Category: Washington D.C. News

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in an affluent Chevy Chase neighborhood in Northwest D.C. on Dec. 11. Second District officers responded to the 6900 block of 32nd Street NW shortly after 9:30 p.m, where an adult male, later identified as Grant Dosunmu, was found inside […]

On Dec. 10, more than 200 District public and charter schools set up tables with literature, trinkets, candies, and posters at EdFest, held in the D.C. Armory. EdFest, a one-day event, is the collaboration of the Office of the D.C. Mayor, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education, public television station WETA, and the school […]

When the D.C. Council is sworn in for its 22nd Council period on Jan. 2, 2017, there will be a dearth of women of color on it even though Black females constitute the largest population bloc in the city. Anita Bonds is set to be the only Black woman on the D.C. Council during its […]

Greg Banks, M.D. always has been passionate about boxing and mixed martial arts. But being a doctor is what forced him into a corner … literally.  An intimate knowledge of the dangers of ring competition, as both participant and spectator, inspired the family and urgent-care physician to moonlight as a guardian of these combatants. Greg […]

A touch of Las Vegas sits mere minutes from the nation’s capitol. After two years of construction and $1.4 billion, MGM National Harbor spent the week, prepping for a much-anticipated Dec. 8 opening that brings with its stellar branding and thousands of sustainable jobs to a region struggling to regain its economic stronghold. Along with […]

The District of Columbia is making significant progress in fight against the HIV/AIDS scourge. However, city officials want to put an end to it once and for all and have a plan, they say, to do just that. On Dec.1, recognized internationally as “World AIDS Day,” D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and officials with the […]

The Metropolitan Police Department’s seventh district police officers are planning more community outreach events to establish a firmer connection with residents in Ward 8 and around the District. On Nov. 18, seventh district officers threw their first-ever seniors dance. The formal event was from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at PR Harris Education Center in […]

When Lolita Shaw found that the rental space for her hair salon on H Street Northeast was being sold, she immediately approached the owner about buying the space. She wants to expand the one-floor salon into a holistic spa, with sauna and massage spaces on the upstairs floors. When the price tag for the building […]

Residents of Ward 7 convened a meeting Dec. 3 to discuss education, public safety, economic development, jobs and transportation, affordable housing, and health. D.C. Council member-elect Vincent Gray (D) presided over the Ward 7 Action Summit that took place at KIPP Quest D.C. Academy located at 5300 Blaine St, NE. Vincent Gray is the D.C. […]

District of Columbia Public Schools officials are testing out a digital partnership with Verizon that targets high-poverty students at three schools. If successful, the pilot program may eventually roll out to all middle schools. Students at Truesdell Education Campus work on tablets that Verizon awarded to the school as part of a partnership between the […]

The abundance of D.C. Metropolitan police patrolling the neighborhoods around Anacostia High School has strained relationships between students and authorities. This prompted community leaders, including Union Temple Baptist Church pastor Willie F. Wilson, to intercede. Officers and Anacostia High School students perform a skit demonstrating how best to de-escalate tensions between police officers and Black […]