The Elephant Free School, a nonprofit focused on political education and youth programming, will open at the Lincoln Temple United Church on Oct. 10.
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...
Eight months into the pandemic and Columbia Heights’ Latin American Youth Center has seen an increase in its youth enrollment in counseling services. The Wash spoke with four people connected to the center to better...
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.
Columbia Heights residents use new mail-in drop box locations to submit their ballots for the upcoming presidential and local elections.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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.
Each health center meets the varying needs of each community by providing different services.
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