Sunday, June 20, 2021 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sexual Assault Unit seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in reference to an Assault with Intent to Commit First Degree Sexual Abuse offense that occurred on Friday, June 18, 2021, in the 200 Block of 51st Street, Southeast. At approximately 8:00 pm, …
In July, all the White House staffers are coming back to work. But will they be in their offices as much as they were before the pandemic? And what about the many federal agencies in the District? What is the future of work for government employees? Federal workers will have hybrid workplaces under Biden\’s administration. …
A Shift to Remote Government Jobs Is Changing D.C. Read More »
Finally, D.C. is reopening! And a beloved yearly tradition is back. The Capital Pride Alliance is quickly getting ready for the annual June Capital Pride Celebration, following Mayor Bowser’s recent D.C. reopening guidelines. It’s great news for the LGBTQI+ community and allies, who have wondered if 2021 would have a public, outdoor celebration. The District just recently …
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Have you seen the cicadas? After lying low underground for 17 years, they are boring upward, coming out of the ground, feeling the warmth of the D.C. sunshine and shedding their crisp cases. They’re lumbering over the rocks and mulch, climbing the trees and walls. It’s cicada mating season. By late May, the insects are at …
Everything You Wanted to Know — Or Not — About Cicadas in D.C. Read More »
Don\’t celebrate too fast if the House votes for DC Statehood today, just 6 short days removed from DC Emancipation Day. It\’s just a high-stakes game of 3 card monte. Another Democratic shell game to lure us into a sense of advocacy only to find a trap door waiting for us at the end; the …
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Don\’t celebrate too fast if the House votes for DC Statehood today, just 6 short days removed from DC Emancipation Day. It\’s just a high-stakes game of 3 card monte. Another Democratic shell game to lure us into a sense of advocacy only to find a trap door waiting for us at the end; the …
Don\’t Celebrate Too Fast if The House Votes for DC Statehood Read More »
Don\’t celebrate too fast if the House votes for DC Statehood today, just 6 short days removed from DC Emancipation Day. It\’s just a high-stakes game of 3 card monte. Another Democratic shell game to lure us into a sense of advocacy only to find a trap door waiting for us at the end; the …
Don\’t Celebrate Too Fast if The House Votes for DC Statehood Read More »
April 16, 1862 marks the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. Over 3,000 enslaved persons were freed eight months before the Emancipation Proclamation liberated slaves in the South. The District also has the distinction of being the only part of the United States to have compensated slave owners for freeing enslaved persons they …
The era of the EV (electric vehicle) is here. Expect to see many more electric cars and charging stations on the streets of D.C. this year, and in the years to follow. How can we know? The District has signed a regional cap-and-invest agreement to (a) cap greenhouse gas emissions from driving, and (b) fundraise around …
If you’d rather get work done, check social media, or send texts than keep your eyes on the road, self-driving vehicles might be just what you’ve been waiting for. And if you can’t drive well because of a disability, autonomous vehicles could be life-changing. Within the next two years or so, the sight of cars driving themselves …
