In its sixth year, Art All Night Anacostia encourages the neighborhood to practice “Good Trouble. Louder!” while amplifying its artists, businesses, and community members.
The museum is hopeful the renovations will help carry its mission to serve the community in telling stories of everyday people who have shaped the city’s history.
The two were taken to an area hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Both are in stable condition, a police spokeswoman said.
As 150,000 residents in Wards 7 and 8 continue to share one hospital, telehealth could provide access to much-needed care in other parts of the city.
Community members emphasize the importance of government funding for families 'East of the River' in the areas of housing, education and violence prevention
The D.C. Council is considering imposing an excise tax on soda and sugary drinks that could raise the price of a two-liter Coke by $1. But residents in Anacostia say the current price of a soda is already too high.
In schools across the city, the success of students increases when there is support for their families and their community.
KIPP DC, a network of pre-K through 12 charter schools, wants to convert the former Ferebee-Hope building into its eighth site.
The decision to move forward on a delayed action project backed by the city that will clean the bottom of the Anacostia River will be made before the year is over A project to clean harmful chemicals that have plagued...
Two years have passed since Karen Lee stared down at her student’s empty desk for the first time. The desk had belonged to Zaire Kelly, a 16-year-old student at Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School, who...
Barry Farm residents are uncertain of what their future holds as demolition continues around the housing development.
The Wash is an online magazine published by graduate journalism students at American University's School of Communication.
Copyright © 2026. Created by American University School of Communication.
Ashayla Byrd
Kristen Johnson
Lauren Lumpkin
Wash staff