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Brothers from Florida check out the cherry blossoms with their parents, who booked the D.C. family vacation after a planned class trip was canceled. “I’m lucky that we came in the spring… I really loved to see all of this,” Dory Pardieu, 10, said. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Longer Cherry Blossom Bloom Expected After Record Early Peak

by Kayla Benjamin March 20, 2024March 20, 2024

Lakisha Ann Woods, CEO of the American Institute of Architects (Courtesy photo)

Lakisha Ann Woods: Strategic Leadership for a More Equitable Industry

by Kayla Benjamin March 20, 2024July 3, 2024

Leah Penniman, co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, is shown here in a still from the documentary "Farming While Black." The D.C. Environmental Film Festival will host a screening of the movie on March 29. (Courtesy photo)

DCEFF 2024 Lineup: From Otter Love Stories to Environmental Justice Battles

by Kayla Benjamin March 18, 2024March 18, 2024

Gallaudet Street NE was symbolically designated Alexander Crummell Way, a move celebrated at an event hosted by Ward 5 Council member Zachary Parker on Friday. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Ward 5 Honors Black History Heroes: Alexander Crummell Way Unveiled in Ivy City

by Kayla Benjamin March 15, 2024March 15, 2024

D.C. Department of Energy and Environment’s Josh Burch, Anacostia Parks & Community Collaborative’s Brenda Richardson and Anacostia Riverkeeper’s Trey Sherard lead the group through Fort Dupont Park for the first stop on the Feb. 26 tour. Behind them are others from DOEE and from the Anacostia Watershed Society, the National Park Service and the White House Council on Environmental Quality. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

A Tale of Three Creeks: Photos from D.C.’s Stream Restoration Projects

by Kayla Benjamin and Robert R. Roberts March 13, 2024March 13, 2024

Jerri Evans, owner and operator of Turning Natural, a juice bar with six DMV locations (Courtesy photo)

Nutrition Mission: Jerri Evans’ Journey with Juicing and Turning Natural

by Kayla Benjamin March 13, 2024March 13, 2024

LaRuby May, partner at May Jung Law Firm and former Ward 8 council member (Courtesy photo)

Three Black Women Making History in Environmental Justice Across Industries

by Kayla Benjamin March 7, 2024July 3, 2024

**FILE** Cherry blossoms by the Tidal Basin (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Cherry Blossom Peak Bloom Predicted: March 23-26

by Kayla Benjamin March 4, 2024March 4, 2024

A pile of tires sits off the northbound side of Interstate 295 in D.C., just past Pennsylvania Avenue SE. About 100 of them are sprawled around the woods at the spot. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Tire Dumping Epidemic: D.C. Residents Fight Back Against Illegal and Dangerous Trash

by Kayla Benjamin February 26, 2024February 26, 2024

Spotted salamanders chill on a log by a vernal pool on Kingman Island on Feb. 16. (Courtesy of D.C. Department of Energy and Environment)

Kingman Island Reopens After Weeklong Cleanup Removes Toxic Debris

by Kayla Benjamin February 19, 2024February 19, 2024