Category: Washington D.C. News

In the wake of Mayor Vincent Gray’s proposed budget cuts to critical housing, homelessness, and family support services, sixty homeless children and parents interrupted the Budget Support Act hearing. April 30, and handed their city representatives hand-painted houses with the message “Kids Need Homes” written on them, as a young man sang a gospel song. […]

Last week, hundreds of thousands of people attended a series of events in Washington focusing on science and science related fields. These events included a White House Forum on Women and Girls in STEM, a pair of health policy forums, and a science and technology festival. The largest of the events was the science fest, […]

Howard University Geriatrics Division has been awarded a grant by the District of Columbia Office of Aging (DCOA) to operate fitness and wellness programs at the city’s new Hayes Senior Wellness Center. John M. Thompson, executive director of DCOA, said he was pleased that the external review panel selected Howard. He expressed confidence that under […]

After being struck by a vehicle across from his school, the life of young Teone Lancaster, 8, will never, at least in his mind, be the same. The second grade student at LaSalle Elementary School in northwest Washington, was tossed in the air, hit the concrete, knocked unconscious and almost lost his life. The accident […]

A new program for breast cancer screening and diagnosis has been launched in Washington DC to target African American women who live in Ward 8, where the breast cancer death rate is 10 percent higher than the national average. The DC Pink Divas program focuses on educating women about breast cancer detection, and empowering those […]

Achievement Preparatory Academy (Achievement Prep), a public charter school serving 210 scholars east of the Anacostia River, is among the highest performing public schools in the city, according to 2011 DC Comprehensive Assessment System (DC-CAS) scores. “Over eighty percent of our students come from low-income homes, 100 percent are African American and they are outperforming […]

Riders of the Washington D.C. Metro system are about to get hit with another fare increase, after the transit authority’s board approved across-the-board hikes in parking fees, bus and rail fares in an effort to offset a projected budget deficit of more than $100 million. Bus fares will increase by a dime to $1.60 for […]

A report to the D.C. Council released April 27 faults officials at the Children’s Youth Investment Trust Corp. for failing to detect fraudulent expenditures, and claims former D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. may have had help from someone in city government when he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the nonprofit group. According […]

Mayor Vincent C. Gray and officials from the Washington, D.C. Department of Health announced April 26 that the District’s infant mortality rate has declined to a historic low of 8 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. “This is very good news for the District of Columbia,” Gray said at a news conference. “This report tells […]

At gas stations in the District of Columbia, fuel is not the only popular product sold. Surprisingly, cigar products, such as the brand Phillies Blunts, are also amongst the fastest selling products at gas stations as well as convenience stores, and drug stores particularly in Wards 7 and 8 according to advocates. This brand has […]