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Settling Estates in DC: Dying Without a Will, the Probate Process, and Gentrification

Around The City, Business /

Gentrification—the transformation of neighborhoods from low value to high value—is a long-debated issue in the United States. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), gentrification can lead to negative health consequences for affected individuals, including limited access to affordable housing, quality schools, transportation, social networks, and safe outdoor spaces for recreation and exercise. In […]

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Suspect Sought in an Assault with Intent to Commit First Degree Sexual Abuse Offense: 200 Block of 51st Street, Southeast

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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,

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Coronavirus Data for June 4-6, 2021

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Monday, June 7, 2021 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for June 4-6, 2021, includes 42 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 49,110. The District reported no additional COVID-19 related deaths. Tragically, 1,136 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19. Visit coronavirus.dc.gov/data for interactive data dashboards or

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Mayor Bowser Highlights $59 Million Investment in Reducing Gun Violence and Building Safer Neighborhoods

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Monday, June 7, 2021 Investments Include $10 Million in “Flexible Funding” Including Cash Assistance to Support Returning Citizens (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser was joined by public safety officials and gun violence prevention advocates at the Douglass Community Center to highlight her $59 million investment in reducing gun violence and building safer neighborhoods in

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Mayor Bowser to Highlight FY22 Building Blocks Public Safety Investments and Grants

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Monday, June 7, 2021 (Washington, DC) – On Monday, June 7, at 11:30 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser will visit the Douglass Community Center to highlight the $59 million investment in her Fiscal Year 2022 budget proposal in Building Blocks DC. Building Blocks DC is a whole-of-government, public health approach to reducing and preventing gun violence

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A Rainbow After the Storm: Pride 2021 Is a Happening Thing in D.C.

Around The City /

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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The Conservative War Against History

News & Politics, Opinion /

What does it say about the state of American politics that over four months after the end of the previous presidential administration, which was panned internationally, brought for the first time ever to two separate impeachment trials, and overwhelmingly regarded as perhaps the most morally reprehensible, dishonest, illegitimate, and unintelligently managed four years in recent

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