he committed ethics…
City Paper: D.C. Council Bill Seeks to Close Gap in Librarians and Literacy
The bill would ensure a full-time librarian in every DCPS school.
WTOP: DC extends time period allowed to bring cases to trial until spring 2022
A D.C. Superior Court judge has again extended the period for bringing criminal cases to trial.
Washington Business Journal: George Washington University sues insurance company over claims of…
George Washington University is suing a Rhode Island insurance company over what it claims is $75,000 worth of insurance coverage for coronavirus-related expenses, court documents show.
DCist: New Traditions And A Helping Hand for Immigrants In The Metro Area This Thanksgiving
In the months following this summer’s influx of Afghan refugees to the D.C. area – and as resettlement agencies deal with limited resources – local businesses have stepped up to provide aid. This Thanksgiving, restaurants such as Lapis in…
DCist: After Pausing For The Pandemic, D.C. Is Set To Terminate 384 Families’ Housing Subsidies
D.C. will terminate the housing subsidies of 384 families who receive rent relief through the city’s “rapid rehousing” program throughout March and April of 2022. The decision will plunge hundreds of financially vulnerable people deeper…
District Links: Council hears divided views over merits of ranked-choice voting; redistricting map…
This year isn't the first time DC Council members have proposed bringing ranked-choice voting to the District, but last week did mark the first time a council committee held a public hearing on legislation to do so.
Council considers ranked-choice voting amid larger debate on making elections more inclusive
A long line of people testified at an eight-hour public hearing last week to share their views about a proposed measure to revamp the city’s electoral process. Numerous speakers testified both for and against implementing ranked-choice…
UrbanTurf: 1,245 Residential Units and Major Renovations: The Final Plan to Redevelop Greenleaf in…
The development team behind the reshaping of the 15 acres in Southwest DC that includes the Greenleaf Gardens public housing community has released its final plan for how that redevelopment will take shape.