Right Proper Brewing Co. is expanding again with a new location opening in Eckington next spring. At current capacity, Right Proper brews and distributes about 5,000 barrels of beer per year. The new 5,500...
UPDATE: DC responds to AU Wash investigation into backlogged work orders.
After five recent shootings in Shaw, Ward 6 commissioners and Councilmember Charles Allen have solutions to cut down on gun violence.
$800,000 spent by taxpayers this year on clean up.
Developers continue gutting the inside of Grimke School, which will hold the new African American Civil War Memorial Museum, office space, and residential living.
A month into a free opioid overdose distribution program, Washington D.C. pharmacies and churches are raving about how this pilot program is positively affecting high-risk communities. According to a spokesperson for...
The DC Cat Count Project started to get an estimate of outdoor and indoor cats in Washington, D.C.; however, since the study began in 2018, they have discovered that other species roam the city streets of D.C
The controversial development of Banneker High School in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington D.C. will temporarily close two of Shaws’ most utilized public park spaces.
Property crimes are on the rise in Washington, D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood, and a little “street sense” can make all the difference in residents’ safety, according to the District’s Metropolitan Police Department. Since...
Against the backdrop of mounting gentrification, increased poverty and a lack of affordable housing, the Bread for the City organization finds those affected a new place to call home. The organization began as two...
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