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There are few better feelings than the peacefulness of walking in your neighborhood on a sunny day, the shade from trees and apartments/houses covering you, people passing by on their way to somewhere, feeling a part of something big yet simple
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NEW: "It’s been hell." "I’m dead inside." "I honestly don’t know if I will ever find work in the U.S. again, let alone D.C." "It’s akin to screaming into a void."
What is going on with D.C.'s job market? Contributor Abi Newhouse investigated: 51st.news/job-hunting-doge-u…
After nine beautiful days of exploring Italy and stuffing my face with pasta, I’m back in office 🍝
DC, what stories did I miss and what’s coming up? DM me or shoot me an email: [email protected]
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I never thought I’d see the phrase “fuck you, you dirty bitch” on a piece of political mail…but that’s the wild world of ANC elections for you.
From bike lane diatribes in Petworth to MAGA vibes in Brookland, I took a tour of the strangest ANC races on the ballot this year:
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In 2021, D.C. passed landmark legislation seeking to make doula care free for low-income patients. Four years later, and local doulas say for all the fanfare, the program hasn't worked out in practice. Read @samdelgadoDC's full report: 51st.news/dc-doulas-free-med…
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DC! On your commute today, please support our Eastern High School journalism students who wrote op-eds for an “Express” print project.
You can pick up a free print copy TODAY across all 8 wards! @51stnews @WABJDC
I need to shoutout my young students at Eastern High School, who have been working hard with @WABJDC this month to revive the school newspaper!
I am extremely proud of them!!!!
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Facing high maternal mortality rates, the District made doula care free for Medicaid patients. But birth workers say the benefit isn't working out in practice. Read @samdelgadoDC's latest, reported with funding from SpotlightDC: 51st.news/dc-doulas-free-med…
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ANC elections tend to bring out DC's weird side, especially when they're competitive...I've been hearing some bizarre stories about some races this week, so tell me: is there an interesting race in your neighborhood that needs coverage?
DMs are open and my email is in bio!
In 2022, doula care became a Medicaid-covered service. In a city where over 3,000 births are Medicaid-funded, it was an exciting win for maternal health advocates.
But since then, the benefit hasn’t been working out in practice. Doulas told me why. ⬇️
51st.news/dc-doulas-free-med…
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it is so hard to put into words what Helen meant to our newsroom, to her loved ones, and the whole world. there is a big hole in our hearts today.
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Breaking news: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to stop cutting down trees at East Potomac Golf Links after preservationists asserted that more than 500 were taken down and “hundreds more” were slated for removal. wapo.st/4ztaqwj
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D.C. officials confirm that it was Talib Shakir who was killed in the scooter crash on Capitol Hill last night. RIP.
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Talib Shakir, Director of the Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizen Affairs.
We share our love, condolences, and prayers with Talib’s family and loved ones, the entire MORCA team, and all the members of our community relations teams who loved and learned from Talib.
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Beginning today, National Park Service crews will remove more than 500 trees at East Potomac Golf Links, according to a new filing in federal court.
The Park Service says the removals are part of an effort to restore the course’s historic character. wapo.st/4jOZkwP
In Columbia Heights, I saw ~9 fed. agents with FBI vests walking around, including a group of them coming out of an apartment building.
One woman who spoke to them told me the agents were looking into a series of shootings in the area.
At my building, this flyer was on the door
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On Nov. 7, the beloved Dukem Ethiopian Restaurant will open their doors to patrons for the last time.
“Some restaurants are more than just a place to eat,” one customer wrote online. “They become part of the fabric of a city.” 51st.news/dukem-ethiopian-re…
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#News - The DC Board of Elections tells the DC Politics Hour it is investigating social media reports of National Guard troops hanging around at least one of the city’s election “drop box” ballot sites that opened today.
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Happy second birthday to @51stnews! Great people doing really great local journalism, and an amazing print edition modeled on the late Express. To many more years!
Two years of building a local newsroom by and for D.C. residents. We couldn’t do it without our people-powered readership.
Here’s to many more years of covering this beautiful, complex city, and the people who call it home.
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loving this @51stnews content. +1 to the Roost.
Hey D.C. parents, here’s a round up of locations and events that allow you to rejoin the world and connect with your old interests, baby in tow. 51st.news/child-friendly-spa…
NEWS: I got married to my best friend last weekend! 💛
Starting Monday, I'll be OOO on our honeymoon until the last week of October — so come say hi tonight at The 51st's birthday party before I take off! 👋
Inbox: RNs with National Nurses United will be rallying on Saturday to demand that MedStar Washington Hospital Center reopen the postpartum unit they closed at the end of July.
Context: Ahead of the closure, I wrote about what nurses, healthcare advocates, moms, and MedStar leadership had to say about the hospital shuttering one of its two units ⬇️
51st.news/dc-hospital-postpa…
