Ward 7 Councilmember Yvette Alexander has been waiting in the wings, a back-bencher, for nearly two years. While colleagues presided over important council committees, Alexander held no such portfolio.
But today that all changed. Alexander is chairing her first hearing as the new chair of the Committee on Aging and Community Affairs. On the docket [...]
More footage from the National Zoo, where Baraka and the other gorillas got involved in a bit of a dust-up!
More on the budget discussions of City Administrator Dan Tangherlini. After discussing money and baselines with city contracting managers, Dan Tan got into it with Stephanie Scott, who runs the all-important D.C. Office of the Secretary. Now, that title may suggest that this is some puffy, ceremonial office.
Suggestion incorrect: The Office of the Secretary [...]
Today, I'm spending my time with Carlos Iglesias, a construction consultant in the District who helps builders stay in compliance with city codes.
After our first stop for the day, Iglesias and I head to another condo building on Bladensburg Road in Northeast. This 18-unit structure is almost done. But—and this is a maaaaaaajor 'but'—Washington Gas [...]
Like every other student every other day, I make decisions to either help or hinder my academic future. Like whether or not to read 60 pages of Althusser before my 12:45 p.m. Language and Culture class. Or, whether or not I attend said class at all.
Well, I made it to all my morning Anthro classes, [...]
Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells is conducting a hearing today on the Department on Disability Services (DDS), among other topics. That means that Judith Heumann is in the building. Heumann is the director of DDS and a wheelchair user. As far as access to these hearings, Heumann has never had a problem getting into the [...]
Meet Petey, a rottweiler/basset hound mix, and Ruby, a goldendoodle. They are part of the pack veteran dogwalker Johan Amaya has brought for an average, mid-afternoon run at Walter Pierce Dog Park. Walter Pierce is one of the few official such parks in D.C. There are lots of unofficial ones, of course: Rock Creek Park, [...]
Michael Oliva walks into the student newspaper office in the Pryzbyla Center just before 2 p.m. and checks his e-mail. He's got class in a few minutes, but the sophomore at Catholic University, business manager at The Tower, needs to check in on how advertising revenue is looking this week.
"It's not good," says Oliva. "National [...]
Abe Lincoln hasn't been this hot since his body went cold.
Lincoln turned 200 this month. The new president idolizes him. Heck, his memorial just hosted one of the biggest rock concerts in U.S. history.
A crowd of kids from Hearst Elementary were among those making the pilgrimage today to Lincoln’s summer cottage in Petworth, the newly [...]
Some very special footage from our visit to the National Zoo.
Native Washingtonian Georgianna Paul has a job title that most college music majors probably don't realize exists, but would covet if they only knew: "Opera expert." Paul, a trained singer who's also racking up credit hours for her Georgetown MBA, oversees the Nea Opera Honors (the opera equivalent of the Jazz Masters program), the Access [...]
Junior Kelsey Flynn is selling tickets to this weekend's performances of Godspell in the lobby of the Pryzbyla student center. The musical is put on by student organization Center Stage.
"It's a bunch of stories of the life of Jesus taking place on a playground," said Flynn.
Sitting at the table with her is Michael Pratt, [...]
Fliers posted around the Armed Forces Retirement Home promote special movie screenings in the house theater to commemorate Black History Month.
There's no film today. But tomorrow's feature will be "Remember the Titans."
Don't even get me started on "Remember the Titans."
National Endowment for the Arts employees who work in the Old Post Office Pavilion have to pool their money to pay for the treated water in the office water cooler–their budget is that tight. Yes, there's also a free water fountain, but according to Maryrose Flanigan, a "Do not drink" sign hung over the fountain [...]
