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Housing·Ward 7·Ward 8·Washington D.C.

D.C.’s Eviction Backlog: Who’s Getting Kicked Out and Why?

February 7, 2025

by Morghan Manuel

WASHINGTON – D.C.’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) closed its application portal on Nov. 20, 2024,…

National·News·Politics·Washington D.C.

Protesters Gather for Anti-Trump People’s March

January 19, 2025

by Kayla Smernoff

By Kayla Smernoff Howard University News Service The self-described joyfully resistant People’s March led thousands of…

Election 2024·State & Local

Political Violence Poses a Threat to D.C.’s Unhoused Population Ahead of Election Results

November 5, 2024

by Donovan McNeal

By Donovan McNeal Howard University News Service WASHINGTON—As the presidential election approached, the nation’s capital braced…

Entertainment

2024 DC Music Summit Brings Out Music Enthusiasts For Celebration of the Craft

April 25, 2024

by Jordyn Taylor

The D.C. Music Summit has returned for its sixth annual music conference hosted at Anacostia High…

Arts

Accessible D.C. art exhibitions are down the street from where you live

April 18, 2024

by Avery Harrison

Washington, D.C., is home to 21 Smithsonian museums, national monuments, and historic buildings that date back…

State & Local

Dispensaries open amid backlash

April 14, 2024

by Joy Young

By Joy Young Green Theory, a new medical marijuana shop, is facing backlash due to its…

Arts·Entertainment

Anacostia community addresses gun violence through art

April 13, 2024

by Kalahari Deprez

Red and white letters spelling ‘Laundromat’ are on the outside of the building, and graffiti and…

State & Local

Crowds gather around D.C. to view a ‘once-in-a-generation’ solar eclipse

April 10, 2024

by Jasper Smith

By Jasper Smith Thousands of people in the D.C. area gathered in parks, outside of businesses,…

Education·State & Local

D.C.’s new budget may cut childcare services, early childhood educators are pushing back

April 9, 2024

by Jasper Smith

By Jasper Smith When Cashawn Thompson began her career as an early childhood educator nearly 20…

Politics

D.C. residents allege failures in transporting students with disabilities

April 4, 2024

by Autumn Coleman

By Autumn Coleman Elizabeth Dagget is never sure that transportation will arrive to pick up her…