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New Art Initiative 0xCollection Is On a Mission to Institutionalize Digital Art
With Christie’s Art + Tech Summit kicking off Wednesday, a who’s who of top figures in digital art, crypto, blockchain, and AI have made the trek to the auction house’s Rockefeller Center headquarters.One Year On From the NFT Crash, the Digital Art Scene at Miami Art Week Matures Among those flying in from afar is Elle Anastasiou, a new media art expert and the director of the 0xCollection (pronounced “Hex”). Backed by Czech entrepreneur Karel Komárek, the 0xCollection is a Basel-based digital, new media, and time-based art collection that launched last year with the goal of developing, preserving, and exhibiting contemporary...
Garfield Park to have 7 trees removed
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) said it is removing seven trees from Garfield Park, following an inspection that was conducted after a large tree branch fell and killed a woman in the park. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said 35-year-old Sarah Noah, of Southeast, died on July 10. According […]
DC Police Chief Pamela Smith celebrates first year in charge as crime drops; residents still concerned
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — In 2023, crime was increasing by the day in the Nation’s capital and ended with a 39% hike in violent crime and the most homicides in decades, according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). So far this year, violent crime is down 33% and homicides have fallen 26% compared to […]
Carjacking Defendant Rejects Plea Offer
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. A carjacking defendant rejected a plea offer in front of DC Superior Court Judge Erik Christian in a July 17 hearing. Details of the agreement were not immediately available. Lamar Stephens, 37, is charged with unarmed carjacking,...
13-Time GRAMMY® Winner Chucho Valdés to Headline 20th Annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival on Saturday, Sept. 7 – MocoFeed
13-Time GRAMMY® Winner Chucho Valdés to Headline 20th Annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival on Saturday, Sept. 7. Montgomery County’s Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment District has announced that the quartet of Afro-Cuban jazz legend Chucho Valdés will headline the free 20th Annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival on Saturday, Sept. 7. Mr. Valdés—known as a pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger—has won seven GRAMMY Awards, six Latin GRAMMY Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Latin Recording Academy.
MPD: People impersonating police through phone calls, emails
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is warning the community about a scheme in which people are impersonating police during a phone call or through an email. The scheme involves people impersonating members of MPD by duplicating government phone numbers. The people involved in the schemes tell the victims that an […]
Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Award
WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's volleyball team was recognized with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT, as announced by the governing body on Wednesday. "I'm proud of our teams' academic efforts this past year," Head Coach AJ Bonetti said. Georgetown Athletics continues to set high standards both academically and athletically. Every one of our student-athletes at Georgetown puts themselves in a position to be successful and I'm glad that volleyball specifically was able to showcase its academic prowess this year. I very much look forward to being mainstays on this list for the foreseeable future....
UMD rolls out mobile cooling center to keep athletes safe during extreme heat
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Six years after the death of University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair because of Heat Stroke, the school is the first in the country to use a new tool to protect athletes. The idea of letting athletes hydrate and cool off in the middle of...
As D.C. suffers record-high temperatures, cooling options are still limited for people experiencing homelessness
“I call it a hell on earth, but it’s preventable and avoidable,” Thomas said. It was 90 degrees outside, and Thomas was sitting at a table on the first floor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, referring to how he handles the heat while experiencing homelessness.
Firebirds Restaurant to Open New Location in Franconia
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, an award-winning restaurant and steakhouse, will open its newest restaurant Monday, July 22 in Franconia. The new restaurant is the concept’s fifth location in Northern Virginia and employs about 100 people. The new location is 7027A Manchester Blvd., in the Manchester Lakes shopping center near...
Pendleton brothers plead guilty for roles in Jan. 6 insurrection
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two brothers from Pendleton have pleaded guilty to their roles in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Jonathanpeter and Matthew Klein entered their plea deals in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 17. Jonathanpeter, 24, an admitted member of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty to two...
Sorie Mansaray Sentenced For Attempted Murder In Maryland
Sorie Mansaray, who has no known address, was sentenced on July 17 to 30 years in prison with all but 12 years suspended following a July 2022 shooting that was caught on camera. On July 22, 2022, prosecutors say that Mansaray shot at a vehicle that pulled onto the 11000...
Suspects make off with over $11K worth of stolen Lululemon items
WASHINGTON — DC Police are searching for a man who was caught on camera while he allegedly helped steal more than $11,000 in goods from a Lululemon store in Northwest. On Tuesday, just after 4 p.m., investigators say two suspects walked into a store on F Street in Northwest. They reportedly took items, without paying, and walked out of the store.
Mayor Bowser returns DC budget unsigned: ‘Unsustainable’
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser sent next year’s budget back to the Council of the District of Columbia without signing it, claiming it’s “unsustainable.” In a letter sent to Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, Bowser wrote, “I cannot support a budget that needlessly increases our residents’ property and income taxes, raises the paid family leave tax […]
DC police find missing infant, father taken into custody
WASHINGTON — Police have found a missing 5-month-old boy and taken the child's father into custody Wednesday evening. Earlier Wednesday, police were called to the 5900 block of 14th Street, Northwest for reports of a missing infant. Police suspected the infant was taken by his dad, Ramon Leonard. Parts...
“We are the swing vote:” Poor People’s Campaign assembles in Washington
Thousands of people gathered in front of the Capitol building for the Mass Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March to the Polls on June 29. Ahead of a contentious election year, attendees from religious organizations, social justice groups, and unions traveled from over 30 states and D.C. to call on elected officials to address poverty, according to organizers.
Army, Penn State to meet in Capital Hockey Classic in December
The Army hockey team will provide an outstanding appetizer to the annual Army-Navy football game. In the shadow of The Pentagon military headquarters and two days prior to the football clash in nearby Landover, Maryland, Army will take on Penn State on Thursday, December 12, at Capital One Arena, home of the NHL's Washington Capitals. The event is the inaugural Capital Hockey Classic. ...
D.C. allows extended alcohol service for 2024 Olympics and select events per new order
WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an emergency legislation Monday that allows select types of alcohol licenses to register with the Alcoholic Beverage Cannabis Administration (ABCA) during four special events, including the 2024 Summer Olympics. Registering allows venues to serve alcohol until 4 a.m. and operate 24...
Encampment Updates: Small clearings in Brentwood, Benning, Truxton Circle, and Capitol Hill
Editor’s Note: This is an installment of a biweekly column,“Encampment Updates.” Each edition, a Street Sense journalist will write about past and upcoming encampment clearings and closures in D.C. The government’s policies and schedule can be found at: dmhhs.dc.gov/page/encampments. D. C.’s Office of the Deputy Mayor...
Former DCist staffers launch worker-owned local news site
Six former staffers at DCist – the local daily news site which WAMU acquired in 2018 and shuttered in February – are set to launch a worker-owned local news website. The site, called The 51st, will not be a relaunch of DCist. For one, founders say it’ll be a weekly newsletter instead of a daily news site. But The 51st will feature the sort of content DCist was known for: event guides, curiosities, the quirks of D.C. life and history, and deeply reported stories.
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