Today: December 20, 2024
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is calling on families to leverage the plethora of afterschool and out-of-school programs available to youths in the nation’s capital by attending the upcoming 2nd Annual Afterschool in the City resource fair. The fair is to be…
Washington, DC has officially launched its annual 202Creates festival, a month-long celebration showcasing the city’s diverse and talented creative community on August 29. Initiated in September 2016 under Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration, this event highlights local artists and creatives across all eight…
With Labor Day coming on Monday, September 2, the DC government has announced the closure of some public facilities. Residents of Washington, DC should be aware of several facility closures and service modifications. While some essential services will remain open, many government…
The political landscape of Washington D.C.’s Ward 8 has been thrown into turmoil following the arrest of Councilmember Trayon White on federal bribery charges on Sunday, August 19. The 40-year-old Councilmember was arrested in Navy Yard by federal authorities for receiving envelopes…
This Friday, August 23, Mayor Muriel Bowser will celebrate the new school year with families at the Fields at the Robert F. Kennedy campus (RFK). The Back-to-School Day will provide comprehensive resources for students and families preparing for the upcoming school year.…
Angela Alsobrooks – People like me, with stories like mine, do not usually make it to the United States Senate. But they should. I am the proud granddaughter of a housekeeper, Sarah Daisy, who raised her three children in a one-bedroom apartment.…
Heman Bekele, a 15-year-old Ethiopian immigrant from Annandale, Virginia, has been named as TIME’s 2024 Kid of the Year for his innovative creation of a soap that could revolutionize skin cancer treatment. Bekele’s groundbreaking work aims to provide a more accessible method…
The Bowser Administration kicked off the 2024-25 school year by hosting a Special Education conference for educators on August 15. Hundreds of school leaders gathered at the Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet University for this all-day event organized by the Office of…
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the District of Columbia has secured $61.3 million from the U.S. Treasury Department’s American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) Capital Projects Fund. This significant funding boost is earmarked for enhancing community facilities across the nation’s capital, with a…
Out of 592 athletes on Team USA, 18 were from Maryland, 15 from Virginia, and 1 from DC. Marylanders number was not just for show as the athletes cumulatively brought home a total of 12 medals, including six golds, making the state…
