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From shelter life to youth advocate: A woman's quest to end youth homelessness
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Daejanae Day spent time in a shelter in her early twenties. “I became homeless in 2015 after being put out,” she said. Now, at the age of 27, Day works to end youth homelessness as Acting Chair of the Youth Action Board in Prince George’s County.
Council Committee Recommends Agritourism Measure to Full Council
Councilmembers voted during committee session Monday afternoon to move an agritourism zoning measure to full council. Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 24-02 will expand campground use to allow overnight stays in the county’s agricultural reserve and rural cluster. As the council’s Planning, Housing and Parks committee, Council President Andrew Friedson,...
Prosecution to Murder Defendant–Plea Offer ‘Won’t Get Any Better’
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. A plea offer will remain open after back-and-forth negotiations led a homicide defendant to ask for new legal representation during a July 19 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein. Kyree Hairston, 24, is charged with...
Leveling the field: MoCo Lacrosse celebrates 25 years of expanding sport’s access
Hidden away from the oppressive heat on a Tuesday afternoon in mid-July, gaggles of young girls chased brightly colored balls with lacrosse sticks around the East County Community Center gym in Silver Spring, laughing and yelling as they tried to win a real-life version of the children’s board game “Hungry Hungry Hippos.”
KaFean Koffee to Open in Montgomery Mall
Kafean Koffee is coming to Westfield Montgomery Mall (7101 Democracy Blvd) in Bethesda. The coffee shop will be located on the lower level of the mall, in the kiosk that was previously home to Moorenko’s. KaFean is set to open in about two weeks and will specialize in espresso...
Stabbing Defendant Found Competent to Stand Trial
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. Following a report from the DC Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) received by DC Superior Court Judge Heidi Pasichow, stabbing defendant Nahum Posner was found competent to stand trial at a hearing on July 19th. Posner, 55,...
The push to make Friendship Heights a ’15-minute neighborhood’
D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland, businesses in the Friendship Heights corridor were “on their own” before Montgomery County’s Friendship Heights Urban District was created, according to Montgomery County Council President Andrew Friedson. Friedson said the district and the nonprofit Friendship Heights Alliance are working together with D.C....
WBNG condemns layoffs at Southern Policy Law Center
Washington, DC, July 17, 2024 – The Washington-Baltimore News Guild issued the following statement:. “The Washington Baltimore News Guild Local 32035 TNG-CWA condemns the anti-union layoffs of more than 60 workers at the Southern Poverty Law Center and supports the internal actions taken to show solidarity. The union busting...
Defendant in Multiple Carjacking Case Found Competent, Scheduled for Trial
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz found Taysean Hawkins competent to stand trial, based on a report from the DC Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), and scheduled the proceeding for Jan. 29, 2025, at a hearing held on July 22.
University of Maryland Names Anne Buckley, APR, as Vice President for Marketing and Communications
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland has named Anne Buckley as vice president for marketing and communications, effective September 4, 2024. In this role, Buckley will provide vision and leadership to bolster UMD’s reputation as a top national and global university in research, academics, arts and athletics, with a commitment to embracing the diversity of its community.
Opera Review: Puccini’s ‘La bohème’ at Wolf Trap
Even in the extreme heat of a Washington, DC summer, the haunting melodies of Giacomo Puccini’s “La bohème” have the power to transport listeners to a freezing Parisian flat whose youthful and impoverished inhabitants are struggling to make art amidst punishing winter temperatures. Based on the book by Henri Murger, “The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter,” “La bohème” is an opera in four acts that explores themes of friendship, poverty, and enduring love. This production was led by Grammy Award-winning conductor, Grant Gershon and the capable musicians of the Wolf Trap Orchestra.
Murder Defendant Denies Involvement at Arraignment
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. A defendant pleaded not guilty during an arraignment before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on July 19. Randolph Thomas, 41, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, assault with...
Man had nearly $4K in stolen Lululemon merchandise in car, DC police say
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a man who had almost $4,000 in stolen Lululemon merchandise. On July 20, officers with the Robbery Suppression Unit were on patrol in the 3400 block of 12th Street area in Northeast D.C. when they saw a car commit a traffic violation. The officers […]
Missed Connection – Lauinger Library, Georgetown University
Ed. Note: If this was you and you are interested, please email [email protected] so I can put you in touch with OP. On Friday afternoon, we were both in the elevator going down. After some mechanical weirdness you,. a young white redheaded petite woman said, “Oh, so the light...
The Atlantis Launches with Foo Fighters, Parliament-Funkadelic, Maggie Rogers, and Others Powered by d&b audiotechnik A-Series Augmented Array
Washington, D.C. (22 July 2024) – The Atlantis, the newest addition to I.M.P.’s iconic D.C. venue portfolio, opened May 30, 2023 to mark the 44th anniversary of the concert promoter and their original legendary venue, the 9:30 Club. The promoter’s quest to replicate as many details as possible from the original venue, while still providing the powerful and impeccable sound their modern venues are renowned for posed significant challenges for the sound system installation. Through the expertise of Clair Global’s Eighth Day Sound, I.M.P. found a unique solution in d&b audiotechnik A-Series Augmented Array and SL-Series Subwoofers. This allowed the venue to launch with a star-studded celebration of 44 intimate performances featuring high-profile acts such as the Foo Fighters, Parliament-Funkadelic, Maggie Rogers, and members of Wilco and Death Cab for Cutie, among others.
42nd Annual Rammys Fetes Local Restaurants, Bars
Yesterday evening, restaurant industry professionals and their allies gathered for the 42nd Annual RAMMY Awards Gala at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to celebrate the daily, tireless toil of delighting the District’s taste buds. The awards, presented by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW), recognize excellence in long-standing categories that range from individual professional honors to accolades celebrating culinary concepts and service.
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.
3 men hurt in Southeast DC triple shooting
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C. police were at the scene of a triple shooting that happened in the middle of the day on Monday in Southeast D.C. In a post made at 1:20 p.m. on X, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said the shooting happened in the 3600 block of 22nd Street SE. There, […]
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