Ward 8
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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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D.C. ELECTION ROUNDUP: Ford Wants a Ward 8 Driven by Education, Economics
Yaida O. Ford, an attorney, wants to use her skills set and experience to represent Ward 8 on the D.C.…
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Ridley Seeks to Fight Social Ills Through Employment
Time for Change (TFC) operates as a community-based 501-C3 agency in Ward 8 whose mission consists of eradicating homelessness and…
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D.C. ELECTION ROUNDUP: Education, Not Politics Motivates Reid’s Candidacy
Carlene Reid wants to serve the residents of Ward 8 as its representative on the D.C. State Board of Education…
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EDITORIAL: For Ward 8 Families, King Parade Showed Blackness at its Best
On the King Holiday in the District's most-beleaguered ward, peace and love were in full swing.
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D.C. ELECTION ROUNDUP: Austin to Challenge Trayon White in Ward 8
Mike Austin, chairman of the 8C advisory neighborhood commission in Ward 8, has decided to challenge D.C. Council member Trayon…
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