Redrawing School Boundaries
The process of changing school boundaries for DC Public Schools (DCPS) is underway. The 2023 Boundary and Student Assignment Study, or Boundary Study, reviews...
New Max Robinson Center Opens
The bright, art-deco style walls of Whitman-Walker’s Max Robinson Center, 2301 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, are difficult to miss. For decades, the...
Yes, People Did Swim in the Anacostia –and They Will Again
Growing up in Hillbrook in the 1950s and 60s, Dennis Chestnut learned to swim in the Anacostia River. As a little boy, he would...
How Can You Prepare for A Flood?
On Friday, September 1, Mayor Bowser declared September as "DC Preparedness Month." Nationwide in September, governments launch efforts to remind residents and businesses to...
I Love Lucy
Lucy Mae is three-and-a-half years old and locally famous; nearly every time she steps out, someone takes her picture and posts a sighting on...
Heated Discussion About Bus Priority on Barracks Row at ANC 6B
Voices at the Sept. 12 meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6B sometimes barely contained the emotion in their voices as they discussed the...
DDOT Discusses Traffic and Pedestrian Safety at ANC 6A
Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 6A) met via Zoom on July 13. Commissioners Keya Chatterjee (6A01, vice chair), Roberta Shapiro (6A03), Amber Gove (6A04, chair),...
Woman Dies in Duncan Place Shooting
Police arrested a man Saturday afternoon on Duncan Place NE, a few blocks north of Maury Elementary.
At approximately 3:13 p.m., members of the First...
How to Extend Unemployment Insurance Beyond 26 Weeks
Unemployment Insurance (UI) offers workers 26 weeks of initial benefits but compensation can be extended for up to a year through two 13-week extensions.
The...
1A Fest Highlights, Lauds Five Rights of First Amendment
On Saturday, Ralph Albrecht was reminded of his father’s experience as a young boy in Nazi Germany.
“Obviously, he was a kid, so couldn't do...
