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For many, calling 911 is an instinctual response anytime they need assistance or intervention from the police. But now, DC residents who need non-emergency police support are being told to call 311, per a recent policy change from the DC…
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Despite below-freezing temperatures, a group of more than 60 volunteers gathered Saturday morning at Fletcher’s Cove along the Potomac River for a daunting task: clearing out trash and fallen trees left behind from severe flooding. Local…
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Community support is gathering behind Save Shaw Middle School, a group advocating for DC to fulfill its previous commitments to create a new neighborhood middle school at 925 Rhode Island Ave. NW. The group’s Change.org petition…
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Critics of the District’s building code enforcement pointed earlier this month to unauthorized demolition at a museum project downtown as evidence of a need for change. Last Tuesday, in an effort to improve the performance of the…
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Mayor Muriel Bowser will join volunteers tonight in the cafeteria at Columbia Heights Educational Campus as they prepare to deploy around the city to conduct a yearly census of people experiencing homelessness in the District. The city’s…
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Milford Washington, 53, spent hours in the law library during the 10 years he was in a Virginia prison. He studied his own case and those of his fellow inmates, preparing himself to enter the DC job market. He spent so much time in the…
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Teaching math classes at DC’s Eastern High, Kareem Farah realized a while ago the traditional mode of instruction — delivering lectures and hoping all students would advance at the same pace — wasn’t working for the diverse range of…
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Lower-income DC residents struggling with debt are set to receive more protections for their wages under a new law the DC Council passed last month. The Wage Garnishment Fairness Amendment Act of 2018 updates DC’s existing law on wage…
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Through the collaboration of a tree-planting nonprofit and an engineering firm, a stretch of sidewalk near Dupont Circle’s namesake park could be transformed into a community plaza dotted with new trees and other environmentally friendly…
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The District’s new top planning official on Saturday met some of the biggest critics of the Bowser administration’s land-use policies, promising to listen to activists’ concerns about the pace of development. Earlier this month, Mayor…
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Ward 3 residents and the District government struck a deal Wednesday to alter final details for the area’s family homeless shelter, one of six such facilities now open or under construction as replacements for the now-closed DC General…
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Local nonprofit Fair Chance builds up other community-based groups to achieve positive, life-changing results for local youth living in poverty, and it’s reviewing applications received by today's deadline for its next set of partners.…
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Buoyed by the new Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is leading a renewed push for DC statehood and self-governance. At a Jan. 4 press conference, Norton and local elected officials…
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Update, Jan. 16: The DC State Board of Education will vote at its monthly meeting tonight on a set of policy recommendations developed by its staff on how best to improve teacher retention. The proposal, presented at the board’s Jan. 9…
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Affordable housing, DC statehood, homelessness, education reform and reducing violent crime were key issues for many District officials during Wednesday’s swearing-in ceremony at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Mayor Muriel…
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Before the crocuses and daffodils pop up around the District sometime in mid-February, gardens across DC’s Takoma, Manor Park and Riggs Park neighborhoods will be sprouting colorful repositories of free books, thanks to the efforts of…
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Some voices are unforgettable. For communities spanning from DC to Virginia to Maryland, Shellie Bowers’ voice was one of them. As a baseball coach, sports announcer, broadcast teacher, tutor, mentor and comedian, Bowers was involved in…
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Editor's Note: Originally published on Jan. 4, this post has been updated with the new Feb. 13 deadline for public comment. The District is moving forward with plans to expand its network of protected bike lanes with three new routes…
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For many years, community health advocates, substance use disorder counselors and health care providers have decried the antiquated laws and stigma that have thwarted their efforts to reduce opioid addiction in the District. As The…
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The DC Council handed a victory this week to the advocates who have worked for years to spotlight the limited availability of public restrooms in the District and to ensure that those in need have a place to go. “It is shocking that our…
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