Georgetown University and the Society of Jesus have set up funds and scholarships for the descendants of the enslaved as the institutions acknowledge their history with slavery.
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Arlington, Alexandria workers ratify first public-sector union contract since 1970s
Arlington and Alexandria labor and trades employees ratified the first two union contracts since a new collective bargaining law took effect in 2021.
Lauren Spiers
‘A huge step’: How a small business in Cleveland Park pushed to remain in the community
Femme Fatale’s team had the goal of purchasing its current retail space in Cleveland Park. With the help of a significant grant from Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration, it achieved that goal.
Daniela Lobo
Washington Post Guild stages biggest strike since the seventies
Hundreds of Posties refuse to work, in hopes that paper executives will warm up to fairer labor practices.
Nicole Wiley
Body found at the site of a viral Ballston home explosion
A stunned community praises the efforts of law enforcement in minimizing damages from a massive fireball.
Cameron Adams
Navy working on land swap to facilitate new museum, retail development
The National Navy Museum and Redbrick LMD have struck a deal to trade land parcels for a mutually beneficial development plan.
Madeleine Sherer
Francis Stevens parents lack confidence that DCPS can deliver promised modernized school
Teachers and parents cite D.C. Public School’s lack of communication and poor temporary schooling facilities as reasons they have little faith in the success of the School Without Walls at Francis Stevens’ modernization...
Katherine Hapgood
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.
Death of cyclist reveals cracks in DC’s Vision Zero Plan
Traffic deaths in the District are up 55% from this time last year as the city nears 2024, the year Mayor Bowser declared the goal to end traffic violence.
Alex Angle
‘People are dying:’ Adams Morgan, Ward 1 residents scared about the rise of crime
Residents in Adams Morgan met to share fears of rising crime. Police admit the department lacks resources.
Dima Amro