Crowd overwhelms portions of public transportation, but safety plan was successful.
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Matt Thibault
Wash staff
In Eckington, pajamas are the school uniform for the foreseeable future
D.C. Public Schools abandoned a plan to return some students in person learning earlier in November. Now, one student at Langley Elementary School in Eckington considers what finishing out the school year on a virtual...
Anna Brugmann
2018 to be Another “Year of the Woman” — With One Caveat
Photo by Mirah Curzer on Unsplash Natalie Niemeyer, a 25 year-old researcher for Democratic organizations, left her cubicle in D.C. this fall to do something she said she rarely gets to do: talk with voters face-to-face...
Prayer vigil and peaceful protest for Palestinians staged during National Christmas Tree lighting
A group of about 30 people gathered at the Ellipse to call for peace in Palestine.
Madeleine Sherer
Fall weather brings flooding and more risk for drivers
Every year southern Montgomery County and the Bethesda suburbs have flood warnings. Local EMS remind the community to "Turn around, don't drown."
John T. Seward
Social media allows political candidates to meet young voters where they’re at, but will it translate to turnout?
As mail-in ballots begin to be counted and voters start trickling into early voting centers, American voters’ eyes will soon be concentrated on a couple of key voter groups. One major category: young voters. ...
Dana Munro
Young people aren’t sure their votes matter
By Lydia Calitri Young voters in presidential elections often come out in low numbers — usually posting historically low numbers in their voting demographic. The 2020 South Carolina primary was no exception. Voters...
Meet Rita Willis: Protester who wants to get out the vote
Update: Henrico County is one of a handful of areas Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin did not win on Tuesday. Voters chose Democrat Terry McAuliffe by a margin of 58% to 41%.
Local food market helps both the community and the farmers that feed it
The Columbia Heights Farmers Market is a place where those without access to fresh produce can eat sustainably and healthy, while supporting local farmers.
Nicole Wiley