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The Shaw block party that once drew 15,000 people now spans the whole District, with 2025 crowds topping 250,000.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
The Greater DC Diaper Bank says a leaking Monard Drive warehouse ruined inventory and cost it $600,000 in donor support.
Weather & Environment in ...
Free pet adoptions, EVs, and shuttle service headline the 12th annual event at a park once restricted to white residents only.
Federal agents also took control of Hamas' recruiting website and Telegram fundraising channels tied to the Qassam Brigades.
Politics & Govt in ...
OSSE's stoplight system lets teachers use AI for lesson plans and parent emails, but keeps humans in charge of grading and discipline.
A Georgia man and a Bronx man flew in from Casablanca and Paris with 14 checked bags between them. Inside: $90,000 worth of a stimulant leaf.
Food & Drinks in ...
The Baltimore Avenue Little Blue Menu, home of the viral nugget pizza, is going back to a regular Chick-fil-A menu.
The $4 million media push sits inside a $180 million package that also funds efforts to track democratic backsliding across Europe.
Real Estate & Development in ...
The fully leased Hamilton Square sold for $328M less than what it fetched back in 2012, even with tenants like IBM and GE.
Barry Strong was arrested a week after a Frederick County grand jury handed up the indictment tied to a monthlong probe.
Police caught Jose Campos Rivera near the scene minutes after a Washington Boulevard resident reported the peeping.
Family & Kids in ...
Nine D.C. schools lose their after-school soccer-and-poetry program as the 30-year-old nonprofit chases a $3.5 million rescue fund.
The War Department's stake in a 69-year-old Gramercy refinery and an Alaska mining venture aims to break China's grip on critical minerals.
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