Washington Informer
The District's Fire Department recently came under the watchful and sometimes critical eye of D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson who heads the Committee on the Judiciary, which oversees the department. A recent hearing held in the Council Chambers inside the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative (DCPNI) has received an historic 5-year, $25 million grant from the US Department of Education's Promise Neighborhood Fund to help transform education, healthcare, and other services available to children and their…
“My most exciting assignment this year was the grand opening of the Howard Theater. It was hard not to appear as a star struck fan seeing so many of the celebrities I grew up watching on television or hearing…
Lawmakers Put Rosecroft on Track for Voters' Referendum A high-ranking senator from Prince George's County recently sponsored legislation that would allow a casino that features slot machines and Las Vegas-style table games in the county, if state and local voters…
Washington D.C. is considered, by many in the media, as the sweet spot of news. This year did not disappoint, whether it was the city council, the city's fight for independence, self-sufficiency and autonomy; or crises within local transportation, housing,…
The Informer cast a wide spotlight on the vibrant arts scene in Washington, D.C. and the region. Whether it was music – hip hop, gospel, R&B, Soul, jazz – the Arts, books, movies or the latest cars, the paper presented…
Education in the Districts saw many changes over the course of 2012. In addition to the controversy surrounding Superintendent Kaya Henderson's administration and the retrenchment of District of Columbia Public Schools which had parents up in arms following several waves…
WPGC 95.5 in partnership with Henry’s Soul Café sponsored their 2nd Annual Toy Drive at a local D.C. shelter on Friday, Dec. 21. Henry’s co-owner Bernard Brooks said, “So many families in our Nation’s Capital struggle to provide the necessities…
The District government has issued occupancy permits for its first medical marijuana cultivation center and dispensary that will be located respectively, in Northwest and Northeast. Overall, the program which will be overseen the D.C. Department of Health, is expected to operate…
Civil and Women's Rights Activist Celebrated To describe Anna Julia Cooper as a pioneer would be inaccurate. The African-American feminist and civil rights activist ideas were far more visionary and well ahead of her time. When Cooper died in 1964,…
Department of Corrections Gives Students Tools to Cope The Prince George's County Department of Corrections will complete its six week mentoring program at Glenridge Elementary School in Landover Hills, MD on Tuesday, December 18. One hundred and sixty one students…
The race to fill the at-large D.C. Council member position vacated by current D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson has started and has attracted a group of candidates who have varying degrees of experience in District politics. Anita Bonds, the…
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