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Marie Reed students uncover the story of their school

Jennifer Anne Mitchell Jul 16, 2018 2,765
While designing a historical exhibit for their school, students at Marie Reed Elementary School found one particularly rich source of inspiration. Before her death in 1969, Bishop Marie Reed was a powerful force in the civic life of…
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African American Civil War Memorial and Museum celebrating 20 years

Naomi Harris Jul 11, 2018 2,390
A good preacher would say a story has a beginning, middle and end, according to the founder of the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum, Frank Smith. For the museum he spearheaded, the beginning came in the 1800s, but the ending…
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Built EnvironmentNews

Iconic Chevy Chase diner closes after 30 years

Kate Oczypok Jul 11, 2018 1,155
The American City Diner has closed its doors after operating for three decades as an iconic destination on Connecticut Avenue NW. Steve Salis, the owner of Kramerbooks & Afterwords and Ted’s Bulletin, is taking over the diner space,…
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Jim Knight: Justice Housing Partners Fund will increase equity for families

Commentary Jul 9, 2018 521
Jubilee Housing launched in 1973 when members of Church of the Saviour saw a need to provide clean, safe and affordable housing in their neighborhood of Adams Morgan. Working together, justice-minded community members pooled their resources…
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Student journalists at Wilson High’s Beacon look to build on high-profile year

Taylor Mulcahey Jul 6, 2018 1,420
Maya Wilson squeezed through the crowd that packed Pennsylvania Avenue for the March for Our Lives. She was trying to reach the nearest Starbucks — anywhere with Wi-Fi — to send updates to be published on the Huffington Post’s social media…
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District governmentNews

DC should tie tax breaks to union pay for construction workers, report says

Cuneyt Dil Jul 3, 2018 517
The District is too quick to give tax breaks to developers without negotiating better pay for workers on projects like the multibillion-dollar Wharf, a new report from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute argues. The 21-page report —…
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District governmentNews

Meditation garden opens as part of efforts to make better use of city’s smallest parks

Samuel Breslow Jul 2, 2018 1,713
When Pierre Charles L’Enfant drew diagonal boulevards cutting throughout his grid plan for DC in 1791, he created hundreds of tiny triangular parks in the leftover spaces near intersections. Ever since, many of these have remained patches…
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HomelessnessOpinion

Gunther Stern: Homelessness is often a symptom of untreated mental illness

Commentary Jul 2, 2018 1,143
More than 3 million Americans — 1.1 percent of the U.S. population — have schizophrenia, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. But within the homeless population, between a fifth and a third are believed to suffer from…
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HomelessnessNews

Council honors DC youth soccer team that represented U.S. at Street Child World Cup

Kate Oczypok Jul 2, 2018 542
The U.S. may not have made it to the World Cup this year, but nine DC high schoolers did. The students — all of whom have experienced or been at risk for homelessness — were honored by the DC Council last week for their participation in the…
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Built EnvironmentDistrict government

Vacant Crummell School at center of latest development battle in Ward 5

Cuneyt Dil Jun 28, 2018 1,530
Luxury units and craft distilleries have marked Ivy City’s resurgence, but the Crummell School site, vacant since the early 1980s, remains a vestige of a forlorn period in the Northeast neighborhood’s history. The District plans to sell…
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jonetta rose barras: On the border of homelessness

jonetta rose barras Jun 28, 2018 334
She stood at the pay phone booth, near the corner of Missouri Avenue and Georgia  Avenue NW. She had been there for more than 20 minutes, negotiating with the telephone company over restoration of services. That morning when she left her…
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HomelessnessNews

DC Central Kitchen serves up opportunity even amid search for a new home

Kate Oczypok Jun 27, 2018 776
Founded in 1989 as the nation’s first “community kitchen,” DC Central Kitchen uses food as a tool to build better communities. Each year it serves millions of meals to those in need and trains for culinary careers men and women who have had…
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HomelessnessOpinion

Brian Hart: ‘Don’t just see the light, be the light’

Commentary Jun 27, 2018 630
Imagine if you or your children had to sleep on a bare floor because you lacked beds, or you always ate standing up because you had no table or chairs. It’s not so easy to work or study at night when you have to do everything in your lap.…
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District governmentNatural Environment

Outdoor classrooms, other enhancements slated for Kingman Island parkland

Katherine Saltzman Jun 26, 2018 1,006
Despite extensive collaboration and support among DC officials for the improvement and restoration of Kingman Island in the Anacostia River, some advocates worry that the District’s budget for the construction projects may not cover the…
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Built EnvironmentDistrict government

Shelter construction delays bring questions over vetting of subcontractor

Cuneyt Dil Jun 26, 2018 1,221
DC Council members this week grilled District officials over delays in constructing planned family homeless shelters in wards 7 and 8, while officials maintained both shelters will still open on schedule in the fall. The two shelters…
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Built EnvironmentDistrict government

Long-awaited renovation of historic West End school gets underway

Samuel Breslow Jun 20, 2018 1,444
Mayor Muriel Bowser joined city officials and corporate executives Monday to celebrate the start of long-awaited renovations to the Thaddeus Stevens School in the West End and the construction of an office building on the school’s former…
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District governmentElections

Wage initiative that most leaders opposed passes while incumbents sweep primary races

Chris Kain Jun 20, 2018 537
The District’s Democrats gave incumbents dominating victories Tuesday even as voters in Tuesday’s low-turnout primary election ignored the advice of elected officials by passing Initiative 77 to eliminate the separate minimum wage for…
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District governmentElections

Incumbent Nadeau draws three challengers in Ward 1 council race

Cuneyt Dil Jun 19, 2018 832
Following an underdog victory against Jim Graham four years ago, Ward 1 DC Council member Brianne Nadeau has faced criticism from her opponents for not prioritizing constituent services. Graham, who died last June, drew longtime support…
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District governmentElections

State Committee races a referendum on DC’s Democratic Party

Graham Vyse Jun 18, 2018 652
Anita Bonds is getting it from all sides. Ahead of Tuesday’s Democratic primary elections, the at-large DC Council member and District-politics stalwart is facing criticism from two challengers, Marcus Goodwin and Jeremiah Lowery,…
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District governmentElections

Combative rhetoric marks challenge to Ward 6 incumbent

Cuneyt Dil Jun 18, 2018 2,201
A year ago, no one would have predicted there was enough anger in Ward 6 for an insurgency against DC Council member Charles Allen — not even Lisa Hunter, Allen’s opponent in the Democratic primary. Hunter jumped into the race because,…
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District Links: Environmental groups battle Bowser budget proposals; funding bill with DC budget riders clears House…

Apr 17, 2026 12
The House Appropriations Committee is slated to act Tuesday or Wednesday on the fiscal year 2027 funding bill that includes DC appropriations — as well as a slate of DC-related budget riders.

District Links: Bowser extends juvenile curfew; monumental arch gains nod; House appropriations panel looks to include…

Apr 16, 2026 18
The Republican-run House Appropriations Committee this morning released the text of a proposed fiscal year 2027 funding bill that includes appropriations for DC — with the broad array of riders…

District Links: Mayor says she expects to invoke 15-day emergency to extend curfew zones; Pinto apologizes for posting…

Apr 15, 2026 12
With current legislative authority for expanded juvenile curfews set to expire at midnight, Mayor Muriel Bowser said today that she's likely to declare a 15-day public emergency in order to…

District Links: White calls for Pinto to withdraw from delegate’s race over release of personal info; BZA lacks…

Apr 14, 2026 18
Robert White — one of two sitting councilmembers vying to become the DC's next delegate to Congress — is calling on his Ward 2 colleague Brooke Pinto to drop out of the race after her campaign posted…
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