For half a century, Malcolm X Park’s Sunday drum circle has been a D.C tradition. Today, drumming endures in teaching spaces throughout the DMV.
The Family Place Adult Public Charter School provides students free courses to improve their English skills. They are looking to increase their enrollment in the coming years to serve the largest number of students...
Columbia Heights voters are divided over a bill that now sits on Mayor Bowser's desk.
A wind of change is blowing over high schools in Ward 1, as Cardozo Education Campus won a grant two weeks ago to redesign its curriculum for the next school year. The other high school in Ward 1, Columbia Heights...
The D.C. Council will consider bills to decriminalize unlicensed street vendors and create a vending zone in Columbia Heights. The measures have been introduced by Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau.
Hispanic restaurants in Columbia Heights are still reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and owners are hoping to capitalize on Hispanic Heritage Month as one way to attract customers. These owners know that...
Upwards of $1000 worth of cash and several phones were stolen from Mobile X, a phone repair shop, the owner said.
This shooting marks the second act of gunfire at the Metro station in the past two weeks.
A park cleanup day in Columbia Heights led by the Baha’i Institute reminds community members of the importance and need for service.
EL Studio welcomed around 100 ‘alley-hoppers’ to the neighborhood, allowing them to tour three different alley spaces, including one soon-to-be developed by its team.
Columbia Heights residents weigh in on the proposed D.C. law that would mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for students. Eight Columbia Heights residents interviewed by the Wash are in favor of the D.C. bill.
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