Christopher Feaster of Homeless Children's Playtime Project's Teen Night shares his poetic thoughts
Christopher Feaster is a graduating senior at the Hospitality High School of Washington, D.C., who currently lives at the D.C. General Hospital Homeless Shelter. Every Wednesday night, Feaster attends the Teen Night program that is hosted by a non-profit organization called the Homeless Children's Playtime Project (HCPP) who offers child development programs in several homeless shelters.
The Anacostia River isn’t a place where many people look to get their exercise. The members of Capitol Rowing Club, however, embrace the Anacostia each time their oars hit the water. “I had no understanding of it before I started,” says Kelley O’Connell, 45.
Work Impacts Brookland South of Catholic University
Ward 5’s Brookland neighborhood is undergoing major development projects in efforts to turn parts of the residential area in Northeast Washington into a destination point with restaurants, retail shops and new housing. Abdo Development, a D.
MOOD Lounge Says Complaints Unfair
Since its opening in January 2011, the MOOD Lounge/Bar/Nightclub at 1318 9th St., NW has had what residents of the 9thSt. NW corridor in Shaw would call a negative impact on the local community. According to show-cause hearing documents from the Advisory Neighborhood Commission and Alcohol Beverage Regulation Administration /Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, the club has consistently and blatantly violated the agreements that accompany its operation and liquor licenses, as well as accumulated citations breaching innumerable provisions of the DC Code.
From peace protests to police intervention, the occupy movements in a number of major cities across the nation have seen successes and failures. The thousands of protestors, whose primary mission is to improve the nation’s economic structure, could soon include some local high schoolers.
A casual trip to the neighborhood Walgreens usually consists of picking up a prescription, candy and the occasional hygiene product. Now customers can add beer and wine to their shopping list, but some residents fear extra crime and don't want this option.
The College Success Foundation prepares low-income, minority students in Wards 7 and 8 for what some consider could be the best time of their lives: college.
Braces, tooth extractions and surgery are just a few of the dental services that thousands of adults and children receive for little or no cost at Howard University and the University of Maryland in Baltimore.
During a meeting of Ward 1's Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1C, residents expressed their concerns about the proposed Enhanced Residential Parking Program.
Residents of West Georgetown and Burleith are still not satisfied with Georgetown University's off-campus housing changes as part of the university campus plan.
Dubbed "The Gateway to Washington," Dakota Crossing will great visitors entering the District at New York Avenue and South Dakota Avenue Northeast with stores ranging from Target to Costco.
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