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Mike Pesoli
Cherry blossoms remain beautiful despite environmental challenges
Park Service arborist fights environmental challenges to keep cherry trees healthy and blooming at the Tidal Basin.
Abby Sussman
Goodwill of Greater Washington HQ is moving to NoMA
Goodwill of Greater Washington’s headquarters is moving to a new office space that will provide better transportation options, a central location within the District and access to more resources than what the previous...
Mariyah Espinoza
GMU opens new college of public health, a first for Virginia
With nearly 3,200 students, the college at George Mason University is the first of its kind in Virginia, where no other university has created a formal public health college.
Olivia Diaz
The internet says Dupont Pizza is infested with Rats. Health inspectors say its not.
A social media video showing rats in the kitchen of a Dupont Circle pizza joint went viral. The business took a hit in sales, but the owner says the footage is years old.
Courtney Jacobs
A proposed soda tax is designed to help the city’s poorest. They’re speaking against it.
The D.C. Council is considering imposing an excise tax on soda and sugary drinks that could raise the price of a two-liter Coke by $1. But residents in Anacostia say the current price of a soda is already too high.
Lauren Lumpkin
Metro train strikes person at Farragut West, service suspended 2 hours
Some metro stations in D.C. were held up after Farragut West Station suspended their operations for two hours due to a medical emergency.
Kayla Clarke
Residents, children block Brookland intersection advocating for safer streets
Community members gathered at the corner of 14th and Irving St. Northeast in remembrance of 5-year-old Allie Hart, who died after being hit by a car while on her bicycle earlier this year.
Hanna Holthaus
Worries mount despite good business at DC’s Fish Market
Longtime D.C. residents say that the Municipal Fish Market is here to stay, while others warn of impending consequences.
Kordell Martin
Arlington commits to new image, starting with its logo
Arlington County’s logo currently depicts a symbol of Arlington House, an Arlington Cemetery memorial of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Some say its use glorifies a slave master. Now, county leaders want to change...
Alex Lucas