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Race to April 3 Holness Wants to Serve The Rev. E. Gail Holness is seeking the Democratic Party nomination for the at-large position on the D.C. Council on Tuesday, April 3. Holness said she will be a voice for the…
Michele V. Hagans' years-long effort to create a large-scale retail development took an important step to becoming reality when Hagans, a number of elected officials, businesspeople and members of the community took part in a groundbreaking ceremony at the construction…
A City Council retreat this week at the Washington Convention Center turned into a profanity-laced shouting match between Council members Marion Barry and David Catania. The Valentine's Day incident was sparked by a discussion on the United Medical Center in…
Washington, DC – Kenyan McDuffie has announced his candidacy for the Ward 5 special election to fill the post on the D.C. City Council that was vacated last month by Harry Thomas Jr. With an army of volunteers and supporters,…
The city of Washingto, D.C., does not usually play host to any major auto manufacturing or design facilities. However, in the last three years the nation's capital has turned out to be the nation's most influential car city. This…
Efforts have officially begun to recall Mayor Vincent Gray and City Council Chairman Kwame Brown. A special meeting was held Feb. 13 by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics (BOEE) to approve the two petitions to recall Gray and…
WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama's thoughts and prayers are with Whitney Houston's family, especially her daughter. Press secretary Jay Carney says it's hard not to be an admirer of the singer's "immense talent." And, he says…
2011 - 2012 D.C. Public School Enrollment Audit Complete WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Current enrollment in public schools (District of Columbia Public Schools and Public Charter Schools) is up 2% (1,767) from last year, to 76,753, and numbers have been steadily…
WASHINGTON - A town hall-style summit for District of Columbia residents has been praised for engaging the public but criticized for its $600,000 price tag and rigid structure. Mayor Vincent Gray hosted the summit Saturday at the Washington Convention Center.…
The Prince George's County housing department is about to get a long-overdue makeover. According to a published report, the department which was the focus of former County Executive Jack B. Johnson's long-running pay-to-play scheme, will receive assistance from the U.S.…
Washington Informer publisher Denise Rolark Barnes (center) was among more than 80 leaders from Prince Georges County, Md., and Washington, D.C., who attended the Radio One D.C. Station's "Meet/Greet/Tour" of the facility on Feb. 2.
The D.C. Lottery 2012 Black History Poster honors a sampling of women who fashioned themselves and our country a new model from America's political blueprint. "Lifting a Nation: Black Women in Politics" examines the achievements of African-American women from chattel…
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