By Amber Mapel On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14168 titled “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” Eleven days later, Dr. Mandi Pratt-Chapman...
By Daniel Herrera Benitez For the first time in 44 years, the election for Ward 1’s Council seat will not include the incumbent council member after Brianne Nadeau announced she would not be seeking reelection last year. Several candidates have...
By Alejandra Mora Ortega Washington D.C. restaurants face economic and staffing problems depending on the Ward they reside in with the United States economy fluctuating throughout 2025 and 2026. “There used to be five of us in this...
By Faith Starchia The total number of full grocery stores in the district increased from 76 to 80 in 2025, with only one being placed in Ward 8, according to a report released by D.C. Hunger Solutions. Between Wards 7 and 8, where half of the...
By Lakeisha Waichungo When Kareen Gill first became a senior at American University, she was hopeful that with her undergraduate degree in political science, she would be able to secure a full-time job, or an internship that could lead to one in...
AU students staged a walk-out in protest of the University's handling of allegations that an SIS professor had ties to Jeffrey Epstein while serving as US Ambassador to Mexico. While the University has not released any official comments, the...
D.C. Council extends the curfew till April. Navy Yard residents question whether this is a fair public safety measure.
Thirty artists from across the Americas gathered in D.C. this weekend for the National Museum of the American Indian’s annual market, sharing work rooted in tradition.
The National Capital Planning Commission approves placement of the monument in Constitution Gardens. Visitors to the Mall welcome the news and wonder why it took so long.
Residents and businesses are voicing their excitement as they prepare for The Wharf’s holiday boat parade Saturday.
Despite the recent shooting of two National Guard soldiers late last month, hundreds attended the National Christmas Tree lighting last night in Washington, D.C. Guests of the event dismissed safety concerns, focusing on the opportunity to attend...
Many counties in the state lack enough physicians to meet basic needs. Leaders say workforce barriers are leaving rural residents behind.
The county opened the first of five new bus rapid transit lines in 2020. The next won't open until 2028.
Safeway is the only grocery store in the neighborhood, and the lack of alternatives is driving some residents out of the area to shop. But a remedy is coming now that Streets Market has announced plans to open a...
A major H street establishment warns the end of the DC Streetcar could derail H Street’s momentum, even as Metro offers reassurances with bus options and DDOT frames the shutdown as a budget decision.
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