Community News

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (652+ words) The Southeast Public Library, part of the D.C. Public Library system, has just undergone a $41 million makeover. And this week, officials there are celebrating the reopening. The building, constructed in 1922 and one of several libraries built with funds from the Carnegie…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (217+ words) Bikers, walkers and runners could soon see improved trails and expanded paths in Maryland, thanks to $11.3 million in grants. The money comes from programs aimed at providing alternatives to driving and improving trails and bikeway networks, according to a Tuesday…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (329+ words) Commuters on Metro’s Red Line welcomed the reopening of three stations Monday after a nine-week partial summer shutdown for major construction on the system’s busiest rail line. Grosvenor-Strathmore, Medical Center and Bethesda stations reopened for the first time since work…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (440+ words) Established on Sept. 6, 1776, the county has grown from a largely agricultural community into Maryland’s most populous county, with more than 1 million residents. County Executive Marc Elrich said the anniversary is a chance to celebrate Montgomery County’s history while acknowledging difficult…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (160+ words) Montgomery County residents are speaking out against any plan that would increase the amount of waste processed through the Shady Grove Transfer Station. As elected officials continue to consider the future of the Dickerson incinerator, some county residents spoke out…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (441+ words) In 2019, Christopher Stewart started paying students in D.C. to work in a school library and learn about the field. The concept is similar to a paid internship, with students helping with research and shelving books. The goal is to increase students…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (379+ words) Less than two weeks after approximately 10,000 students were left waiting for school bus assignments at the start of the school year, Prince George’s County Public Schools leaders are apologizing to families and explaining what they’re doing to fix the problems....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (272+ words) DC JazzFest kicked off on Wednesday and runs through Labor Day weekend. News4’s Tommy McFly interviewed a performer and the festival president and CEO. From Duke Ellington to Shirley Horn, Washington, D.C., has launched some of the biggest names in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (839+ words) A 1917 silent film, thought to have been lost forever, lay forgotten for decades in storage at the University of Maryland’s Hornbake Library. The film, titled “An Unbeliever Convinced,” features real actors, but also real firefighters from the city of Chicago....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (504+ words) Janeese Lewis George, D.C.’s Democratic nominee for mayor, was on familiar ground Tuesday night as she kicked off her eight-ward “Building the People’s Government” listening tour at Union Temple Baptist Church in Ward 8. Known for its stained-glass windows and 30-by…...