Anacostia News

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden today enthralled astronomers gathered at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Washington, D.C., by telling them exactly what they wanted to hear, without providing an iota of information about the agency's future plans, or the fate of the human space flight program.

As 2010 began, Washington, D.C., shoppers celebrated by paying a new nickel fee each time they carry a disposable bag from the store.

The Washington Post reports that the District of Columbia issued aA new five cent fee for every paper and plastic bag used inA a food or liquor store.

Tony Gleaton , The Marriage of Maurillio and Teresa, Corrallero, Oaxaca. 1990, archival silver gelatin print, National Museum of Mexican Art Permanent Collection, Museum Purchase Fund.

Washington DC residents willA now be forced to pay a five-cent levy on each plastic bag issued at the checkout line, AFP reported.

The Chesapeake Bay is one of the country's most polluted waterways. And that is despite decades of government pledges and several billion federal dollars aimed at cleaning it up.

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty is seeking private partners through two related solicitations to help drive redevelopment plans for 62 acres of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center , slated to become available to the city thanks to the Department of Defense 's Base Realignment and Closure process.

This gloomy weather is going to lighten up a bit for the weekend. We have the usual weekend delays on Metrorail and some sporting events that may slow your travels.

A man was shot and killed early Saturday in the Anacostia Historic District of Southeast Washington during the controversial All Hands on Deck crime initiative.

Five different exhibitions premier in November, throughout the Historic Sector of Anacostia, East of the River.

"Adams Morgan is a puzzle - it's simultaneously cheesy, exhausting, exhilarating, and tedious." - " Justin Moyer, Washington City Paper My Mom used to say, "Home is where your heart is." Today's youngsters can find meaning in that philosophy, but more practical for some college graduates would be, "Home is where the hip lifestyle and the jobs are." ...

The following stories have been hand-selected by the Assignment Desk at News4: HUNDREDS OF DC TEACHERS FIRED In one of the most turbulent days in its recent history, the D.C. public schools system laid off more than 200 teachers Friday and coped with the abrupt loss of its 300 security guards, whose company went out of business overnight Thursday.

Big changes are in the works in Washington DC's Ward 8 beginning this winter. Phase 1 of the highly anticipated Sheridan Terrace public housing redevelopment is slated to begin construction in January or February 2010 - depending on when the D.C. Housing Authority finally closes on financing for the project.

One in an occasional series.

M ichelle Yo looks like any other college senior: She's dressed in Converse All-Stars, a flouncy yellow skirt, blue T-shirt and beige cardigan, and wears fashionably dorky glasses. She's a touch shy and giggles a fair bit.

One thing makes Yo stand out: a photographic eye that seems a kind of gift, like perfect pitch in a singer.

'The problem with Michelle Yo is that she doesn't know how to take a bad picture,' says Andy Grundberg. He was once a photo critic for the New York Times and is now head of the photography department at the Corcoran College of Art and Design, where Yo just started her final year in photojournalism. 'Some people have to work to figure out how to make their pictures work in a complex way,' says Grundberg. With Yo, 'it just seems to happen on autopilot.'

Installation of tracks for the long-delayed Anacostia streetcar line in Southeast Washington has finally begun.

Overhead streetcar lines proposed for the new 11th Street Bridge threaten to obstruct views of the historic capital city and should be avoided, a key regional planning body tells the District in a new report.

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty's transportation director is trying to rejuvenate plans to return streetcars to the District by preparing to search for federal funding, seeking support among elected officials and forming a dedicated management team.

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LL spoke this evening with Donna Watts-Brighthaupt , the 40-year-old woman whom Marion Barry has been charged with stalking .

Almost every museum in Washington yesterday increased the visibility of its security force and began evaluating whether its current procedures are enough.

The task is a complicated one because, in general, Washington museums are well protected and greatly improved their procedures after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Also, an armed presence and checkpoints seem to go against the museum culture of being safe and open destinations for accessing beauty, education and entertainment.

But in the aftermath of the killing of a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday, allegedly by white supremacist James Wenneker von Brunn, museum officials were taking another look.