Despite multiple attempts by teachers, parents, and local ANC commissioners to call DCPS and the D.C. Department of General Services to action, Whittier Elementary School remains in a state of disrepair.
Lalini Pedris
Lalini Pedris
D.C.’s first Black, LGBTQ+ Councilmember Zachary Parker contemplates his new role
In the weeks following his landslide victory as D.C. councilmember representing Ward 5, Zachary Parker discusses his landmark victory.
U.S. foreign relations strategy as a world power debated at Nixon Foundation session
Speakers discussed the United States' role as a global power at a session of the Grand Strategy Summit.
Americans share concerns for the state of the union
In the final days of the midterms, citizens decry political divisiveness
Ward 5 Voters: DC’s affordable housing market available but poorly accessible
D.C. residents at the Woodridge Library polling station stress that affordable housing is a necessity.
Despite challenges, colon cancer screenings are improving preventive healthcare in D.C.’s Ward 5
The “Colon Cancer Prevention in the Neighborhood” initiative helps community members to understand the importance of preventive colon cancer screenings.
Suspect flees from scene plowing Lexus into apartment in NE D.C. – new details emerge
A vehicle plowed through a family home at Clermont Apartments Sunday night, and the suspect is still at large. According to Metropolitan Police Department Public Information Officer Alaina Gertz, the driver of the...
Winter is coming — and Ward 5 schools are unprepared
As cold temperatures set in, the District prepares for the annual cooling to heating switchover across public schools. But, hundreds of HVAC repairs are still pending.
D.C.’s faith-based organizations help combat food insecurity
The Franciscan Monastery and other religious institutions in D.C.’s Ward 5 donate thousands of pounds of produce per year to help feed the hungry.
