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Amid Local Budget Battle, District Teachers and Parents Embrace Summer Enrichment Programs

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 22, 2025July 25, 2025

Keith Pettigrew is the executive director of the D.C. Housing Authority, which is launching an intensive renovation and modernization program for 19 public housing communities. (Courtesy of DCHA)

DCHA Launches Modernization Program for Public Housing Areas

by James Wright Jr. July 16, 2025July 16, 2025

Members of the DC Defenders poses for a team photo at the championship party at the Wharf in Southwest D.C. on July 12. (Marcus Relacion/The Washington Informer)

Mayor Bowser Proclaims July 11 As DC Defenders Day

by Skylar Nelson July 15, 2025July 16, 2025

**FILE** D.C. Council member Zachary Parker is one of the local legislators working to address chronic absenteeism through his bill, the Showing Up for Students Amendment Act. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

In First Reading, D.C. Council Approves Slightly Different Fiscal Year 2026 Budget

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 15, 2025July 15, 2025

**FILE** The D.C. Council will conduct its first vote on the fiscal 2026 budget on July 14. (WI photo)

The Collins Council Report: A Council Period 26 Rules Change and the Scramble to Save Government-Funded Programs

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 2, 2025December 11, 2025

For the first time in the program’s history, Open Streets DC made its Capitol Hill debut on June 28, immersing residents of the DMV region into a communal hub of engagement, health and wellness, and celebration of Southeast culture. (Jada Ingleton/The Washington Informer)

Open Streets Capitol Hill Presents Alternative Routes to a Healthier Nation’s Capital

by Jada Ingleton June 30, 2025June 30, 2025

Resident of Mary’s House for Older Adults' Wallace Corbett (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

After the Parades: As Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies Surge, Advocates Emphasize Pride Beyond June

by Zerline Hughes Spruill and Ve Preeti Cyril June 25, 2025July 6, 2025

EDITORIAL: A Season of Opportunity — With Limits

by WI Editorial Staff June 25, 2025June 25, 2025

**FILE** A National Guard vehicle rides on 14th and K Street NW in June 2020. While no direct threat to Washington, D.C., has been identified, city leaders are urging vigilance after President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear sites. (Micha Green/The Washington Informer)

Iran Strikes Prompt Heightened Alert in D.C. But No Credible Threat Identified

by Stacy M. Brown June 23, 2025June 23, 2025

**FILE** A woman holds up a flag celebrating Juneteenth at the Bryant Street Market in Northeast D.C. in June 2024. Despite congressional infringement on D.C.’s budget and federal cuts to diversity, equity and inclusion, Juneteenth festivities are taking place this year throughout the District. (Cleveland Nelson/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Juneteenth Celebrations to Center Unity and Economic Development

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 18, 2025January 6, 2026

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