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District Pool Fails Health Inspection, Indefinitely Closes

District Pool Fails Health Inspection, Indefinitely Closes

By Julia Butler February 24, 2023

Washington, D.C.’s Wilson Aquatic Center, located in Tenleytown, closed indefinitely due to emergency repairs following a failed health inspection Feb. 14. Inspectors found 13 code violations at...

DC Expands Tutoring Programs After COVID-19 Learning Disruptions

DC Expands Tutoring Programs After COVID-19 Learning Disruptions

By Julia Butler February 10, 2023

Washington, D.C., announced Feb. 2 its third major investment in high-impact tutoring (HIT), a form of intensive individual or small-group tutoring. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and the Office of the...

Emmett Till Exhibit Comes to DC Public Library

Emmett Till Exhibit Comes to DC Public Library

By Abby Tucker February 6, 2023

CW: This article references racism and racial violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. An exhibit that features photos, sketches and relics from the life of...

New Tool Tracks Sexual Assault at US Colleges

New Tool Tracks Sexual Assault at US Colleges

By Karenna Warden February 3, 2023

CW: This article references sexual assault. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  A sexual assault survivor advocacy group expanded a site that compiles statistics...

DC Ranks Highest in Sustainable Building for 2022

DC Ranks Highest in Sustainable Building for 2022

By Hayley Young February 3, 2023

A new report from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) named Washington, D.C., on Jan. 17 as the 2022 national leader in green building, a measure of efficiency, sustainability and carbon emissions...

DC Teacher Named National Teacher of the Year Finalist

DC Teacher Named National Teacher of the Year Finalist

By Georgia Russello February 2, 2023

The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) selected on Jan. 25 Jermar “Coach” Rountree as one of five finalists for the 2023 National Teacher of the Year award.  The CCSSO is a nonprofit...

DC Hospital Opens New Biocontainment Unit

DC Hospital Opens New Biocontainment Unit

By Georgia Russello January 26, 2023

The MedStar Washington Hospital Center has opened a new Biocontainment Unit (BCU) designed to prevent highly infectious diseases from spreading.  The unit, which MedStar Health announced Jan....

DC Ends Pandemic Housing Program for Medically Vulnerable

DC Ends Pandemic Housing Program for Medically Vulnerable

By Julia Butler January 26, 2023

Washington, D.C. will begin phasing out their pandemic housing program immediately for unhoused and medically vulnerable residents due to a lack of federal funding. The Department of Human Services...

Mayor Bowser Reveals New Economic Plan for DC

Mayor Bowser Reveals New Economic Plan for DC

By Julia Butler January 19, 2023

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) announced D.C.’s economic goals for the next five years on Jan. 9.  The economic...

FAA Outage Delays Returns to Campus

FAA Outage Delays Returns to Campus

By Mia Streitberger January 19, 2023

Thousands of flights were delayed or canceled Jan. 11 following technical difficulties at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), disrupting students’ return to campus.  The FAA’s Notice...

District Launches Website to Promote Sustainable Living

District Launches Website to Promote Sustainable Living

By Georgia Russello November 18, 2022

The District of Columbia has launched a new website to help residents find ways to reuse and purchase second-hand items.  The Department of Energy and Environment has launched Reuse DC, a website...

DC Hosts 12th Annual Art All Night Weekend

DC Hosts 12th Annual Art All Night Weekend

By Madhura Shembekar October 4, 2022

Washington, D.C. hosted its 12th annual D.C. Art All Night celebration September 23rd and 24th.  The festival, hosted by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Department of Small...

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