Litter has plagued many D.C. streets and alleys for years, and over the last eight months, the pandemic has only exacerbated the issue. Now, a new government initiative is testing a strategy to promote proper trash...
Sarah Welch
Sarah Welch
Cyclists vs seniors: a community’s battle over bike lanes and parking spots
In a push for more sustainable and efficient modes of travel, projects to expand bike and bus lanes are replacing residential parking in parts of the city. But these changes impact some of the community’s most...
A failure of political polling?
The 2020 election has been rife with uncertainty, including whether the polling industry will have to change.
Keith Newell
Election night gathering is a mostly jubilant affair
Hundreds gathered several blocks from the White House on Tuesday night to celebrate the 2020 election.
Voting has never tasted so good
How about a cheeseburger with your ‘I voted’ sticker? Pizza to the Polls, a nonprofit organization whose slogan is “democracy is delicious,” has been passing out free food around polling sites...
‘Vote like your life depends on it’
Senior voters, America’s largest active voting bloc, according to Pew Research Center, is also the group most at risk for coronavirus. But that’s not stopping them from voting in this election.
Who’s on your Ward 1 ballot: New CoHi-Park View neighbors run for ANC
There are currently four new candidates running in the ANC 1A election, yet many residents don’t know what this local representative body is or does for their community.
Dancing in the time of coronavirus: How an arts school is working to raise up DC’s hardest hit community
The pandemic has hit the arts particularly hard; but in Columbia Heights, a local dance school’s proactive response, and years of experience with adapting to community needs, looks to be keeping them afloat.
Shooting in Park View leaves one injured and police looking for answers
Police responded to a non-fatal shooting Saturday afternoon in the 500 block of Columbia Rd NW. The investigation is ongoing.
As DC officials drive Park Morton redevelopment forward, residents fear permanent displacement
Panic spread among Park Morton residents Monday morning after an email circulated stating that the District of Columbia Housing Authority was planning to shut down a residential building, giving residents 30 days to...
