Around The City

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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Covid-19: The Plight of Small D.C. Businesses, and the Call to Action

On March 7th, Covid-19 struck Washington, D.C. Four months later, the City has more than ten thousand cases, with a death count well over 500. The virus has insinuated itself into every financial system of the City. The D.C. Policy Center is reporting on the pandemic economy, and its terrible toll on small businesses.  Many D.C. entrepreneurs work in the hard-hit

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Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on DC\’s Homeless Youth Population

It\’s not hard to empathize with people who are affected by the coronavirus pandemic. After all, most people have been directly or indirectly impacted by the public health crisis in some way—physically, socially, financially, and/or emotionally. According to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center, about nine in ten Americans say their personal lives have

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Hunger in the Capital: Feeding D.C. Through the Covid-19 Crisis

Before the coronavirus crisis hit, the United States had a problem. Forty percent of its people lacked the money to cover a surprise $400 expense, and half of people aged 55+ had nothing saved up for retirement. CEOs in the richest country on Earth were collecting more than 300 times the average worker’s pay. Nationwide, more than half

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If You Think You Know What Affordable Housing Looks Like – Think Again!

If you have a preconceived notion of what affordable housing looks like in the District – think again. This 4 Bedroom, 5 Bath, 3,805 sqft single family home at 2708 24th Street NE may not immediately come to mind. A brief walkthrough would convince you that it is selling for more than the $599,000 listed

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