DC Stabilization and Sobering Center under first second phase of renovation. (Lillian Juarez/The Wash)

Drug and alcohol treatment facility slated to open in Columbia Heights, residents skeptical

A second sobering and stabilization center is scheduled to be completed in 2026. Those who live in the area are questioning why they weren't included in the decision-making process.

Lillian Juarez

December 3, 2024

Columbia Heights

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.

Sarah Welch

October 6, 2020

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...

Sarah Welch

September 22, 2020

Participants march, standing up for human rights

Erica Rodgers, National Director of the Youth for Human Rights International, recalled a touching moment between the organization and an 11-year-old boy. The organization had visited the boy’s elementary school to teach...

Petruce Jean-Charles

December 9, 2019

Man arrested after police standoff in Columbia Heights

A DC man with a previous warrant for his arrest was taken into custody yesterday after returning to the home of a victim he had assaulted.

Maya McKenzie

December 5, 2019

Satire: Are creepy clowns roaming the streets of Columbia Heights?

An online rumor suggests that clowns could be in Columbia Heights at night. The Wash debunks whether the 2016 clown pandemic has returned to our own backyard.

Sianna Boschetti

December 3, 2019

New equity plan tackles health barriers

Each health center meets the varying needs of each community by providing different services.

Petruce Jean-Charles

December 3, 2019

Cracked rail at Columbia Heights station delays Green and Yellow line commuters

Despite regular maintenance under the SafeTrack plan, a cracked rail in Columbia Heights forced trains to single-track and put commuters behind on Monday.

Sianna Boschetti

November 20, 2019

Ward 1’s new Public Safety Coalition brings resources to those who need them most

Violent crime is all too common in Columbia Heights. This group hopes to change that.

Sianna Boschetti

November 19, 2019

The past, present and future of the District’s fallout shelters

Just below the surface, the District is hiding hundreds of fallout shelters. But in a pinch, could you still use one?

Sianna Boschetti

November 17, 2019

DC schools see an increase in student safety concerns after multiple shootings

Solutions are being developed for the increase in student safety complaints in Ward 1.

Petruce Jean-Charles

November 12, 2019

Drug and alcohol treatment facility slated to open in Columbia Heights, residents skeptical

Columbia Heights

Dancing in the time of coronavirus: How an arts school is working to raise up DC’s hardest hit community

As DC officials drive Park Morton redevelopment forward, residents fear permanent displacement

Participants march, standing up for human rights

Man arrested after police standoff in Columbia Heights

Satire: Are creepy clowns roaming the streets of Columbia Heights?

New equity plan tackles health barriers

Cracked rail at Columbia Heights station delays Green and Yellow line commuters

Ward 1’s new Public Safety Coalition brings resources to those who need them most

The past, present and future of the District’s fallout shelters

DC schools see an increase in student safety concerns after multiple shootings

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