D.C. leaders have repeatedly and enthusiastically been holding news conferences to present the various different grants available to small businesses, whether they’re simply trying to survive or looking to make a leap into something!-->…
Even before a man at a homeless encampment was fatally shot on Monday, there had been problems at the small tent city located near a busy thoroughfare in downtown D.C. Police had responded to numerous calls about drugs, thefts, vandalism!-->…
Charles “Shorty Corleone” Garris was born in Ward 8, and although his talents have taken him far, supporting the local community is still his priority. The D.C. business owner famously performed as one of the vocalists of go-go band Rare!-->…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development on Thursday announced $6.8 million in grants to small businesses and local entrepreneurs.
A new report from Metro’s inspector general found that the appearance of stations and facilities in the transit system was “mostly positive,” though inspectors did find feces in a parking garage, vomit at a bus stop, and one dead bird.
Voters know to carefully fill in the box next to their candidate’s name on the ballot — but this year, voters in D.C.’s primary election are also being reminded to make sure their mail-in ballot ends up in the correct drop box.
In many ways, we should be happy it’s not 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic may still be with us, but we know a lot more about the virus — and are certainly more prepared to handle it. And unlike two years ago, this year’s election cycle will!-->…
The D.C. Housing Authority has sold its headquarters site on North Capitol Street NE, clearing the way for developers who plan hundreds of apartments, many of them affordable units, including deeply affordable units for DCHA residents.
A property management company must pay nearly $2 million to the District and tenants of the 3003 Van Ness apartment complex who say the company misled them about rent costs and later subjected them to unjust rent increases, D.C. Attorney!-->…
D.C. Housing Authority has firmed up plans to sell interest in its NoMa headquarters site, paving the way for a major mixed-use development less than a mile north of Union Station.
We need a National Memorial to Gun Violence, now. It must be at the end of the National Mall, near the base of the U.S. Capitol, where loyalty to the National Rifle Association has long trumped the national welfare, including the survival!-->…
One of the greatest friends the wrens, robins and chickadees of Washington ever had was the author of a book with the wonderful title “Birds Through an Opera-Glass.” Her name was Florence Merriam Bailey and she was among the first to!-->…
There was an additional suspected drug overdose at the D.C. Jail on Thursday, May 19, a spokesperson for D.C.’s Department of Corrections confirmed on Wednesday. A person detained at the jail was given naloxone (commonly known by the brand!-->…