Nov 26 Watch 1:25 Residents react as their tent city is dismantled; ‘I just want to survive’ By PBS NewsHour Homelessness is a nationwide concern, but is especially prevalent in Washington D.C. Last week, near the affluent neighborhood of Georgetown, city officials dismantled a tent city that had sprouted up under a freeway underpass. NewsHour looks at some of those… Continue watching
Nov 24 Becoming an au pair about more than just child care, there’s a history lesson too By Vic Pasquantonio Nearly 300 au pairs from host families throughout the Northeast traveled to Washington D.C. over the weekend as part of the government’s three-decade long cultural exchange program--and to make sure they fulfilled education credits mandated by the U.S. State Department. Continue reading
Oct 06 D.C. proposes 16-week paid family leave plan By Alexandra Sarabia Councilmembers in the District of Columbia introduced the Universal Paid Leave Act of 2015 on Tuesday, which could make the nation’s capital the first city to offer paid family and medical leave for nearly all its residents. Continue reading
Sep 25 Panda cub’s name revealed By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Washington's newest giant panda cub is nameless no more. Call him Bei Bei. Michelle Obama and her Chinese counterpart, Peng Liyuan, revealed the name Friday during a tour of the panda house at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Continue reading
Jul 22 This café wants you to take a midday kitten break By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Crumbs & Whiskers has everything you would expect of a typical café -- drinks, a selection of baked goods, and plenty of places to chill or work. They also have resident cats. Continue reading
Jul 09 There’s a giant ball pit ‘beach’ in the middle of DC By Colleen Shalby The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., turned their Great Hall into a massive beach complete with an ocean made of 700,000 to 1 million translucent plastic balls. Continue reading
Jul 08 Pope’s speech to Congress to be broadcast on National Mall By Donna Cassata, Associated Press Pope Francis' historic speech to Congress in September will be broadcast on Jumbotrons on the National Mall. Continue reading
Jul 02 All clear after D.C. Navy Yard lockdown By News Desk Authorities found no evidence of a shooting at the Washington, D.C., Navy Yard on Thursday. Someone had reported shots fired in the same building as a shooting rampage in 2013. Continue reading
Jun 02 Homeless men, now auteurs, challenge preconceptions through filmmaking By Aisha Jama Street Sense, a Washington, D.C., media nonprofit that publishes a newspaper written and sold by the homeless, has branched out to filmmaking. The Street Sense Filmmaker Co-op gives its members the tools to craft their stories, while equipping them with… Continue reading
May 22 LGBT youth home welcomes population accustomed to insecurity By Eric Krupke It’s hard to say how many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth are homeless in the U.S. A townhouse in Washington, D.C., decorated with rainbow pinwheels and inspirational messages, is one place where the teens can go to stay… Continue reading