Today: November 22, 2024
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) have announced the selection of Parcel 6 Community Partners to lead the development of Parcel 6, a 202,758-square-foot site on the St. Elizabeths East Campus in…
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…
The Bowser Administration marked a significant milestone in Washington, DC’s educational landscape with the commencement of pre-K classes at DC Public Schools (DCPS). The celebration, held at the newly renovated Garfield Elementary School in Ward 8, underscored the city’s commitment to early…
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.…
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…
This year, the National Cherry Blossom Festival attracted a record number of visitors to D.C., according to new data from festival organizers and Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office on August 7. The figures reveal that 1.6 million people flocked to the District and…
MIa Boykin Howard University College of Medicine is a part of a $600 million donation to four HBCU medical schools. Bloomberg Philanthropies, the group that provided the donation, hopes the money will address long-standing funding inequities and boost each institution’s ability to…
