Category: Washington D.C. News

On Dec. 21, at 5 p.m. the Luther Place Church, 1226 Vermont Ave., NW, is scheduled to host the fourth annual “People for Fairness Homeless Memorial Vigil” to support the People for Fairness Coalition and their goal to end housing instability in Washington D.C. The People for Fairness Coalition is a community organization dedicated to […]

The release of a proposed METRO Accountability and Reform Act on Dec. 4 has been touted as a wellspring of revisions, repairs and modernization to help the crippled transit system restructure.  However, with a growing number of Metro staff positions co-opted to private contractors and hundreds of workers slated for dismissal in 2018, Metro’s largely […]

On Dec. 20, the 4th Annual Interagency STEM Volunteer Fair will start from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the cafeteria at the Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW, with the aim to connect federal employees to STEM organizations and government agencies looking for volunteers to help the community during the holiday season. The […]

The Rev. Barry Black, chaplain of the U.S. Senate, told a group of District of Columbia faith and community leaders that humility is important to serve people and God. Black was the keynote speaker for the Ward 8 Faith Leaders Network Breakfast on Dec. 9 at the Matthews Memorial Baptist Church. The Rev. Barry Black, […]

Students from Columbia Heights Educational Campus, a middle school, in Northwest Washington, D.C. turned into scientists as a mobile bus turned into Mars on Dec. 11. Columbia Heights Educational Campus students were amongst the first in the nation to experience the new mobile explorer, a part of the Verizon Innovative Learning program that provides students […]

On Nov. 18, MidCity and the D.C. Department of Employment Services (DOES) hosted their first career fair at the Israel Baptist Church in the Brentwood neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C. The event included 44 businesses and community benefit organizations with more than 185 job seekers from across the District.

On Dec. 5, the D.C. Council passed a bill, authored by council member Brandon Todd (D-Ward 4), titled “The Office on African American Affairs Establishment Act of 2017.” The bill would create an office to develop, implement and support policies and programs for Black advancement in the District. The office would also have the authority […]

One of the most established hospitals in the District of Columbia has started a program that will assist residents of Ward 7 and Ward 8 in meeting their health needs, amid worries that communities East of the River are not getting proper access to healthcare facilities. Sibley Memorial Hospital, located in Ward 3 in Northwest […]

While it looks unlikely that the residential and commercial areas of the District of Columbia will become the state of Washington, D.C. during the Republican-led U.S. Congress, the city agency charged with getting statehood is moving forward undeterred. On Dec. 6, the D.C. Statehood Commission held its last meeting of the year at the John […]

Washington, D.C. businessman and Washington Kastles owner Marc Ein is set to be the next owner of the Washington City Paper, according to the paper’s blog post on Dec. 28. The deal is set to close soon. The news comes a few weeks after Armstrong Williams, Ben Carson’s business manager, decided he no longer wanted […]

As the midpoint approaches for a school year marred by allegations of graduation fraud, a lack of qualified full-time instructors, and pest infestations, District of Columbia Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson entered one of two monthly community forums Dec. 12, eager to double-down efforts for the successful matriculation of DCPS students and support of staff. […]

The Washington Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority in partnership with the Washington D.C. Alumnae Foundation are scheduled to host a shopping experience with Alex & Ani. The event, which is open to the public, will be held at the National Harbor, 180-A Waterfront Street on Dec. 14 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. […]