Residents in Adams Morgan met to share fears of rising crime. Police admit the department lacks resources.
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Dima Amro
‘It’s critical that they get a voice’: Rockville to vote on lowering voting age in upcoming city election
In the forthcoming Rockville elections on November 7, voters will decide whether 16 and 17-year-olds should gain the right to vote in local elections. This ballot proposal aims to involve younger residents in shaping...
Kaishi Chhabra
As NoMa develops, Deaf community questions its future
Unfamiliarity with sign language, lack of translators, and rising rents in the rapidly growing neighborhood are pushing its longtime Deaf community out.
Shwetha Surendran
In Anacostia, a long-suffering river is making a comeback
The Anacostia River has failed pollution standards for decades. Now, residents are helping it make a passing grade.
Wash staff
Reopened Zoo Loop Trail’s hours of operation draw congressional criticism
The operating hours of the recently reopened Zoo Loop Trail in Rock Creek Park has prompted complaints from the community — and D.C.'s own congressperson. Safety issues are at the forefront of both the zoo and the...
Ileana Garnand
The Washington National Opera returns to the Kennedy Center stage, alongside other arts groups
The Kennedy Center boasts a full 2021- 22 season after enduring an 18-month pandemic-induced hiatus and the fiscal challenges it created.
Megan Ruggles
Upcoming WMATA bus garage raises concern among Friendship Heights residents
WMATA’s plans to convert a Lord & Taylor property into a garage for zero-emissions buses raised concerns and sparked conversation among members of the Friendship Heights community.
Julia Mouketo
After heated campaign, man once tied to white supremacy loses Ward 8 ANC race
Advocates were happy that Ward 8 residents decided on a Black Washingtonian instead. Robin McKinney won 50% of the vote.
Lola Fadulu
Bagels, fraud and false identities: nationwide scam targets Adams Morgan
Pepe Montesinos immigrated from Oaxaca, Mexico, to Washington, D.C., in 1965, and 10 years later his American dream took root in Adams Morgan. For 40 years, his restaurant Mixtec was a neighborhood staple, serving...
Yousef Alshammari
District reverses course on athletic field decision
Banneker student-athletes find victory in overturning District athletic field decision.
Elise Dean