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Veterans Day

DC is closer than ever to ending veteran homelessness

Cassidy Jensen Nov 18, 2019

DC has not yet met its years-old goal of eliminating veteran homelessnesss, but new permanent housing, better data and improved identification of veterans all provide grounds for optimism that it may soon do so. The District has steadily…

Homelessness

‘Trying to reinstill some hope’: A Veterans Day volunteer effort gets care packages into the hands…

Victoria Ebner Nov 13, 2019

Army veteran David Kurtz stands in the parking lot of Shiloh Baptist Church on this brisk Monday morning. Sporting an army green hat and camouflage jacket, the veteran stands in front of a crowd of about 50 volunteers and bows his head…

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DC honors local Korean War veteran with completely rehabilitated home thanks to volunteer effort

Jennifer Anne Mitchell Nov 14, 2018

On a cold day last February, 89-year-old Thomas Pressley walked into the 3rd District police station to report that someone had scammed him out of his money. He was fortunate to be speaking with Sgt. Juanita Eccles, a 31-year veteran of the…

WAMU: Why A National World War I Memorial Still Doesn’t Exist In Washington

Editor Nov 12, 2018

A hundred years after Armistice Day, there is still no national memorial to World War I in the U.S. capital.

Washington Blade: LGBT veterans honored at D.C. wreath laying ceremony

Editor Nov 12, 2018

Close to 100 people, including LGBT veterans and active duty LGBT service members, assembled at the gravesite of gay Air Force Sgt. Leonard Matlovich in D.C.’s Congressional Cemetery on Sunday to pay tribute to LGBT veterans.

NBC 4: DC Remembers Service Members Lost in WWI

Editor Nov 12, 2018

t the site of the future World War I Memorial in the District, people gathered to remember the D.C. residents who gave their lives during the war.

Fox 5: Mission Complete: DC Korean War veteran honored with renovation for condemned home

Editor Nov 12, 2018

WASHINGTON - An 89-year-old Korean War veteran – who was a victim of financial elder abuse - is coming home to some new surroundings on Monday. With some help from Purple Heart Homes, Thomas Pressley’s previously condemned home has been…

Washington Post: Nation’s capital honors veterans 100 years after the end of World War I

Editor Nov 11, 2018

On Sunday morning, city and military officials gathered at the D.C. War Memorial on the Mall to mark an occasion no one present was old enough to remember.

Modified Holiday Schedule for Select District Services

Press Release Nov 10, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2018 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Modified Holiday Schedule for Select District Services (WASHINGTON, DC) – The District of Columbia Government offices will be closed on Veterans Day,…

Norton to Speak at Two Events Commemorating Veterans Day, This Weekend

Press Release Nov 10, 2018

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch November 10, 2018 Norton to Speak at Two Events Commemorating Veterans Day, This Weekend Introduces Resolution Honoring D.C. Veterans, Who Served Despite Being Denied a Vote and Full Home Rule WASHINGTON,…

Metro service information for Veterans Day, Monday, November 12

Press Release Nov 9, 2018

For immediate release: November 9, 2018 Metro service information for Veterans Day, Monday, November 12 On Veterans Day (observed), Monday, November 12, 2018, Metro will operate service on the following schedules: Metrorail: Trains…

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District Links: DC outlines strategy to boost retail sector amid evolving consumer trends; Pirro, Bowser renew push on…

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Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Washington DC Economic Partnership yesterday released key findings from a new strategic plan that aims to boost DC's retail sector.

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The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors apologized Saturday for circulating door hangers earlier in the day that stated incorrectly that its mayoral pick — former at-large Councilmember…

District Links: House panel set to vote on bill to block any DC congestion charge; Trump taps West Potomac Park for new…

May 15, 2026 22

The GOP-run House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is slated to take up legislation on Wednesday that would ban DC from enacting or enforcing a congestion charge.

District Links: Trump administration posts rendering for ‘championship-quality’ course at East Potomac; ad…

May 14, 2026 12

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum this morning unveiled the first official rendering of Fazio Design's concept for a renovated East Potomac golf course, posting on social media that it would offer the…

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