IT’S THE WASHINGTON HEIGHTS DREAM LIBRARY CREATED BY A RESIDENT HERE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHO MURAL ARTIST FRED CAMES. PEOPLE RALLIED AROUND IT, PEOPLE SUPPORTED IT BY BUYING A BOOK ON THE WALL.

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Inductees Harriette Gillem Robinet, Timuel Black and Oscar Brown Jr. are not only celebrated writers but civil rights activists who promoted a message of perseverance.

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Local health and literacy experts weigh in on the importance of getting books in the hands of children all summer long.

Sitting on the reference stacks at the Charlie Clark Center for Local History at Arlington Central Library are five thick, ...

Seven candidates were running in a special election for Ward 8 of the Washington, D.C. City Council on July 15 but only four ...

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July Fourth crab feasts, rooftop parties and a hot-dog-eating contest are on the agenda, along with outdoor movies, concerts ...

Two studio owners whose clients include Jeff Koons and Maya Lin dominate machine-chiseled art. One is spending big to ...

The Rev. Charles Graves IV is part of a younger, more diverse generation of Episcopal priests who believes the denomination can thrive — as long as it continues to evolve.