Category: Washington D.C. News

The hours of work, schedule and leave for Washington, D.C. firefighters and EMS personnel are not subject to union collective bargaining agreements, a city board ruled, paving the way for a major change in work schedules for those employees. According to the Washington, D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, the city’s Public Employee Relations […]

Air Force Airman Marnel A. Wheatley graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits […]

Brian Spriggs & NuWorship Ministry will celebrate its 14th Annual Christmas Benefit Musical with an Oldies Flavor on Dec. 14. The service will be held at Mount Calvary Way of The Cross Church in Landover, Md. For more information: https://www.facebook.com/brian.nuworship

Kiki Strickland, a certified relationship coach will host a workshop for engaged couples. At this event, couples will learn the tools to make their marriage succeed. The event will be held on Jan. 28 at the South Bowie Library in Bowie, Md. For more information: Kikistrickland.com

On Dec. 31, DAF Entertainment Group and April Watts of Majic 102.3 FM will host a New Year’s Eve gala featuring a dinner buffet, a premium bar and live music at the Hyatt Fair Lakes Hotel in Fairfax, Va. For more information: dafland.com

On Dec.4, Whitman Walker Health, a nonprofit community health center, gave back to community service organizations that are making a difference in the lives of people infected and affected by AIDS. To mark the day of giving, Whitman-Walker Health Executive Director Don Blanchon and Chief External Affairs Officer Tiffany Gilliard present a check for more […]

Montgomery County’s Ride On bus service will be adding new service in 2014. Following review of comments from a public forum held in September to consider the new service, Ride On will be offering a new Route 94 “Meet the MARC” bus service during rush hours between Clarksburg and the Germantown MARC Train Station beginning […]

D.C. Councilmember Anita Bonds (D-At-Large) held a so-called Community Action Summit on Dec. 7, bringing residents and community activists from wards 1, 5, 7 and 8 together for a discussion on D.C. housing and unemployment. The first phase of the summit included experts from non-profit sectors and educational institutions who spoke about the long-standing problem […]

A host of dignitaries, including Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, and government and business leaders from Baltimore and Washington D.C. will celebrate the new MARC Weekend Service between the Charm City and the nation’s capital at special events scheduled for Dec. 7, the day the service begins. MARC trains will […]

Rain was falling when mourners converged on the South African Embassy in Northwest Washington on the evening of Dec. 6, but the mood wasn’t solemn as they paid tribute to the man whose political activism took him from prison to the presidency of South Africa and earned him a world-wide reputation for spearheading the movement […]

District of Columbia Jury Convicts Man of Second-Degree Murder While Armed in 2010 Slaying of Acquaintance Defendant Chased and Stabbed Victim after Argument at Gas Station Richard Williams, 43, was found guilty by a jury Dec. 4 of second-degree murder while armed in the slaying of an acquaintance at the District/Prince George’s County border, according […]

D.C. Councilmember Anita Bonds (D-at-Large) wants to raise the individual standard deduction from $4,000 to $12,000 for low-income earners, a move that would exempt working poor families from owing any D.C. income tax. Bonds introduced a bill Dec. 4, the “Standard Deduction Amendment Act of 2013,” that would, if enacted, provide tax relief to persons […]