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Food insecurity has been further exacerbated by COVID-19 and has left many families worried about how to manage hunger without additional food programs. (Courtesy photo)

JOHNSON: Stop Calling East of the River a Food Desert

by Villareal "VJ" Johnson January 4, 2023January 5, 2023

The terms food desert or food insecure are often used to describe many communities East of the River. Why?

**FILE** Election staff assist a voter at a polling station. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Leaders in Wards 7, 8 Focus on Voter Turnout for General Election

by James Wright Jr. October 19, 2022October 19, 2022

**FILE** Courtesy of archdevelopmentdc.org

Arts

ARCH Development DC Unveils Collaborative Supporting Wards 7 and 8 Artists

by WI Web Staff August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

Philip Pannell, executive director of the Anacostia Coordinating Council (ACC), speaks with census volunteers and staff during a ACC census count initiative in southeast D.C. on Sept. 8. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

East of The River Residents Come Up Short in Census Report

by WI Guest Author September 9, 2020December 21, 2021

Howard University Faculty Practice Plan (HUFPP) hosts the first day of COVID-19 testing at the Benning Road Center in northeast D.C. Bank of America awarded a $1 million grant to the HUFPP to improve access to COVID-19 testing east of the Anacostia River. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Coronavirus Testing Site Opens in Ward 7

by Sam P.K. Collins May 6, 2020December 21, 2021

D.C. Council member Trayon White (D-Ward 8)

EDITORIAL: Blacks Living East of the River Deserve an Equal Playing Field, Not More Platitudes

by WI Guest Author May 6, 2020December 21, 2021

Vincent Gray

East End or East of the River? The Debate Rages

by James Wright Jr. September 25, 2019December 21, 2021

Courtesy of Wilmot Sanz

D.C. Hospital Teams with Unity Health Care to Expand Services East of the River

by WI Guest Author July 1, 2019December 21, 2021

D.C. Council members Vincent Gray (right) and Trayon White offer their opinions on whether "East of the River" should be changed to "East End" during a forum at the Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church in Southeast on May 29, hosted by the Anacostia Coordinating Council, Inc. (Brigette Squire/The Washington Informer)

Community, Stacy M. Brown

Gray: Whether it’s ‘East End’ or ‘East of River,’ Anacostia Needs Health System

by WI Web Editor June 5, 2019December 21, 2021

Community, Local Business

Lidl Grocery Store to Open Next Year in Southeast D.C.

by WI Guest Author May 20, 2019December 21, 2021