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The Good News - New Solar Jobs
As the American economy improves steadily, new jobs are emerging in every state. The GOOD News is, due to the advances in technology, there are new kinds of high-paying jobs that are available, particularly in the solar energy industry. Dr. Chavis is African American civil rights leader and icon, United...
Graduate School to be renamed following $20 million endowment
The Board of Trustees approved the renaming of Penn State’s Graduate School in a unanimous vote during their meeting on Friday. The school will now be named the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School after the philanthropists committed $20 million to the university and its future. The...
Cook & Boardman Acquires Bunting Door & Hardware, Loktek
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The Cook & Boardman Group LLC, the leading specialty distributor of commercial entry solutions and systems integration services, has announced the acquisition of Bunting Door & Hardware Co. Inc. and Loktek LLC, located in Elkridge, Maryland. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1983,...
We won 14 national awards!
We broke our records for community journalism awards in the 2024 National Newspaper Association (NNA) Better Newspaper Contest, where Streetcar Suburbs Publishing won 14 awards. First and second place awards. Our columnist Rick Borchelt won first place for Best Environmental Story (daily and nondaily, circ. 6,000 and more) with “The...
TVD Live Shots: The Aquabats with The Aggrolites and Left Alone at the Fillmore Silver Spring, 7/15
It was a nostalgic night of punk, reggae, and silliness as The Aquabats stopped at the Fillmore Silver Spring Monday night on their latest tour, Finally! The Album Tour. Left Alone got the Monday night festivities started with an enjoyable 30-minute set. A California-based punk rock band, it formed back in 1996 by lead vocalist and guitarist Elvis Cortez. In 2024, the rest of the lineup includes Pablo Fiasco, Jimmy Jam, and Ben Shaw. The ska-influenced punk went over well with the Silver Spring crowd; it was a cool set that even included some Spanish-language songs. Left Alone’s latest release was 2021’s Checkers & Plaid, released on the label Cortez formed, Smelvis Records.
Bethesda man charged in Jan. 6 insurrection sentenced to 28 months in prison
A 25-year-old Bethesda man was sentenced to 28 months in prison Friday after he pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Columbia. Steven Patrick Cook was charged with “two...
Mark your calendars for DC’s Back to School Block Party
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Grab your school supplies and prepare to go out all out at D.C.’s Back to School Block Party. Mark your calendars because D.C. Public Schools will be hosting its Back To School Block Party on Sept. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be free food, lots of […]
Homicide Defendant Pleads Not Guilty to Five Charges for 2021 Stabbing
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. A homicide defendant was arraigned for his charges in front of DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on July 19. James Lewis, 46, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, possession of a prohibited weapon and three...
Students Reminisce Over Weeklong Trip to Washington, D.C.
As Emily Dutton and Aanyah Lovett prepare to enter their senior year at Central High School, they are spending the remainder of the summer looking back at their time on the Washington Youth Tour (WYT) with Carroll Electric Membership Cooperative (EMC). The students were among more than 100 delegates from the state of Georgia who traveled to Washington, D.C., for the weeklong, leadership experience in June.
Person seriously hurt after colliding into tree in Bethesda
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) crews were at the scene of a collision in Bethesda on Friday afternoon. A car had collided into a tree in front of a house in the 5300 block of Wilson Lane, near Fairfax Road. Pete Piringer, a spokesman for MCFRS, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. NEWS – 2 men dead and 1 toddler injured in District shooting
Two men were killed and a 2-year-old girl was injured after a shooting in Southeast D.C. Police are searching for a blue Dodge Charger with heavy tints in connection to the crime. The incident occurred at 11:22 a.m. near 22nd and Savannah streets when suspects armed with rifles exited a vehicle and began shooting, hitting three men and killing two of them. The girl was struck by gunfire while a group, including her, was leaving a day care for a morning walk. Her injuries are not life-threatening, and no other children were harmed.
Are dangerous heat waves the new normal in New England?
The times of an occasional stretch of scorching summer days are behind us. Three environmental experts say extreme heat, which recently reached the 90s in New England and triple-digits in places like Washington, D.C., is here to stay. “New England is the fastest-warming area of the United States,” said Dr....
New Democratic Group Demands Biden ‘Pass the Torch’ in Ad Set to Air in DC and Delaware
Pass the Torch, a new Democratic political action committee, is running a new ad meant to catch the president's eye in Washington, D.C. and Delaware. The post New Democratic Group Demands Biden ‘Pass the Torch’ in Ad Set to Air in DC and Delaware first appeared on Mediaite.
High energy and raw performances in STC Academy’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’
It is not profound to say that Romeo and Juliet is a play that explores the themes of reason and passion in its characters. The modern version of that take is to say that if only everyone had just not been in such a rush, well, the Montagues and the Capulets would still be at war, but we wouldn’t have two dead teenagers.
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