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Defendant Deemed Competent for Trial In Domestic Shooting
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. Citing a report from the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein deemed a shooting defendant competent to stand trial on July 19. Keith Robinson, 58, is charged with assault with intent to...
Theatre Review: ‘Heathers: The Musical’ presented by McLean Community Players at The Alden Theatre
The McLean Community Players’ production of “Heathers: The Musical” (book, music and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe) is really good. Though it was hampered by some technical issues with the sound which interfered with a few punchlines, Director Liz Colandene, along with a stellar cast and team, has pulled off a successful production, with some slight changes from the original.
No charges after crowbar attack and stabbing puts Alexandria brothers in hospital
No charges have been filed against two Alexandria brothers who were hospitalized with serious injuries after a fight in the West End earlier this month. The Alexandria Police Department responded to a stabbing call for service at an apartment in the 500 block of N. Armistead Street on Sunday, July 7. Police arrived and found the brothers on the floor of the apartment, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
George Mason launches literacy project to support Virginia families
A statewide literacy project designed to counteract the educational impacts of the pandemic is now in full swing, thanks to the efforts of educators in George Mason University’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD). Called the Literacy Engagement Action Project (LEAP) and designed to build literacy skills in...
The first Rizzo Family Foundation charity event was a star-studded, smashing success, raising over $125,000 for local kids in need!
When Rizzo Foundation Board Member, David Jones, contacted me in early June about attending the first RizKids charity event, we immediately penciled in July 21 on our calendars and signed up immediately. This was the inaugural event that Mike and Jodi Rizzo planned for their newly established Rizzo Family Foundation, and this one had two components: charity blackjack, and a barbecue for those who just wanted to eat and mingle.
July 22 | Wordplay at Honfleur Gallery [SP]
Share your work, promote your projects and create community. Wordplay is always fun, fascinating and surprising! Poetry, spoken word, a complete short story, hilarious standup, an entire new play, one act of a new play, an a cappella song series, and a science fiction... opera?. WOW. All of that has...
Restored historic DC mini golf course re-opening this summer!
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The East Potomac Miniature Golf Course, America’s oldest continuously operating miniature golf course, and the only outdoor miniature golf course in Washington, D.C., was recently restored to much of its original 1931 splendor by Adventure Golf & Sports (AGS) and will be re-opening this summer. “We were very pleased to have been selected by National Links Trust to rehabilitate this course,” said Scott Lundmark, President of AGS. “This course is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and required exceptional attention to detail.”
Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery Drawing Workshop: Charcoal & Cardboard
Please join Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery for a free workshop led by their current gallery artist, Courtney Adair Applequist. The workshop takes place July 25 from 7-9 pm at 1632 U St. NW. Courtney Adair Applequist’s solo exhibition (M)other is on view at the gallery through September 8. The...
Georgetown Basketball: Why Malik Mack is the most important team transfer for 2024-25
Big changes and renewed optimism were aplenty at Georgetown last offseason after the hiring of Ed Cooley, but year one ended remarkably flat. The Hoyas mustered just two wins in Big East play, with both of those coming against lowly DePaul. Finishing his debut season with just 9 wins wasn’t the start that Cooley was looking for, but are there brighter days ahead in our nation’s capital?
Airports Authority seeing higher revenue in many budget buckets
Operating revenues for Northern Virginia’s two commercial airports over the first six months of the year stand about 4 percent higher than a year before. Overall, the results are “very positive,” said Andrew Rountree, vice president and chief financial officer of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Financial...
Virginia Girl Scouts help sew heart-shaped pillows for cancer patients | Get Uplifted
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A group of young women doing their part to spread joy and healing is helping us get uplifted. Back in April we featured volunteers who have gathered to sew heart-shaped pillows for some hospital patients. For nearly a decade, volunteers from the Woodbridge Women's Club have gotten together to craft pillows for cancer and surgery patients at the Sentara Cancer Network Resource Center in Woodbridge.
State AGs ramp up scrutiny of alleged price-fixing in rental housing
In the past two years, more than 30 lawsuits have been filed in federal and state courts alleging that companies such as RealPage and Yardi are equipping corporate landlords with software algorithms that allow competitors to collude on rent prices. Algorithmic price estimates, in which landlords rely on complex data formulas to set rental rates, […] The post State AGs ramp up scrutiny of alleged price-fixing in rental housing appeared first on Stateline.
Truck hits Beltway bridge support near River Road; one injured
Traffic was delayed for hours Sunday morning and one person was injured when a truck struck a bridge support beam under River Road in Bethesda on the Inner Loop of the BeItway, according to authorities. The person was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries in the incident; the truck also struck a sedan. [WTOP]
Road closures for Ballroom on the Block Festival in Arlington
ARLINGTON, Va. (DC News Now) — The Ballroom on the Block Festival will shut down N. Irving Street in Arlington this weekend. The Arlington County Police Department will close N. Irving Street, between Wilson Boulevard and 12th Street N. from 8 a.m. Saturday, July 27, to 2 a.m. on Sunday, July 28, for the festival. […]
Hyattsville Housekeeper Cleans Up With $50K Scratch-Off Win Sold At Area Gas Station
A housekeeper from Prince George's County is the latest to claim a $50,000 scratch-off prize on a ticket sold at the same station where a Bonus Match 5 jackpot worth the same amount was sold last month. This time, it was a $10 Jumbo Cash scratcher sold at the Shell...
People to Meet: Area Networking Events
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