Category: Washington D.C. News

A commission has recommended that Ballou High School be renamed for former D.C. Mayor Marion S. Barry Jr. He passed away in 2014. (Courtesy Photo) The possible renaming of Ballou Senior High School in Ward 8 to Marion S. Barry Senior High School has drawn some strong reactions from community members and alumni of the institution. On Nov. […]

Nanno V. Smith’s work Fireball, is among the works about Carnival at Pepco’s Edison Place Gallery in Northwest, through March 11. (Courtesy Photo) For millions of people across the globe, Carnival serves as a time for celebrations leading up to the Christian observance of Lent.  And while its historical traditions have shifted from a nonmeat […]

The SpitDat open mic is hosting an event on Feb. 25 at 8 p. m. at the Emergence Community Arts Collective center,  733 Euclid Street N.W. Sign-up for open mic performance spots starts at 8:30 p. m. The week’s event features prominent poet Michael D. Martin and is free and open to the public. Donations […]

The Children’s Program of the Essential Theatre in collaboration with the Bright Star Theatre Company will present, “Let It Shine: The American Civil Rights Movement”, a show highlighting the important events and achievements of the Civil Rights Movement. The show will be on Feb. 26 at 4 p. m. at the William O. Lockridge- BellevueNeighborhood […]

Candice Nicole Public Relations is sponsoring a “Networking In The City” event on Feb. 27 from 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p. m. at the Arlington Arts Center, 3550 Wilson Boulevard. Networking in the City is for local entrepreneurs, freelancers and like-minded members in D.C. metropolitan area. Tickets cost $5, which includes a gift bag. For more […]

Passengers will finally get to jump aboard the long-delayed first leg of the D.C. streetcar system on Feb. 27, after more than a decade of planning woes, safety issues, and false starts. The D.C. Streetcar will begin service Saturday, Feb. 27. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) The inaugural H Street/Benning Road line will commence after a […]

Mayor Muriel Bowser prepares for the symbolic destruction in Southeast Washington to make way for a $55 million Washington Wizards/Mystics sports facility that she says will provide short- and long-term jobs for residents of Ward 8. Protesters said the project is eliminating much needed affordable housing. (Photo by Leanna Commins, HU News Service) WASHINGTON – […]

Artist’s rendering of proposed shelter in Southeast D.C. (Courtesy Image) District residents expressed anger, concern, approval, excitement, frustration and acceptance in response to the city’s announcement of the proposed locations for homeless shelters throughout the city. The shelter locations are projected to replace D.C. General in Ward 7, which is set to close in 2018. […]

The Metropolitan Police Department is still investigating a Northwest, D.C. bar fight that led to the fatal stabbing of a Riverdale, Maryland man and the injury of another victim on Jan.31, according to the department. “The case remains open and detectives are actively investigating all leads,” Aquita Brown, a spokesperson for the metropolitan police, told the […]

U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, and U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, (not shown U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, and the NAACP’s Hilary Shelton) at a press conference announcing a bill to recognize 400 years of Black contributions in America. (Courtesy Photo-Office of Sen. Tim Kaine) U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine and […]

The Jones Family Singers, composed of Bishop Fred A. Jones and his seven children, will hold a performance at the The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. The family’s high energy gospel music earned them acclaim, receiving a standing ovation at the Lincoln Center in New York in 2014 […]

The “SpitDat” open mic series is a weekly show that takes place on Thursdays. The next event will occur on Feb. 18 at 8 p. m. at the Emergence Community Arts Collective Center, 733 Euclid Street N.W. “Spit Dat” is one of the longest running open mics in Washington, D.C. that has a great atmosphere […]