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Bipartisan lawmakers call for regulation of license-reading cameras
Cybersecurity experts, policy advocates and community members testify on the potential dangers of AI-driven license plate readers and the lack of effective guardrails.
The fight–and laughs–over black history continues in D.C.
Educating and defending black history isn’t always a protest; it can happen at a comedy show, too."Drunk Black History," a podcast that explores black history and culture through humor, came to D.C. this past month.
Rubell Museum’s new exhibits connect with visitors
The Rubell Museum opens two new exhibits this month: a solo exhibition of collages by Thomas Houseago and a second that features work by 17 different artists entitled Friends, Lovers and Me: Recent Acquisitions. Both...
Redbrick preps for 160-room hotel despite objections from Ward 8A ANC leaders
The Bridge District will soon begin construction for the first major hotel east of the Anacostia River. Ward 8 community leaders urge the developers, Redbrick LMD, to share community benefits in writing.
New Egyptian art exhibition in Dupont is a national gem
D.C. residents can now visit an Egyptian modern and contemporary art exhibition. And it’s one of the first of its kind in the U.S.
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Would $100K salaries lure MCPS teachers to an AI-based school?
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Takoma Park mayoral election brings affordable housing to the forefront
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GEICO site lawsuit heads to court; hearing set for Oct. 19
Residents near the site want the developers of the proposed Friendship Commons to stick with an agreement reached as part of a 1998 sector plan for the site.
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Brookland Community aims to bring business back to 12th Street
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Anti-Gentrification Nonprofit Replacing Closed Shaw Community Center
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