Fifteen minutes before Maryland football’s Big Ten Conference bout with Illinois on Oct. 27, 2018, the vast pockets of space in the bleachers were apparent. For a game that prompted more than 24,000 tickets to be sold, fewer than 11,000…
Relieving D.C.’s food insecurity issue
About 14.3 million U.S. households were food insecure in 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In Washington D.C.’s Wards 7 and 8, there are only two grocery stores accommodating about 34,000 people. Lauren Moses reports on how three mission-driven organizations are determined to relieve some of the food insecurities in the nation’s capital.
Workers tackle strange substance that has dirtied Jefferson Memorial
WASHINGTON – One hundred and twenty-nine feet above the ground, the dome of the Jefferson Memorial yields panoramic views of the White House, Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial from across the Tidal Basin. But these views are not accessible…
Md. lawmakers announce $2.2 billion school construction plan
Democratic leaders from both the Maryland Senate and House of Delegates, along with other officials, announced Wednesday a $2.2 billion plan to build and renovate schools across the state that will be taken up during the 2020 legislative session.
45 years ago, another presidential impeachment involved another Sarbanes
WASHINGTON – On July 26, 1974, Maryland Rep. Paul Sarbanes introduced the first article of impeachment against President Richard Nixon during the House Judiciary Committee’s deliberations over the Watergate scandal. The article was unanimously supported by all 21 Democrats on…
Kate Kennedy, a voting advocate, seeking second term on College Park City Council
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland – When Kate Kennedy was running for College Park City Council two years ago, she made a move that she knew could jeopardize her chance of winning the election. The hot-button issue of non-citizens – undocumented immigrants,…
“Flower Man” has blossoming business on Annapolis street
It’s a rainy day but that never stops one man from working on the job. In fact, his business is blossoming. Dana Alexa has his story.