Ward 8
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Bowser to Host Telephone Town Hall on New Hospital Agreement
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser will host a telephone town hall event Wednesday on the GW Health Hospital and Ambulatory Pavilion…
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EDITORIAL: Blacks Living East of the River Deserve an Equal Playing Field, Not More Platitudes
How will life change for the better for today's or tomorrow's generations of Blacks who live east of the Anacostia…
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Special Ward 8 Graduation Ceremony in the Works
As the reality of perpetually postponed proms, graduation ceremonies and cookouts continues to set in for high school graduates across…
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Grandmother of D.C. Council Member Dies of Coronavirus
Veronica Norman, grandmother of Ward 8 Council member Trayon White, died Saturday of coronavirus complications, the lawmaker said.
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Healing the Land and Empowering People in the Woods of Ward 8
Down the hill from the Congress Heights Metro Station and the Giant on Alabama Avenue is a magical place hidden…
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Ward 8 Residents Weigh in on Proposed Bus Route Changes
Within a matter of months, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) will finalize its fiscal year 2021 budget proposal,…
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Ward 8 Residents Wary of Cuts in Metro Bus Routes
Some Ward 8 residents, including D.C. Council member Trayon White, have made it clear to leaders of the Metro transit…
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D.C. ELECTION ROUNDUP: Patterson to Focus on Schools East of the River
Even though Jacque Patterson has served as a Ward 8 advisory neighborhood commissioner and been president of the Ward 8…
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Ward 8 Residents Dig in as School Budget Discussions Begin
As D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) budget proposals for FY 2021 start to make the rounds, teachers, parents and others who…
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Adofo Mixes Politics and Civic Activism
Advisory neighborhood commissioners are mandated by D.C. home rule charter to respond to neighborhood concerns and serve as a political…
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