Remember the FOIA Bake Sale? ANC Commissioner Denise Krepp submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act for information concerning DOJ prosecution rates in D.C. Neighbors offered to help with the costs by organizing a bake sale. Krepp has finally received a response from DOJ, saying that they could not find any records related to the prosecution of […]
An important snow storm update from our Councilmember, Charles Allen. As the sun rises today, the storm is pulling off the East Coast. But with over 20 inches of snow around town, it’s going to take some time to dig out. I hope you’ve been able to stay safe and stay warm, but if you’re […]
Owning your home can be the culmination of years of planning and dreaming. Home ownership in the District is especially charged: according to the US Census Bureau, only 42.1 percent of District residents owned a home in the period between 2009 and 2013, compared to 64.9 percent nationwide. Many former residents of the District feel they’ve […]
I am generally the first to scoff at early weather predictions for “historic snowfall,” but since even the Capital Weather Gang is starting to say that heavy snowfall is more than likely, I think it’s time to start preparing. It was also this same weekend last year I chose to not believe the forecasts and […]
This one is for the artists! There are two upcoming shows for you to enter, with upcoming deadlines within the next few weeks: Altered States, Off-Rhode Gallery at Art Enables, has a deadline upcoming on February 5, 2016, and EMULSION 2016‘s deadline is February 15, 2016. Here are the guidelines for both. Good luck! Altered […]