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Tag: Ward 8

The Dew Drop Inn performers get the crowd riled up with "You Got the Right Key, But the Wrong Keyhole." (Photo by Bill Lee (@billleephotography)
Posted inLifestyle

Swinging and Swaying and Singing the Blues

by Michael Sainte-Andress December 15, 2021December 15, 2021
Members of the Gamma Theta chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. of Hampton University stand behind trash they helped pick up in Ward 8. (James Wright/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Trash Pickup Drive Takes Place in Anacostia, Fairlawn Areas

by James Wright Jr. December 1, 2021
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joins Ward 8 residents at the grand opening of the Good Foods Market in the Southwest community of Bellevue on Nov. 13. (DR Barnes/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Good Foods Market Opens to Fanfare in Bellevue Community

by Denise Rolark Barnes November 17, 2021February 2, 2022
Posted inCommunity

Children’s Hospital Gets $3.4M Grant for Mobile Clinic in Wards 7, 8

by WI Guest Author November 10, 2021December 21, 2021
A crossing guard helps young people cross Alabama Avenue to enter nearby Turner Elementary School. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Parents Press for Traffic Safety Improvements Near Turner Elementary School

by Sam P.K. Collins October 20, 2021December 21, 2021
A map of D.C.'s eight wards (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inCommunity

Ward 8 Leaders Support Expanding into Ward 6

by James Wright Jr. October 20, 2021December 21, 2021
**FILE** Coutesy of College Tribe
Posted inCommunity

Grant Connects Ward 8 Students With Mentoring Program

by WI Guest Author October 19, 2021December 21, 2021
Narcan is a prescription medication that is used to treat an opioid overdose. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inHealth

Pain and Addiction: The Opioid Crisis that Continues to Trend Upwards

by Natalie C. Hockaday October 6, 2021January 12, 2022
Courtesy of cityexperiences.com
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: ACC Riverboat Excursion Is a Quick Fix for What Ails Ward 8

by WI Guest Author October 6, 2021December 21, 2021
Dr. Yolanda Lewis-Ragland (Courtesy photo)
Posted inHealth

Award-Winning D.C. Pediatrician Compares Vaccines and Masks to Airbags and Seatbelts

by Stacy M. Brown September 29, 2021December 21, 2021

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