Over the last decade Ward 6 gained more than 30,000 residents, fully one-third of D.C.’s population growth over that period. One problem: it’s now too big.
Feb 22, 2019
Poll: Hullabaloo Aside, Where In D.C. Did You Expect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Would Land?
Her choice of Navy Yard doesn’t seem to leave many people happy, aside from the D.C. councilmember who represents that neighborhood.
Nov 07, 2018
‘Urban Republican’ Michael Bekesha Says Voters Couldn’t Get Over The ‘R’ Next To His Name
Bekesha says he’s not going anywhere.
ICE says the agency has nothing to do with the posters, which warn people not to “harbor” or “shield from protection” any “illegal aliens.”
Chief Lanier explains that the nature of criminality has changed in D.C. as residents describe their fears and anger at a spike in robberies.
This is part of an “initiative to make the District’s traffic signals safer and friendlier for pedestrians, improve bus running times and overall traffic flow and reduce vehicular traffic emissions.”
Sep 27, 2013
Tour Ward 6’s Community Gardens By Bike This Weekend
Cyclists will visit the Southwest Community Gardens, Virginia Avenue Community Gardens, Rosedale-Kingman Park Community Garden, Walker-Jones Urban Farm and Marion Street Intergenerational Garden before stopping at BicycleSPACE and The Passenger.
Three of the four Advisory Neighborhood Commissions charged with commenting on proposed medical marijuana dispensaries gave their approval to the sites over the last two weeks, moving the city’s nascent program away from the pitched battles that took place over where cultivation centers should be located.
Oct 18, 2011
Four Wards Battle for Contested Territory
Many wars have been fought over contested borders and boundaries, and two small technical errors written into the District’s recent redistricting could well have pitted four wards against each other in epic showdowns over territory and treasure.
