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.
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Lillian Juarez
Syrians report eerily similar recurring nightmares
People who have fled violent regimes bring a form of PTSD into their dreams.
Bibars Nakhesh
Homeless residents encounter support, hostility in Foggy Bottom
Wealthy and homeless residents try to coexist in the neighborhood with mixed results.
Wash staff
MoCo public schools experience dramatic spike in student violence
County leaders are pushing for better mental health support in 2022. Meanwhile, students’ needs grow “more intense by the day.”
M Colkitt
Location of new Amazon grocery store raises questions
A new Amazon grocery store is coming to Dupont Circle, despite historic need in low income areas.
Samantha Eley
‘Love that chicken from Popeyes’: viral rat video sparks conversation in Capitol Hill
As concerns over the state of health in many restaurants arise in Capitol Hill after the Popeyes incident, an ANC chair recommends implementing a new system of grading restaurants.
Kayla Gallagher
‘This industry is defined by resilience.’ Dupont Circle business owners experience both challenges and opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dupont Circle had “significant” business turnover during the pandemic, with 25 closings and 10 openings in the last year and a half throughout the Business Improvement District.
Heidi Kirk
Impeachment inquiry echoes across the Atlantic
European countries like Italy are influenced by American politics and culture, and the impeachment inquiry is no exception.
Emily Hayes
The Black Georgetown Foundation works to protect Georgetown’s African American cemeteries
The foundation has been working to preserve and restore the historically Black sacred burial ground, Mount Zion-Female Union Band Society Cemeteries, which is tucked away on Georgetown’s Q Street.
Mirika Rayaprolu
Graffiti complaints in the District reach five-year high
Public artistic expression is under siege in D.C. One local graffiti artist said the problem won’t be solved until the city funds more art programs.
Nicole Wiley