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Hayden Godfrey
Angry backlash forces a complete rebranding of a community safety forum
The owner of Tryst wanted to hold a community forum focused on safety, so he agreed to host Coffee with a Cop. However, community backlash forced him to refocus the event onto homelessness.
Nicole Yu
Arlington residents get a voice on where the DCA pedestrian bridge will be built
Here's everything you need to know for Arlington County’s pedestrian bridge to National Airport, before the Nov. 6th deadline to submit your opinion on where the bridge should be located.
Ron Simon III
Despite challenges, colon cancer screenings are improving preventive healthcare in D.C.’s Ward 5
The “Colon Cancer Prevention in the Neighborhood” initiative helps community members to understand the importance of preventive colon cancer screenings.
Lalini Pedris
Preserving the past through oral history in Old Town
The Alexandria Office of Historic Preservation wants to document Old Town Alexandria’s ever-changing history through interviews. To achieve this, the city last month opened an Oral History Center aimed at preserving...
Alex Fernandez
On-site restaurants are game changers for hotels
As more hotels partner with restaurants to create on-site eating options for guests, small businesses will have to compete with larger, chain restaurants for tourists' patronage.
Sophia Steele
D.C. voters to decide how to compensate tipped workers
D.C. voters have a second opportunity to vote on how to compensate tipped workers this election day. If passed, Initiative 82 would steadily increase the minimum wage of service workers to match that of non-tipped...
Samantha Eley
NoMa’s newest green space, Swampoodle Terrace, opens to the community
The park is one of the final pieces of a decade-long plan to get more greenery and community spaces into the young and urban neighborhood.
Shwetha Surendran
First public charter pre-k school in Ward 3 slated to open next August
A tuition-free public charter pre-K would be beneficial for parents in Ward 3 that have few offered in neighborhood elementary schools.
Nami Hijikata
Ward 1 high schools hope for a change with a new education grant
A wind of change is blowing over high schools in Ward 1, as Cardozo Education Campus won a grant two weeks ago to redesign its curriculum for the next school year. The other high school in Ward 1, Columbia Heights...
Solène Guarinos