Gregory O'Dell Archives - The Washington Informer

Courtesy of Events DC

Cherry Blossom Parade Set for Return in 2022

by WI Guest Author December 9, 2021

The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade is back.

Margery E. Goldberg of the Zenith Community Arts Foundation cuts the wood (instead of a ribbon) in Northwest at the mobile woodshop that will be an experimental learning center. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Nonprofit Introduces Mobile Woodshop to Educate Future Carpenters

by James Wright Jr. November 23, 2021December 21, 2021

City Leaders Pitch DC for FIFA World Cup 2026

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer April 7, 2021December 21, 2021

Tourism Leaders Look to Post-COVID-19 D.C.

by James Wright Jr. May 6, 2020December 21, 2021

Courtesy of dcjazzfest.org

DC Jazz Festival Announces Lineup

by WI Guest Author May 14, 2019December 21, 2021

Courtesy of dcholidayhoopsfest.com

HBCUs, Local Sports, Sports

Hampton, Howard, High Point, Richmond Universities Featured in Hoops Fest

by WI Guest Author December 5, 2018October 31, 2020

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Council members Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), Anita Bonds (D-At Large), Kenyan McDuffie (D-Ward 5), Brandon Todd (D-Ward 4) and Trayon White (D-Ward 8), Ed Fisher, executive director of St. Elizabeths East Campus, and Greg O’Dell, president and CEO of EventsDC, along with other officials and Ward 8 residents, cut the ribbon for the new Sports and Entertainment Arena in Southeast on Sept 22. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Community, Local Sports

Congress Heights Welcomes New Sports Arena

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. September 26, 2018October 31, 2020

A rendering of the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Congress Heights

Local Sports, Sports

Congress Heights to Host PFL Championship

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer August 22, 2018October 31, 2020