Residents in Ward 8 said the District needs to tighten its grip on panhandling. But they are unsure of how the city should do it. Following numerous unsuccessful attempts to change panhandling restrictions in D.C...
D.C. set a six-year goal to build 36,000 units by 2025, 12,000 of which should be affordable. So far, the city is on track to achieve this. But some advocates are still dissatisfied.
Ward 8 stakeholders lament the lack of grocery stores and the city’s inaction, citing those as key reasons why food insecurity hasn’t let up east of the river. A rumor that the region’s sole grocery store east of the...