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Zoë Watkins
After 3 years, delays continue on Petworth Rec Center renovations
Renovations to the Petworth Rec Center are still incomplete and residents are not surprised by the delay. But, in the meantime, community members can enjoy other outdoor recreation and fall programming.
Myra Patrick
Amid pandemic, families in Ward 7 and Ward 8 welcome new resource centers
The city offers a wide range of resources for families, and “family success” centers aim to help residents navigate them better.
Lola Fadulu
Oldest Church in Georgetown looks to preserve past, prepare for future with restoration plan
Georgetown Lutheran Church wants to address ADA issues, restore its 1914 bell tower, and better manage stormwater.
Maya Smith
Maryland judge temporarily blocks ICE deportation of man detained on church property
Twenty-two days after ICE detained him, Binsar Siahaan was given a chance to pursue asylum by a Maryland judge.
Zeina Mohammed
Dancing in the time of coronavirus: How an arts school is working to raise up DC’s hardest hit community
The pandemic has hit the arts particularly hard; but in Columbia Heights, a local dance school’s proactive response, and years of experience with adapting to community needs, looks to be keeping them afloat.
Sarah Welch
Arlington County faces two crisis at start of school year: coronavirus and racial disparities
Community members in Arlington want to begin the school year ensuring black students are receiving equitable treatment and access to resources and opportunities. Arlington Public School administrators say they want the...
Alex Lucas
Amid pandemic, Georgetown graduate student union seeks arbitration over bargaining rights
Georgetown students say the university has violated the terms of its labor contract by denying them the right to bargain over health protections.
Keith Newell
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
U Street neighborhood awaiting final redevelopment plans
The city's online-only, recently-closed public life survey received almost 4,500 responses about current and future use of the space around the Reeves Center, which sits at 14th & U Street. The input will inform the...
Kimberly Cataudella