Many residents and workers in the NoMa area aren’t aware of a new discount program launched by the NoMa BID that aims to direct neighborhood spending back into the community. Businesses say only a handful of...
Police responded to a gun fired in the west hall on Wednesday evening; suspects in custody
In its 2022 edition, D.C. Walls––NoMa’s annual mural festival since 2016––breathes fresh life into the former fast joint before its planned demolition next year.
The result of a gap in the L’Enfant Plan, Dave Thomas Circle was never meant to be born.
The Metropolitan Police Department believes they are working to address residents’ safety concerns and reduce violent crime.
D.C.’s Humane Rescue Alliance, said this legislation would remove barriers to pet food donations.
After a 41.9% population growth in the last decade, Ward 6 boundaries will change during the decennial redistricting process. Rebalancing wards will push some residents into Wards 7 and 8, further changing their racial...
United States Postal Service officials hire nearly 100 mail carrier assistants in DC but residents say they are still feeling discouraged with progress
Nearly two weeks after a NoMa encampment resident was bulldozed during a clearing, activists are unsure whether the man has found housing.
Education and research experts lead the way toward change.
Activists say the brutal clearing is symptomatic of business and government’s failure to directly engage with unhoused people.
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