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As incumbent Vincent Gray seeks another term as Ward 7’s representative on the DC Council, the former DC mayor faces five challengers for the Democratic nomination: Kelvin Brown, Anthony Lorenzo Green, James Leroy Jennings, Rebecca J.…
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Challengers Stuart Anderson, Mike Austin and Yaida Ford are seeking to defeat incumbent Trayon White for the Democratic nomination for the Ward 8 DC Council seat. Stuart Anderson Neighborhood: AnacostiaOccupation: Family…
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The ethics scandal that prompted Jack Evans to resign from his longtime seat as the Ward 2 council member is just one of the storylines figuring into the upcoming June 2 primary and June 16 special election for the seat. With early voting…
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After two years of planning, construction of a replacement for the crumbling 801 East Men’s Shelter is getting underway after multiple delays. Community advocates, however, continue to voice complaints alleging a lack of transparency and…
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A short walk from the Minnesota Avenue Metro station in Ward 7 is a spot on the eastern bank of the Anacostia River called Kenilworth Park. Despite the name, a large section of the park currently has about as much in common with a vacant…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has community members rightfully focused on their safety and protection. But this public health crisis has eclipsed some very important events that are on the books in DC: the upcoming elections. The primary election…
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The DC Lineup was created to build community within the District. We’re a citywide news source that highlights neighborly events like PTA meetings and community festivals. During the second week of March, our initial list of things to…
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As residents continued into week four of social distancing, the DC Council unanimously passed the COVID-19 Response Supplemental Emergency Act of 2020 last week during its first-ever virtual meeting. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the bill…
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Here's a listing of the candidates on DC's primary ballots, as well as those running in the special election two weeks later to fill the vacancy in the Ward 2 DC Council seat. We've included links to candidates' political websites and…
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As COVID-19 spreads across the District, stakeholders are warning that the coronavirus outbreak within DC Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities could have a detrimental and far-reaching impact not just on its inmate population but…
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Mayor Muriel Bowser is looking for volunteers to take some of the pressure off front-line health care workers amid a rising count of COVID-19 cases in DC and increasingly aggressive steps by the District government to curb the outbreak. …
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On March 14, nearly two months after the first reported case of the new coronavirus in the United States, activist Taylar Nuevelle went to the DC Superior Court to watch room C-10. There, new detainees are processed after being arrested by…
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As DC resident Sarah Wagner tried to jog around the Tidal Basin on a sunny weekday afternoon in early March, she relished the monumental setting but noticed that she couldn’t actually use the paved path. “I love the monuments, I…
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Meeting in an alternative hearing room to enable social distancing, DC Council members today unanimously passed emergency legislation regarding COVID-19 relief. The COVID-19 Response Emergency Amendment Act was introduced by all council…
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Proposed deep cuts to bus routes throughout the city came under sustained criticism at a Feb. 26 public hearing on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s next budget. With last Monday’s end to the extended public comment…
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DC theaters may soon be struggling with the economic impact of the new coronavirus as theatergoers choose to stay at home or are forced to do so.  In San Francisco, municipal officials ordered a 14-day halt to performances and other…
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A DC Council panel last month examined legislation that some see as an incremental step in addressing housing discrimination. The Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization heard testimony at a Feb. 20 hearing on the Local Rent…
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Ward 1 DC Council member Brianne Nadeau rallied alongside about 150 tenants and supporters at a Columbia Heights apartment building over the weekend and vowed to pursue legislative initiatives to expand the city’s rent control law. …
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A new leader took over the DC Office of Human Rights last month amid calls to increase the agency’s funding and reduce its long-standing backlog — an issue the office had begun to address. Michelle Garcia started as interim director on…
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The candidates vying for the Ward 2 seat on the DC Council are slated to square off again next week at a forum sponsored by the Logan Circle Community Association and Dupont Circle Citizens Association. The upcoming debate follows a Feb. 6…
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