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Back to SearchDoes Marion Barry Deserve His Own Street?
It’s official: the city is moving ahead with changing the name of Good Hope Road in Southeast to Marion Barry Avenue SE, to honor D.C.’s Mayor for Li…
2 years, 8 months ago
DCPS Is Trying To Fix Historic Inequities
City officials are considering redrawing school boundaries for the first time in a decade, and it’s a big deal, even if you’re not a DCPS parent, bec…
2 years, 8 months ago
Police Chief’s Exit, Fare Evasion Crackdown, and Arlington’s Zoning Battle
D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee “shocked” many with the surprise announcement of his retirement on Wednesday. We’re talking about that, plus Metro he…
2 years, 8 months ago
Is Local TV News Dead?
Pat Collins was a staple of local TV news at a time when local TV reporters were celebrities. But after decades over covering snow days and street cr…
2 years, 8 months ago
Why D.C. Residents Are In Prisons Across the U.S.
Like most things in the District, D.C.'s criminal justice system is all tied up in the federal government. That means D.C. residents convicted of com…
2 years, 8 months ago
Why D.C. is One Big Adult Playground
From arcade bars, to kickball leagues and adult mini golf, D.C. has a lot of pastimes geared toward our inner child. But does that make D.C. a city f…
2 years, 8 months ago
D.C.'s New Environmental Justice Center Spotlights Marginalized Voices
On Saturday, the Anacostia Community Museum opened a new Center for Environmental Justice. It draws on the neighborhood’s long legacy of fighting for…
2 years, 8 months ago
Metro Funding Struggles, Police Shortages, and Concert Season
In today's roundup, friend of City Cast Hannah Denham, from the Washington Business Journal, is here to talk about everyone’s favorite subject: How s…
2 years, 8 months ago
D.C.’s Rat-Hunting Dogs, And Other Rat Solutions
The D.C. rats are already scurrying around this spring, and it’s only going to get worse as this warm year gets warmer. We sat down with Gerard Brown…
2 years, 8 months ago
Power Ranking D.C.'s Seasons
Today, we’ve got another classic co-host debate: Which season is best in D.C.? Spring’s got deadly allergies. Summer, its mugginess. Fall, shortening…
2 years, 8 months ago