Legendary, Grammy Award-winning hip-hop band The Roots will celebrate their 25th anniversary with a special concert at 6pm on Saturday, June 15th, at Kastles Stadium at The Wharf (800 Water St. SW). The showcase event will be held as part of the 2013 DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) and will feature […]
As the 2012 NL East Division Champions return to the Nation’s Capital for yet another exciting season, everyone from the players to the fans have reignited their Natitude. On gamedays, fans shouting “Go Nats!” on the Metro and in Nationals Park can be heard echoing throughout Washington. But for Nationals […]
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The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia announced that it has received an extraordinary, multi-year donation from the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis LLP which will enable it to establish a new site located at Friendship Baptist Church. The firm has committed $125,000 per year for a […]
In the rapidly evolving Southwest quadrant of DC, the newest entity to take shape is an affiliation of six homeowners’ associations – the Waterfront Gateway Neighborhood Association. Bound by 4th and 9th Streets SW, I (Eye) St SW, and the I-395 Freeway, Waterfront Gateway includes nearly 600 households in both […]
The Washington DC Crop Hunger Walk will be taking place on Saturday, May 18th. All are invited to join this sponsored walk to raise awareness and funds for local hunger fighting agencies and international relief and development programs, through Church World Service. The walk begins at 9:30 a.m., at Westminster […]
The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, D. Min., Episcopal Bishop of Washington, will make her first visit to St. Augustine’s on May 19th. She will be the celebrant and preacher during the 9:30 a.m. service, followed by a Q&A session with the congregation after the service, and ending with a […]
