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Mayor Vincent Gray will hold a Ward 6 town hall meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, April 25 at the Capitol Hill Montessori @ Logan - 215 G St. in Northeast, where he will discuss his FY 2014 budget.…
Howard University's Journalism Department is working with local news organizations to record reports of gunfire in D.C. neighborhoods. Using crowdsourcing maps as the primary method of obtaining the information, the project allows residents to participate in identifying when -- and, to…
Beginning in August, Eastern Senior High School in Northeast will be the first neighborhood, non-application District public school to offer an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma. Eastern principal, Rachel Skerritt, recently received notification of the school's authorization to offer the…
Mayor Vincent C. Gray joined other District officials and labor leaders this week in announcing the completion of collective bargaining agreementsb that will result in raises for about 13,000 unionized workers and a 3 percent pay increase for 10,000 non-union employees. The April 17 announcement…
The Washington Nationals observed Jackie Robinson Day, April 15, in Miami when they took on the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park, with each of the team's players wearing No. 42 as part of a League-wide celebration of the first African-American…
Mara Leads in Non-Media Endorsements D.C. Council at-large candidate Patrick Mara, a Republican, leads his competitors in attracting high-profile endorsements for the upcoming April 23 special election. The D.C. Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) threw their support behind Mara…
It was an exciting day for Selivia Diggs on April 11 when she was given the keys to her new home with a mortgage less than apartment rent. Tears flowed and Diggs called it a blessing. Looking on, Prince George's…
At an early morning breakfast gathering in downtown Washington last week, officials from around the Washington metropolitan area treated more than 200 business leaders to a cordial but sometimes chippy discussion about regional cooperation. While the politicians didn't solve all…
Plastic Bag Fee Doesn't Materialize Marylanders should prepare to open their pocketbooks a little wider. On March 29, the legislature approved Gov. Martin O'Malley's gas tax increase which will hike gas taxes during the next four years, beginning with a…
The Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation (WRCF) and NRG Energy rewarded more than 100 third-graders at Glenridge Elementary School in Prince George's County on for their commitment to reading with an April 16 "Power to Read Pizza Party." Throughout the 2012…
Thousands of additional District residents with substance abuse problems will be able to receive treatment under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. With more than 2,000 homeless drug addicts and functional alcoholics becoming newly-eligible for treatment in the District, equates to a…
Mayor Vincent Gray said late Monday, that while proceeding today with the celebration of the District's Emancipation Day, he and city officials continue to monitor the situation that took place at the Boston Marathon. The mayor added that in commemoration of the day on which schools…
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