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Jackie Carter (left), director of the Children’s Legacy Theatre, congratulates her students after their performance of "The Amen Corner" during the Anacostia Coordinating Council’s holiday celebration at THEARC. (Marckell Williams/The Washington Informer)

Youth, Talent Feted at Anacostia Coordinating Council’s Holiday Party

by James Wright Jr. December 5, 2022December 5, 2022

About 200 people came together for the 10th annual Multicultural Holiday Celebration and Youth Gift Drive at THEARC’s Black Box Theater.

The Vista Apartments, known by some as The Wingate, sits in Ward 8 in southwest D.C. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

The Vista Apartments Tenants Gripe About Poor Upkeep

by James Wright Jr. November 9, 2022November 9, 2022

Congress Heights Small Area Plan (Courtesy of D.C. Office of Planning)

D.C. Develops Small Area Plan for Congress Heights

by James Wright Jr. November 2, 2022November 3, 2022

The Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue side of Parkland in southeast D.C.'s Congress Heights (Courtesy Photo)

National Park Service Seeks to Redo Parkland in Congress Heights

by James Wright Jr. October 26, 2022October 27, 2022

Metropolitan Police Department Cadet Taron Alston speaks during an opening ceremony for the department's new Cadet Corps Training Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE in D.C. on Oct. 19. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

MPD Cadet Program Moves Into New Facility in Ward 8

by WI Web Staff October 19, 2022October 19, 2022

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser delivers remarks during the opening of the Cedar Hill Urgent Care Center in Southeast on Oct. 7. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Ward 8 Lands First Urgent Care Center

by Lindiwe Vilakazi October 12, 2022October 13, 2022

ACC Boat Ride Headlines D.C.’s Political VIPs

by James Wright Jr. October 7, 2022October 7, 2022

Ronald L. Williams shows off his crabbing efforts on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. (Courtesy photo)

New Seafood Eatery on Track for Historic Anacostia

by James Wright Jr. September 21, 2022September 22, 2022

**FILE** Rendering of Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center, GW Health (Courtesy of gwu.edu)

Ward 8’s Cedar Hill Medical Center Set for Expansion

by WI Web Staff September 21, 2022September 21, 2022

Health and Wellness Fair Coming to Ward 8 Park on Saturday

by WI Web Staff August 26, 2022August 26, 2022