As a child, Agnes Lee was taught to be fearful of the police and of airports. She didn’t understand why until her mother shared a family secret when Lee began applying to college. Lee and her parents had been living illegally in the United!-->…
D.C. activists led a demonstration Wednesday night in response to the mass killings of eight people, including six women of Asian decent, in three massage parlors in Georgia.
More than 1,000 D.C. teachers took an online survey in late January and early February asking how they and their students have handled the pandemic, and the results are in.
DC is now encouraging all residents to pre-register for a vaccine appointment via vaccinate.dc.gov, after initially cautioning that only eligible residents should use the new portal in order to avoid overwhelming the website with traffic.
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Wednesday that everyone who lives or works in the District should preregister for the COVID-19 vaccine, even if they aren’t currently eligible.
It seemed fitting that just before I called Rodney Stotts, the most unlikely of falconers, I’d looked out a window of my house and seen a group of crows harrying a bigger bird in the trees across the street.
140 hate incidents have been reported against Asian Americans across Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. since March 2020, according to a new report by Stop AAPI Hate. The group, which formed at the start of the pandemic to fight the rise in!-->…
All adult District residents can pre-register for a vaccine appointment — even if they’re not currently eligible for a shot in the city’s phased rollout — according to D.C. Health officials.
In addition to the more than 700,000 residents that call D.C. home, this unique city is visited annually by millions of people from around the world as the epicenter of freedom and democracy. The physical contours of the city, its!-->…
Construction on the 16th Street NW bus project is underway, and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrated at the site Wednesday, in addition to marking the start of paving season in the District.
Even though Creatures of Passage is set in D.C., you might not recognize it. In this novel, ghosts haunt the District — especially east of the river, where residents experience gentrification, poverty, and racism.
If you’re looking for ways to donate your time, there are several grassroots groups that are helping residents get their shots — from tech assistance with online portals to offering rides to and from appointments.
Popular local gelato and coffee shop chain Dolcezza, which closed several locations last year amid pandemic lockdowns and restrictions, has reopened its Dupont Circle location and has declared March 19 “Survival Day.”
Just a few days before D.C. leaders will speak before Congress about a D.C. statehood bill, the statehood cause gained a famous new supporter: Alyssa Milano.