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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on July 10 signs the District of Columbia Green Finance Authority Establishment Act of 2018, officially making Washington, DC the first city in the United States to establish a green bank. (Courtesy of Bowser's office via Twitter)

D.C. Becomes 1st City in U.S. with Green Bank

by WI Guest Author July 12, 2018October 31, 2020

The Jackson Graham Building, home of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Courtesy of Ben Schumin via Wikimedia Commons)

Community, William J. Ford

Metro Plans to Sell Headquarters

by William J. Ford July 12, 2018October 31, 2020

Raising their voices in protest (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer)

Street Artists Blast Noise Bill

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 11, 2018October 31, 2020

D.C. United hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and housewarming party to celebrate the opening of their new state-of-the-art and soccer-specific stadium at Audi Field on July 9. Speakers from D.C. United, the District of Columbia and Audi address the media and audience during the ceremony. (Courtesy of Yusuf Abdullah)

Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon on Audi Field

by WI Guest Author July 11, 2018October 31, 2020

Courtesy of ddot.dc.gov

Black Experience, Community

Traffic Cameras More Prevalent in Black D.C. Neighborhoods

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer July 3, 2018October 31, 2020

D.C. Woman Spearheads National Marijuana Bill

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer July 3, 2018October 31, 2020

Tastes of D.C.: Popcorn Worth an Hour’s Wait

by WI Guest Author July 3, 2018October 31, 2020

Charles Allen

D.C. Teenagers Advocate for Voting Rights

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 2, 2018October 31, 2020

Fourth of July in the District of Columbia (Courtesy of the D.C. government)

Boys Choir Heads to South Africa, Celebrates 25th Anniversary

by WI Guest Author July 2, 2018October 31, 2020

Members of the DC Metropolitan Police Department bicycle unit ride up 15th Street Northwest to greet the protesters carrying a 50-foot inflated marijuana joint down the street. /Photo by Nancy Shia @nancy_shia

Gray Demands Answers for MPD Search of Innocent Bystanders

by Stacy M. Brown June 27, 2018October 31, 2020