by Marlene Berlin To understand our water bill, we need to understand what DC Water does. The monthly bills would be a lot simpler if all DC Water did was supply us with clean water and take the waste water away from our homes and businesses. It does far more than that. Waste water comes […]
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Opinion: DC’s disenfranchisement is a racist legacy
by David Jonas Bardin Outright bigotry and minority voter suppression have undermined efforts to restore precious political rights of Americans in Washington, DC. At a recent symposium hosted by the University of the District of Columbia Law Review, Wade Henderson, the president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, strongly linked […]
Ask EPA for more local creek and river protection by Jan. 17
by David Jonas Bardin Stormwater pouring into our rivers, creeks and streams can pollute, erode and often render them unfit for human contact. Unfortunately, that goes for our beloved local streams as well. Also unfortunate is the fact that EPA and DC bureaucrats at times must be prodded to inform the public better and act […]
Our 2016 Ward 3 and ANC 3F voters guide – Everything from the president to the ANC
by Paul Walters and Marlene Berlin Many of you have already voted. This is for the rest of you. Early voting has been under way since October 22nd, and continues through Friday, November 4th, from 8:30 to 7 p.m. at the Old Council Chambers at 441 4th Street, NW and eight other early voting centers […]
What is the advisory referendum on DC statehood? We have answers
When we vote in the 2016 election, all DC residents will mark our ballots for U.S. president, at-large Council member (choose two!) ANC commissioner, delegate and shadow representative to the U.S. House, and at-large DC State Board of Education member. Those of us who live in Wards 2, 4, 7 and 8 will elect Council […]
How Cleveland Dennard built a school – and changed Van Ness
by David Jonas Bardin Cleveland Leon Dennard (1929-1992) – a dreamer and a doer – in many ways changed the face of Van Ness. Fifty years ago, President Johnson’s administration recruited him to form and lead Washington Technical Institute, a predecessor of the University of the District of Columbia. Dennard set out to change, for […]
DC Council bill would make more trees “special”
Some of the District’s trees are more “special” than others – because of one treehugger. Under a law enacted by the DC Council in 2003, private landowners must get a permit and pay a fee to remove any tree with a trunk greater than 55 inches around. While the law was being drafted, Sierra Club-DC […]
UDC sees mid-Nov. student center opening; addressing student housing issues
by Marlene Berlin UDC’s new president led last week’s meeting of the Community-Campus Task Force with a startling openness and comfort with a small audience that included mostly close-by neighbors and ANC Commissioners Adam Tope and Shirley Adelstein. Mason confirmed at the October 5th meeting that the UDC student center now under construction is scheduled […]
NEW DATE! UDC campus-community meeting on student center construction
Rescheduled for Monday, October 5th at 6:30 p.m.: Work on the UDC student center is scheduled for completion in December. Will they make it? Come to the next Community-Campus Task Force meeting for an update on the status of the project. Student enrollment and student housing are also on the agenda. The meeting will be […]
Throwback Thursday: Miner Teachers College cheerleaders
Miner Teachers College was one of three schools that became the University of the District of Columbia. This 1939 photo is from the DC Public Library’s Joseph Owen Curtis Photograph Collection. Curtis was a amateur photographer and historian who documented life in Southwest DC from the 1920s through the 70s. Miner Teachers College has a […]
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