Around The City

The Nation\’s Capital is on lockdown. All of the main streets heading into the Capitol Hill area are blockaded with armed National Guard or Metropolitan Police. National Guard is strolling leisurely down the street brandishing assault rifles and there are police cars everywhere. So, why as I exit my car to take some pictures of […]

Last week I took advantage of one of the by-products of COVID 19; virtual Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) meetings. I Zoomed or WebEx\’d through multiple ANC meetings. It was like standing at a buffet enjoying a Ward-by-Ward sampler platter. I saw how different ANCs conduct their meetings, their decorum, attendance, and, more importantly – the

Last week I took advantage of one of the by-products of COVID 19; virtual Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) meetings. I Zoomed or WebEx\’d through multiple ANC meetings. It was like standing at a buffet enjoying a Ward-by-Ward sampler platter. I saw how different ANCs conduct their meetings, their decorum, attendance, and, more importantly – the

Last week I took advantage of one of the by-products of COVID 19; virtual Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) meetings. I Zoomed or WebEx\’d through multiple ANC meetings. It was like standing at a buffet enjoying a Ward-by-Ward sampler platter. I saw how different ANCs conduct their meetings, their decorum, attendance, and, more importantly – the

John D\’Angelo of single-member of district 4c in Ward 4 put it this way. \”A couple of weeks ago, America was hitting record-high death totals. A 9/11 every day was the reference I saw widely used. The collective grief of a nation weighed on me. I then remembered that I had read an article about

On the eve of what\’s being referred to as the most consequential election of our lifetime, the streets of DC are bracing for impact. In a look more befitting our coastal cites preparing for a major storm or hurricane. A number of stores are shuttering and boarding up. The sounds of saws slicing wood into

The DC Voice believes that elections should be more than popularity or name recognition contests. It\’s each voter\’s responsibility to learn more about the person we ask to represent us. We reached out to the DC City Council candidates to offer them an opportunity to make their case on why you should cast your vote

Something good is happening in 2020, although the impetus for it — glaring evidence of racial inequality and discrimination — is painful. Finally, reparations are being imagined at various levels of government and in multiple U.S. cities. D.C. Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie has proposed a law creating a task force to plan for reparations. McDuffie, quoted