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Friday, March 24, 2023

Celebrating While Remembering

This month, I planned to share information about where to see Santa Claus, interesting stats about the National Tree, details about the 18th Annual...

Discussion: The Joys and Challenges of Black Motherhood

“Can white moms and Black moms ever truly be friends, not just mom friends, like really real friends?” Author Helena Andrews-Dyer and DC At-Large Councilmember...

Meet Sharon Wise

Sharon Wise identifies herself as a “surviving spirit” after enduring and overcoming child abuse, homelessness, prostitution, incarceration and mental health issues in her lifetime. The...

Meet Keith Killgo

In one form or the other, Keith Killgo has been immersed in music his whole life. First, as the son of a professional musician...

Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum Celebrates 55 Years

With over a half a century of community-based programming under its belt, Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum (1901 Fort Place SE) continues to produce vanguard...

Give Input on Inprovements to Parkland in Congress Heights

The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public input as improvements begin on a 1.25-acre park known as Parkland in Congress Heights. On Oct....

Meet Your Neighbor: Donna Henry

Coming to Ward 7 Henry is a native of Jamaica. While she grew up in New York’s Westchester County, her relatives lived on the south...

Trunk or Treat and Fall Fun Saturday

Come join the fall fun at the Second Annual Ward 8 Trunk & Treat this Saturday, October 29th, from 4 pm - 7 pm....

Meet Robbin Ebb & Joy Jones

Robbin Ebb remembers vividly going to work out at a DC Department of Parks and Recreation center in 2004 with her friend, Joy Jones,...

A Matter of Life and Death: Maternal Mortality in the District

For Jo Palmer, her daughter’s birth was a miracle she never thought she’d live to see. She almost didn’t. Palmer suffers from mixed-connective tissue syndrome as...