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Aug 03, 2016

After Misgendering At Public Pool, DPR Pledges Sensitivity Training For Staffers

“That’s nice and that’s beautiful, but I really want to know what’s being done for the people who were actually wronged.”

Jun 01, 2016

D.C. Brings Back Free First Aid and CPR Training

There’s a free class several days of each week in June, spread throughout the city.

Aug 23, 2012

Gray Backs Ward 5 Streetcar Car Barn Location, Says Seven to 10 Will Be Needed for Whole System

Mayor Vince Gray isn’t backing away from a controversial streetcar maintenance and training facility on the grounds of a school in Ward 5, and says that seven to 10 such car barns will be needed for the whole streetcar network.

Apr 04, 2012

Carry On, D.C.: Those Jets are Merely on a Training Mission

Not many errant planes make it into Washington’s airspace. So if you see some jets flying low over the city tomorrow morning, fear not—it’s all part of a NASA training exercise.

Oct 03, 2011

Insert Mandatory Steve Guttenberg Reference Here

After a year in which the District trained no new police officers, the Metropolitan Police Department today welcomed 35 new police recruits to its training academy in Southwest.

Aug 11, 2011

Walmart to Pay For D.C. Job Training Programs

This morning, the District is expected to announce the donation of $3 million from the charitable arm of Walmart to establish job training programs around the city — another in a series of donations which will serve to market the store as a stakeholder in the District.

Apr 19, 2011

Eureka!: A.M. Blasts Originated From Arlington World War II Anti-Tank Gun Exercise

Victory is ours! DCist has finally hammered down precisely what was creating noises that sounded like pile driving around the District early this morning: a World War II Anti-Tank Gun. Yes, you read that correctly.

Sep 26, 2009

Prepare To Be Prepared

Did you know it’s National Preparedness Month? (Yeah, neither did I, but so it is!) As a result, there’s going to be plenty of emergency workers out and about in the D.C. area this weekend, running drills to make sure that in the event something awful happens, they’ll be ready. WTOP’s Adam Tuss notes that there will be numerous spots in Northern Virginia where scenario training will occur. The District has not officially announced where…

 
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