How the Barry Farm Community Desegregated the District
Growing up in Barry Farm-Hillsdale in the 1950s, an epicenter of social change and Black activism that swept Southeast DC, Anacostia historian Dianne Dale...
Expanding Protected Bike Network Sparks Controversy
The District is installing a citywide, interconnected bicycle network. To meet District-mandated environmental goals, The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) must shift 75 percent...
Taste of the Harvest
Mark the calendar for Taste of the Harvest, Oct. 19, 4 to 8 p.m., at THEARC. This autumnal signature event is a free celebration...
Attend Food Justice ‘Why’ Conference March 23-25
Attend the annual food justice conference, Food Justice & Our Right to Food: The ‘Why” Conference May 23-25th at Kelly Miller Middle School (301...
District Groups Unite to Create an Urban Forest
On Sept. 22, the DC nonprofit Dreaming Out Loud joined forces with Casey Trees and the District Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to...
Development from the Grassroots Up
Development is coming at a fast pace in Ward 8. Building is underway near the Frederick Douglass Bridge, Congress Heights Metro and St. Elizabeth’s...
Escaping To The Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
In these times of isolation and limits on things to do, we should think about those special places where we can get away, places...
Officers Bring Joy Through 7D Toy Drive
Stuart Anderson, the Anacostia Coordinating Council (ACC) Communications Director, witnessed a lot of joy as he helped Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) personnel deliver hundreds...
Ward 7 ANC Election Results
The national election grabs all the headlines, but the tightest contests in the District are between candidates for the elected office closest to residents:...
Commissioner Presses Events DC on Accessibility to Planned Facilities
At the RFK City-Wide Redevelopment Meeting held Wednesday evening at St. Luke’s Parish (4925 E. Capitol St. SE), Advisory Neighborhood Commission 7F Chair Sheila...
