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The Wild West of Unregulated Cannabis Retailers

Step past the Dick Tracy caricature on the sign advertising Street Lawyer Services and into the business at 409 H St. NE and you...

First DC Lidl Open at Skyland Town Center

“I don’t know if we ever thought that this was going to happen,” said Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent Gray at the ribbon-cutting for the...

Anacostia Park Fire Extinguished Tuesday Night

DC Fire Emergency medical Services (DC FEMS) extinguished a brush fire that was first reported as blazing in Anacostia Park across from Navy Yard...

The Changing Landscape of Health Care in Wards 7 and 8

This is the story of a new hospital and the way it could impact care east of the river. For years, the health landscape in...

Opioid Awareness Program and Candlelight Vigil August 31

On Wednesday, August 31 there will be an Opioid Awareness Day Program and Candlelight Vigil at THEARC's Blackbox Theatre (1901 Mississippi Ave. SE). The...

DC’s Recycling Woes: What’s Next?

DC’s Zero Waste Initiative is a big zero. The District’s goal of 80% waste diversion remains largely aspirational, Capital Community News’s Spotlight Investigation has...

ANC 8C Meets Wednesday at RISE Center

Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 8C will meet Wednesday, Aug. 3 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will take place at the RISE Demonstration Center (2730...

Trashed: The Challenges of Apartment Recycling

Under her Zero Waste Initiative, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has publicly committed to diverting 80 percent of the District’s waste from incinerators and landfills...

DC Kids Under 5 Can Get COVID Vaccine Starting Tuesday

The District will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines to children ages six months and older at COVID Centers in all eight wards beginning Tuesday, June...

Juneteenth: A Family Story

When President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act last year, the nation finally had a national holiday to commemorate the end...