Category: Washington D.C. News

WASHINGTON – The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Howard University College of Medicine and Howard University Hospital has entered into a landmark agreement with Bermuda to provide psychiatric services to the island’s residents. Bermuda has aggressively sought to improve on-island patient care by partnering with top U.S. medical schools, said Bermuda Premier Dr. […]

Mayor-elect Vincent Gray, surrounded by members of his family got a special treat for his Nov. 8 birthday by being inducted during an historic ceremony as an honorary board member of the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Continentals Society. Gray, who takes office Jan. 2, told the beaming crowd that gathered for the lavish induction […]

City-Council Chairman-elect Kwame Brown has announced the transition team that will be instrumental in analyzing procedures and implementing recommendations concerning the governing body’s operations after he assumes office on Jan. 2. The formal launching of the seven-member team took place Nov. 8 during a press conference held at the John A. Wilson Building. Members include […]

A 17-year-old Spingarn High School student has been killed as the result of a shooting that occurred in the 1300 block of Holbrook St., in Northeast Washington. The shooting site is in the Trinidad a community, more than a mile away from the school. According to District of Columbia Public Schools spokesman Frederick Lewis, Joseph […]

The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is partnering with the Commission on Black Men and Boys to hold a roundtable hearing entitled Youth Violence: Helping Young Boys Become Young Men. The event takes place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Nov. 9 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in downtown Washington. Panelists will include […]

Mayor-elect Vincent Gray has announced the 16-member transition team that will be vital in helping him develop the framework to tackle some of the city’s most pressing concerns – including ongoing education reform and balancing the budget. Rounding out a list of local and national leaders who will offer insight and guidance for smoothing over […]

In addition to District of Columbia voters overwhelmingly choosing Vincent Gray to assume the helm of city leadership over the next four years, they also favored At-large Councilman Kwame Brown to replace Gray as City Council chairman during this week’s General Election. Congress Eleanor Holmes Norton, who ran unopposed, retained her post.  And councilmembers Phil […]

District residents are flocking to the newly designed and renovated neighborhood libraries to find the latest in book selections, technology and a cozy place to relax. Once one of the city’s best kept secrets, the new public library system is gaining popularity among residents. Since structural and technical improvements began in 2006, circulation has increased […]

When Vincent Gray delivered his victory speech after the Sept. 14 primary, he told the crowd of supporters that had loyally waited into the wee hours of the next morning to congratulate him, that his win had sent a clear message that District residents wanted to bring character, integrity and leadership back to the mayor’s […]

This summer a woman died while sitting on a bench in downtown Washington, D.C. She’d been sitting on the same bench night after night, even when it rained. It turns out that the woman, who’d probably claimed the bench as her own, was homeless. This is just one of the many scenarios often painted in […]