Category: D.C. Community

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Frederick Douglass Library has digitized a half-century of The Hawk yearbooks – from the first volume in 1959 through 2009 – making it the first Maryland HBCU to accomplish this feat. The conversion was made possible through the LYRASIS Mass Digitization Collaborative, a project supported by a Sloan Foundation […]

District-based child care provider Melbert Johnson is one of 17 providers nationally recognized for their commitment and dedication to providing outstanding quality child care at the Third Annual National Child Care Providers Awards Ceremony held recently on Capitol Hill. The ceremony, presented by public TV stations KCET (Los Angeles), WETA (Washington, D.C.) and the award-winning […]

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of “It’s Academic,” Giant Food will sponsor a reusable shopping bag design contest. Open to high school students in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., entries will be accepted Oct. 1-31. The winning design will be printed on reusable bags, to be sold in Giant stores across the region. Proceeds from […]

Around 11 a.m. Sept. 22, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder arrived at the John A. Wilson Building, where he met with City Council Chairman Vincent Gray to offer official “congratulations” and support from the Obama administration after his win in last week’s Democratic mayoral primary. “I want to congratulate our presumptive mayor and talk about […]

Their stories are as diverse as their backgrounds. From a female military member who balanced deployments with responsibilities as a White House communications manager to a former teen mom whose college aspirations seemed to be fading, the University of Phoenix’s Class of 2010 includes a number of graduates who’ve overcome numerous obstacles. On Oct. 3, […]

The Whitman-Walker Clinic, a District-based organization offering service to men and women battling HIV/AIDS, will present the 2010 AIDS Walk Courage Award to clinic patient and local inspiration Waldon Adams, who was diagnosed with HIV seven years ago and developed full AIDS two years ago. Adams currently receives medical care, dental care and mental health […]

An evening of praise in Washington was capped off with the announcement of Verizon’s How Sweet the Sound Regional Overall Winner, Greater Mount Calvary Men of Valor, who performed “Available to You.” The group will perform at the national church choir competition on Nov. 13 at the Washington Convention Center and compete for a bevy […]

Industrial Bank’s Southeast Banking Center in the Anacostia Gateway Building was host to Chuck Brown, the godfather of Go-Go, on Sept. 23. The bank was celebrating the release of Brown’s new triple disc set entitled, Chuck Brown: We Got This! A never ending line of adoring fans streamed into the bank to wish him well […]

Results from a smart metering pilot in Washington, D.C., show that residential consumers in the nation’s capital consistently respond to variable electricity prices, according to a new report. The PowerCentsDC™ pilot tested behavior of Pepco customers who were offered different rate designs facilitated by “smart” meters and found that, participants saved money and reduced their […]

Local Youth will have the opportunity to shine on stage in a local talent showcase sponsored by the Catch Them Young Performing Arts Program (CTY) on Oct. 9 at Mary Virginia Merrick Center. Joy Stevenson, CTY’s president, said the talent show also serves as an introduction to a broader program targeting the city’s youngest residents. […]

In many ways, the story of Prince George’s County’s Ridgley Community is the story of America’s post-slavery experience. The Arthur and Mary E. Ridgley House, located on Central Avenue in Landover, Md., houses documents and mementos relating to the county’s historic Ridgley family and the emancipated Americans whose influence allowed them to develop farming land, […]

While many Americans say bottled water tastes better than water from the tap, many District residents think otherwise, according to a recent taste test conducted by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority. The department’s outreach staff recently held a blind, comparative test at the Penn Branch Department of Motor Vehicles service center in […]