Category: Washington D.C. News

Homeless shelters in the nation’s capital stand to operate a little easier this year after being awarded critical funding from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funding, in excess of $18.5 million, is in accordance with the Obama administration’s comprehensive plan to prevent and end homelessness, and will help to keep […]

Newly-elected DC City Council Chairman Kwame Brown has moved quickly to put his brand on the District’s governing body—and to emerge from under his predecessor’s shadow. Case in point: Just days prior to officially taking over as chairman, Brown had already wielded his brand of administration by comfortably settling into a larger suite of offices […]

Former District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty appears to be following in the footsteps of the chancellor that played a prominent role in the loss of his job in last year’s primary election. Fenty has signed on with a talent agency as an education advocate, meaning he will be promoting and advising school districts across […]

Public Broadcasting Service personality Tavis Smiley is on a mission to help America hold on to its legacy as a global leader. After suffering through two costly wars, a faltering economy, failing public education and continued job losses, Americans are worried over the country’s ability to hold on to its greatness, according to Smiley. To […]

Veteran District of Columbia education and community activist William Lockridge has died. Lockridge, 63, who at the time of his death, represented Ward 8 on the State Board of Education, suffered a stroke at his Southeast Washington home over the weekend and had been treated at George Washington University Hospital where he passed on Jan. […]

District of Columbia police are investigating a report by a Dunbar High School student alleging that the student and a staff member engaged last fall in inappropriate conduct. According to a statement issued by District of Columbia Public Schools spokesman Frederick Lewis, DCPS, which was recently notified of the report, informed parents of the allegations by way of […]

Hoping to avoid a repeat of last year’s paralyzing snow storms, District officials deployed a snow team Jan. 11 to help ward off a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow that could possibly result in a 3-inch accumulation in the city. “For the second time this season, it looks like we will be spared a […]

At-large District of Columbia Councilman David Catania has introduced two pieces of legislation aimed at extending Mayor Vincent Gray’s cabinet and forming a health care exchange. In a measure that would elevate the city’s HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and Tuberculosis Administration, Catania, who chairs the Council’s Health Committee, proposed that the agency’s senior deputy director report […]