For half a century, Malcolm X Park’s Sunday drum circle has been a D.C tradition. Today, drumming endures in teaching spaces throughout the DMV.
Violent crime is all too common in Columbia Heights. This group hopes to change that.
Just below the surface, the District is hiding hundreds of fallout shelters. But in a pinch, could you still use one?
Solutions are being developed for the increase in student safety complaints in Ward 1.
Residents gathered at Lamont Plaza on Saturday to reclaim rent control.
MPD reports that violent crime is down, but in Columbia Heights, residents and business owners are still feeling the impact.
115 police officers to be granted overtime due to shootings in Columbia Heights.
The District Department of Transportation is right in the middle of a multi-million dollar street improvement project along 16th St. aimed at improving bus ridership, on-time reliability and increased pedestrian safety ...
2019 is on track to meet or exceed last year’s 194 reported hate crimes. Law enforcement, community groups and government agencies are working to stop that before it happens.
Counseling at a charter school in Columbia Heights helps students whose families have been separated by migration.
Residents called on the District's council to pass a bill that would criminalize threatening to reveal someone's immigration status to law enforcement.
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