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Cameron Adams
Black restaurant owners need tech and each other, panelists say
Business owners and entrepreneurs emphasized the importance of technological literacy and brand collaboration during the DMV Black Restaurant Week virtual conference.
Zeina Mohammed
Capitol Hill, SW organizations fight to close pandemic’s education gap
Community organizations in Capitol Hill and Southwest Washington have banded together to help students struggling with distance learning. During a pandemic that has disproportionately targeted low-income students of...
Tobi Raji
Farming the future: Family-owned MoCo farms bounce back
Montgomery County family-owned farms faced losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic and commercialization, but future businesses look to rejuvenate the Agricultural Reserve.
Gianna Gronowski
Drivers in Arlington who fail to stop for pedestrians could face $500 fines
The Arlington County Board fixes a discrepancy between Arlington’s traffic laws and Virginia’s, and now drivers who zoom past pedestrians in crosswalks might have to pay.
Lauren Spiers
Participants march, standing up for human rights
Erica Rodgers, National Director of the Youth for Human Rights International, recalled a touching moment between the organization and an 11-year-old boy. The organization had visited the boy’s elementary school to teach...
Petruce Jean-Charles
Logan Circle bar increases sales by 50% during ‘Love is Blind’ watch parties
The Crown & Crow is featured in this season of the reality dating show. Every Wednesday, fans visit the “set” and watch new episodes over discounted, themed drinks.
Maria Lawson
Shaw will likely return to Ward 2 after redistricting. Here’s what that means.
Shaw’s return to Ward 2 would make representation and community projects easier, but it would also create whiplash for a neighborhood that’s been in a game of ping pong.
Grace Nardei
In Brookland, a community stands behind its public schools
Brookland parents and community organizers are joining together to support the neighborhood's public schools.
Jacob Wallace
Shaw: How local officials are encouraging residents to make the sustainable switch
The D.C. policy agenda has pushed clean energy for more than 10 years. Now, local officials are pressing solar energy to encourage environmentally conscious consumption.
Caroline Cliona Boyle