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Mayor Bowser Announces $1.7 Million Grant for Downtown Day Services Center

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Mayor Bowser Announces $1.7 Million Grant for Downtown Day Services Center to Support Individuals Experiencing Homelessness Thursday, August 23, 2018 Mayor Bowser today announced a $1.7 million grant to build a Downtown Day Services Center that will provide critical services to individuals experiencing homelessness. The program will be housed in the New York Avenue Presbyterian […]

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AG Racine Demands Landlords Explain Short-Term Rentals

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AG Racine Demands Landlords Explain Short-Term Rentals at 33 Residential Apartment Buildings August 22, 2018 OAG Takes Action to Protect Long-Term Renters and Affordable Housing Supply Washington, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today sent letters to 19 building owners and managers of 33 residential apartment buildings in the District seeking answers about short-term rentals being […]

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Mayor Bowser Kicks Off 2018-2019 School Year at DCPS’ First All-Girls School, Leads Slow Down Campaign

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Washington, DC <!– –>   Mayor Bowser Kicks Off 2018-2019 School Year at DCPS’ First All-Girls School, Leads Slow Down Campaign   Monday, August 20, 2018 Mayor Organized Administration Officials in Welcoming Students to the First Day of School at Excel Academy and Urges Motorists to Use Caution (WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Bowser today celebrated […]

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America\’s Most Unwanted Protest, Unite the Right

Around The City, Can I Speak Freely, Mindy Jo News, Opinion /

   Sunday morning started out with the soothing sounds of the birds chirping.  No signs of rain showers in the sky; setting the tone for the most unwanted protest in America\’s history, #Unitedtheright2.  August 12, the day America could not make any sense out of the civil rights protest for whites, organized by Jason Kessler.

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Edmund Pettus Bridge to Charlottesville – George Wallace to Donald Trump

Around The City, Black History, Can I Speak Freely, News & Politics /

If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. – Sun Tzu    On August 12th a group of racist bigots will converge on the Nation’s Capital to protest the “loss of white America’s civil rights.” It’s not only one of the most absurd rallying calls

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Metro Switching Gears on Orange, Blue, and Silver Lines

Around The City, Mindy Jo News, News & Politics, Ward 5 /

Washington Metro Area Transit Authority is switching its gears, in the right direction through a Capital Improvement Project.  Staying committed to investing $1.3 billion dollars in funding for safety improvements, rebuilding the Metro system, and improving the reliability of the current rail and bus network.  These investments ensure maintaining service quality and not raising fares or

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