D.C. residents took part in a “grocery walk” in protest against the lack of healthy food access in Southeast D.C. Together, Wards 7 and 8 have only three grocery stores to serve more than 150,000 residents.
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Southeast DC residents march in “grocery walk” against food deserts
Buzzard Point Residents Air Environmental Concerns
Empower D.C. hosted an environmental brunch on Sept. 17 where activists and Southwest D.C. residents met to discuss the challenges facing Buzzard Point. Among these issues were fears about the environmental impact of redevelopment in the area and displacement. A new D.C. United Stadium is to be built in the Buzzard Point neighborhood.
A Surgical Procedure: The 11th Street Bridge Park Project
Surgery is performed within the human body to mend a chronic condition. Knee replacement, for instance, is deemed necessary when the connection between the femur…
City Prepares to Disband Virginia Avenue Camp of Homeless People
Blocks away from The George Washington University, 18 tents sit nestled in the shadow of the Watergate complex. Despite the constant road noise from Rock… Read more »
Local Artists Gather to “Paint Out Poverty”
The “I Have a Home Here” art bus made an appearance at the first annual Painting Out Poverty festival in Southwest D.C. on Saturday, August… Read more »
“Doing it For the Kids:” Weathering a Family Shelter
Take the District’s blue line past GWU- Foggy Bottom, past Federal Circle and get off at the Stadium Armory Metro Station. As soon as you… Read more »
King Hedley is Honest
On February 12, 2015, I was invited to attend King Hedley II, a play by August Wilson performed at the Arena Stage in Southwest D.C…. Read more »
No Room at the Inn
A 2003 protest to call awareness to 300 families on the waiting list each day for emergency shelter in 2003.
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