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House Passes Amendment Giving D.C. Same Number of Service Academy Appointments, Nominees

by WI Web Staff July 14, 2022July 14, 2022

**FILE** The D.C. Council chamber at the John A. Wilson Building in D.C. (Courtesy of dccouncil.us)

D.C. Council Advances Bonds’ Legislative Priorities

by WI Web Staff July 14, 2022July 14, 2022

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (third from left) celebrates the start of construction on the Interim Retail Village at Parcel 15 on the St. Elizabeths East campus with a groundbreaking ceremony on July 11. (Courtesy of the Office of the Mayor)

Evolving St. Elizabeths East Generates Rising Affordability Concerns

by James Wright Jr. July 13, 2022July 13, 2022

D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George (center) visits Emery Heights Recreation Center with Department of Parks and Recreation Director Delano Hunter (right) on July 5 after parents complained about the broken HVAC system. (Courtesy of George via Twitter)

HVAC Issues Complicate Summer Programming at Emery Heights

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 13, 2022July 21, 2022

Dr. LaQuandra S. Nesbitt

Nesbitt Thanks D.C. Residents for the Chance to Serve

by James Wright Jr. July 13, 2022July 13, 2022

**FILE** Workers at PJ's, a D.C. coffee shop, prepare customer orders. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Minimum Wage Increase Generates Mixed Viewpoints

by James Wright Jr. July 13, 2022July 13, 2022

At-risk D.C. residents can receive the monkeypox vaccine at their request. (Courtesy photo)

D.C. Sees Uptick of Reported Monkeypox Cases

by Lindiwe Vilakazi July 13, 2022November 30, 2023

Authorities continue to investigate a fire that took place July 9 at North Bethesda United Methodist Church. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Maryland Authorities Continue Investigation of Recent Church Fires, Vandalism

by William J. Ford July 13, 2022July 13, 2022

Mary McLeod Bethune (Library of Congress via Wikipedia Commons)

Bethune Honored with Statue Inside U.S. Capitol

by WI Web Staff July 13, 2022July 13, 2022

Hundreds of demonstrators rally at 20th Street and Massachusetts Ave in northwest D.C. in support of federally legalizing marijuana and in protest of Sen. Jeff Sessions, newly elected President Trump's pick of attorney general, on Jan 20. (Travis Riddick/The Washington Informer)

Norton Seeks to Permit Pot in U.S. Public Housing in Consenting Jurisdictions

by WI Web Staff July 13, 2022July 13, 2022