With only one full-service grocery store to serve more than 80,000 residents, urban farming and a community-supported agriculture program are meeting important nutrition needs.
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Urban farming in a food desert
This pilot program allows health clinics to prescribe produce to improve health, supported by grocery vouchers
Health clinics in D.C. may now prescribe produce to patients with chronic conditions in order to issue assistance to afford healthy food that will mitigate those conditions.
Still Boarded Up: A long con in Congress Heights?
Geoffrey Griffis says it’s cheaper to replace Congress Heights properties than repair them. Attorney General Karl Racine says replacement has been the developer’s goal for years and low-income tenants have suffered.
Barry Farm residents seek historic status to preserve community and character
A group of displaced public housing residents have nominated their community for landmark status to preserve and honor its long history as it undergoes controversial redevelopment.
THE HOBO: Black Fields swears,
“D.C. DON’T STAND FOR DODGE CITY!!!”
Part 9 of “The Black Fields Chronicles: The HOBO,” a fiction story based on the reality of homelessness.
Interim agency head aims to focus on affordable housing
Acting director of the District’s Office of Planning, Andrew Trueblood, emphasized his focus on affordable housing as the city develops its new comprehensive plan at a meeting with community activists.
Attorney General continues cracking down on unsafe tenant conditions
Karl Racine’s offices sued landlords of six buildings over safety violations present in 812 apartments.
Second D.C. General replacement shelter complete
The Horizon, a short-term family shelter, opened on Oct. 9. It is one of six shelters promised by Mayor Muriel Bowser to replace D.C. General.
This court-appointed receiver filed eviction suits in bulk against tenants of two properties it intends to sell
Residents of once-Sanford Capital owned properties are being sued for back pay following divestment of the low-income real estate firm’s assets to a receivership group.
Metro Transit Police target Black youth for fare evasion, report says
The Washington Lawyers Committee recently released a report showing racial disparities in fare evasion enforcement by the Metro Transit Police.
How homeless cats healed a homeless woman
Connie Porter, known as Southeast Washington’s “Cat Lady,” talks about her passion for cats and how caring for them positively impacted her life.
Don’t repeal a fair wage for D.C. workers
A tipped restaurant worker discusses why she supports Initiative 77 and why you should too.
Help rebuild lives after the Hopkins fire
An apartment fire in Southeast destroyed one unit and damaged three others. Neighbors are rallying to support those who were affected.
Activists rally to stop demolition at Barry Farm
Residents of the Barry Farm housing development held a rally on Aug. 18 to halt demolition and to demand a seat at the table to discuss the redevelopment plan for the area.
Barry Farm residents fear displacement as housing authority reconfigures plans for decade-old redevelopment
A handful of residents of Barry Farm, a public housing complex in Anacostia, breathed a sigh of relief earlier this year when plans to demolish and redevelop the neighborhood were sent back for revision.
Fewer pharmacies, less convenience for residents in Wards 7 and 8
Pharmacies have long been in short supply in Wards 7 and 8, which serves as a disadvantage to residents.
Barry farms yesterday, today & tomorrow: reflections of a former resident
Wendell Williams writes about the fate of Barry Farms, land used to build 444 units of public housing.
Obituary: Matthew Joseph Farkas
Matthew Farkas, a resident at 801 East men’s shelter for several years, died on May 11 at the age of 36. It was exactly one month before his birthday.
Mayor and councilmembers present conflicting visions of D.C. affordability at housing rally
Mayor Bowser and several councilmembers spoke at the yearly CNHED housing rally, giving conflicting accounts of the state of affordable housing in D.C. Councilmembers acknowledged the city’s shortcoming while pledging to do more, and as the Mayor highlighted the progress the city has made.
An abandoned apartment complex in Southeast is being converted to affordable housing
Several D.C. government agencies announced plans to renovate a vacant apartment complex, to create 220 new unites of affordable housing.
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