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DCPS Persists is a new program that will provide students in the Class of 2020 with a guaranteed support network as they embark on...

Kwanzaa Kitchen Turns 25 This month, St. George’s Episcopal Church celebrated 25 years of bringing breakfast to the homeless and needy in the surrounding Bloomingdale...

While the current national administration is rolling back environmental initiatives, DC’s efforts to support and promote a green agenda are paying off. In an...

Shaw Celebrates President Obama’s Birthday Over 150 people gathered on the evening of Aug. 4 to celebrate former President Barack Obama’s 56th birthday. The commemoration...

Over 20,000 people filled the streets of Shaw on Sept. 23, to attend the Sixth Art All Night festival held by Shaw Main Streets. The festival...

Even before reporters discovered problems with the city's high school graduation rate, Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh (D) was already raising questions. Listen to...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian has announced the five finalists for the design of the National Native American Veterans Memorial. The...

Denizen’s Future Secured? An item in the public record of commercial real estate transactions sparked conversation in the Bloomingdale community last month about the proposed...

Phil Mendelson, chairman of the DC Council (D), recently organized a “meet up” at the Firehook Bakery on Pennsylvania Ave. SE. He hasn’t held...

Shaw Speakeasies Given Shaw’s plethora of bars and drinking establishments, a number of varieties in style and trends are inevitable. Shaw pioneered the pop-up bar...