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H St. Revitalization Stirs Mixed Feelings

Fri, 9 Apr 2010 15:57:16 -0400

By: Macy Freeman

Much of Washington's H Street Corridor lay in wreckage after the 1968 assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Today, the orange cones, broken gravel and construction workers laying rails for a streetcar line are telltale signs of a $33 million rebirt...

Talk of School Closings Disturbs Peace at Brookland

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:35:47 -0400

Students Would Join Peers at Bunker Hill

Special community meeting chairman John Davis, along with D.C. Public Schools improvement specialist Annette Gregory, sat below a banner reading "Brookland is a peaceable school." The calm promoted at Brookland Elementary School was altered when Mayor Adr...

Residents Fly With Guardian Angels in Protection of District Communities

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:32:37 -0400

By: Mercia Williams-Murray

Neighborhood watch is not a new phenomenon in the District -- many neighborhoods have them. The Guardian Angels, however, have been empowering District residents for three decades. ...

City Supports ROPE Foundation's Work With Youth

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:31:34 -0400

By: Britney Brewington

For Tony Bullock deciding to establish the ROPE Foundation, Reaching Out to Provide Enlightenment, was not a hard decision. The Washington, D.C., native grew up in Brentwood Village apartments, now Brookland Manor, and at an early age discovered trouble. ...