July 2020

Mayor Bowser Announces Department of Housing and Community Development Headquarters Will Stay in Historic Anacostia

Monday, July 20, 2020 New DHCD Headquarters to be Part of Phase Two of MLK Gateway on Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, SE (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will enter into a new lease in historic Anacostia keeping its headquarters in an east […]

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#CancelJemele

If your social media feeds are anything like mine, you can’t get very far in them without catching wind of the latest celebrity being “cancelled” or seeing someone propose who the next one to cancel should be. Twitter hashtags and the influence of widespread movements for accountability, namely #MeToo and the current cries for accountability

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The Coronavirus Is Keeping D.C. Tourists Away in Droves

D.C. has always been a top attraction for tourists. People come for the cherry blossoms, the White House, the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, Embassy Row, and the country’s largest Catholic church. Then they discover the bookshops, a thriving LGBTIQ+ community, and a cornucopia of international cuisine: Somali, Ethiopian and Eritrean, and West African, along with a rich blend of

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Critical Missing Person: Olga Ooro

Sunday, July 19, 2020 The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 34 year-old Olga Ooro, who was last seen in the 300 block of Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, in the evening hours on Thursday, July 16, 2020.   Olga Ooro is Missing Under Suspicious Circumstances. She is described as a black female, with a dark brown complexion, 5’9”

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Traffic Fatality: Unit Block of 51st Street, Southeast

Sunday, July 19, 2020 Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit are investigating a traffic crash that occurred on Saturday, July 18, 2020, in the unit block of 51st Street, Southeast.   Preliminary investigation revealed that at approximately 10:30 pm, the operator of a single motorcycle was traveling northbound in the unit block

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Critical Missing Person: Keith Johnson

Friday, July 17, 2020 The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 43-year-old Keith Johnson, who was last seen in the 1800 block of Tobias Drive, Southeast, on Monday, July 13, 2020, at approximately 8:00 am.   Keith Johnson is Missing Under Suspicious Circumstances. The vehicle Mr. Johnson was last known to be operating was located

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Arrest Made in a Burglary Two Offense: 500 Block of 8th Street, Southeast

Friday, July 17, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s First District have announced an arrest has been made in reference to a Burglary Two offense that occurred on Thursday, July 16, 2020, in the 500 block of 8th Street, Southeast.   At approximately 6:50 am, the suspect forcibly gained entry to an establishment at the

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*Additional Reward Offered* Suspects Wanted in a Homicide: 1400 Block of Cedar Street, Southeast

Friday, July 17, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch seek the public’s assistance in locating additional suspects are wanted in reference to a homicide that occurred on Saturday, July 4, 2020, in the 1400 block of Cedar Street, Southeast.   At approximately 9:21 pm, members of the Seventh District responded to the

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