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Mayor Vincent Gray and Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi announced on Jan. 30 that the District's financial health rebounded significantly in Fiscal Year 2011, with one of the largest surpluses in recent history. The surplus also provided a dramatic increase…
The Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library is pleased to present a talk by Shaw neighborhood resident A. Peter Bailey on "Personal Reflections on Malcolm X - Master Teacher." The event takes place at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 6 at the…
The U.S. Park Police aim to enforce a 12 noon deadline Jan. 30 that was set by the National Park Service (NPS) to end all camping at McPherson Square near Freedom Plaza. Rich Coffman, 42 from Dallas, Texas, has lived at the park for…
More than 100 volunteers recently joined forces with Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness and the Point in Time coordinating team to conduct the 2012 "Point in Time" Homeless Census. Teams of volunteers canvassed the city walking through alleys, combing…
At-Large Council member Michael Brown has called for an investigation of the District Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), citing possible "unethical behavior and possible criminal malfeasance and collusion between contractors and current and former employees." At issue is…
Mayor Vincent Gray and the D.C. Department of Employment Services (DOES) have announced that the application process for the District's 2012 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) begins Jan. 27. The program, which runs from June 25 through Aug. 3, will…
On behalf of the Committee of the Whole, City Council Chairman Kwame Brown announces a Public Oversight Roundtable on Economic Development Projects and Programs in Ward 5. The public oversight roundtable is scheduled for 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Feb.…
Mayor Vincent Gray has embraced new preliminary estimates from the D.C. Department of Employment Services (DOES) showing that the District's unemployment rate continued to decline – to 10.4 percent – in December. "While 10.4 percent unemployment is still far too…
Hip-hop and politics intermixed during an evening of panel discussions that kicked off the second annual #BarackTalk State of the Union watch party on Tues., Jan. 24. "When we look at national elections, we expect for the president to solve…
The D.C. Chamber of Commerce is calling for the Occupy encampment on Mc Pherson Square to be torn down. The Chamber, which is led by Chief Executive Officer Barbara Lang, wants campers evicted immediately, saying that continuation of protests on…
The District got its first significant snow this past weekend and guess what? It's going to snow again. Maybe not today and probably not tomorrow either, but you can bet your snow boots, salt and shovel that before the season…
ALEXANDRIA, VA - The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings -- including the always popular pizza -- will come with less sodium, more whole grains and a wider selection of…
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