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Richard Reyes-Gavilan

Fully renovated Capitol View Library strengthens Ward 7 community

Jennifer Anne Mitchell Apr 11, 2019

Until the 1960s, the library offerings in Southeast DC’s Marshall Heights and Capitol View neighborhoods were limited to just two bookmobiles. In 1965, neighbors won a 10-year battle to build a DC Public Library branch in their area, but…

Mayor Bowser Celebrates Third Anniversary of Highly Successful Books from Birth Program

Press Release Feb 4, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 4, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mayor Bowser Celebrates Third Anniversary of Highly Successful Books from Birth Program More Than 40,000 Children Have Received Books Since Program’s Launch …

Washington Informer: DCPL Chief Quashes Ward 8 Rumors

Editor Dec 12, 2018

There has been a buzz among Ward 8 that its branches of the District of Columbia Public Library are in line for cutbacks — particularly speculation that the Bellevue/William O. Lockridge Branch in Southwest will be reduced to three full…

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Richard Reyes-Gavilan: Retooled summer reading program aims for inclusion

Commentary Jul 31, 2018

In our latest strategic plan, “Know Your Neighborhood,” the DC Public Library commits to “supporting new readers and cultivating a love of reading.” Considering all the different varieties of reading we now do every day, how ultimately do…

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jonetta rose barras: DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto’s sprint to unopposed

Apr 26, 2024 808

As the audience inside the Woman’s National Democratic Club on New Hampshire Avenue NW waited last November for Ward 2 DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto to arrive to deliver lunchtime remarks, the…

Artomatic transforms abandoned building into a free artistic oasis

Apr 26, 2024 31

In its latest incarnation, Artomatic once again serves as a beacon of creativity, transforming a vacant building into an artistic hub. From sculptures fashioned from trash in the Potomac to a…

District Links: Metro avoids ‘doomsday budget’ despite long-term fiscal challenges; MPD won’t renew…

Apr 26, 2024 2

With regional leaders having agreed to increase their subsidies to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in the wake of dire budget warnings that included drastic service reductions,…

Linda Moore: The recognition of education as social justice is Ramona Edelin’s legacy

Apr 26, 2024 96

This month marked a formal goodbye to Dr. Ramona Edelin, my dear friend and an indefatigable fighter for social justice whose memorial service was held recently at Shiloh Baptist Church. A…

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