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Clay Broga: Memorial Day -- More Than a Day at the Beach

2012-05-26T23:49:34Z

We are filmmakers in our late 20s and, like most everyone in our generation, we take a lot of things for granted. Past Memorial Days have simply been a day off from work, a trip to the beach and a barbecue in the backyard. This one is different.

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Q&A With 826DC Executive Director Joe Callahan

2012-05-21T16:22:34Z

WASHINGTON -- Located in the now bustling center of Columbia Heights, 826DC has been a welcome, if somewhat confusing, addition to the neighborhood.
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Produce For The People

2012-05-18T14:22:54Z

By Meagan Ramsay
Street Sense

Move over cherry trees, there's a new orchard in town.

On 2.75 acres in Beltsville, Md., just 30 minutes from D.C...

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Jeffrey Flocken: Creating a Legacy on Endangered Species Day

2012-05-18T12:48:32Z

Endangered Species Day provides an opportunity for people of all ages to learn about the efforts that are currently underway to preserve our world's wildlife populations and discover how they can help.

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Nation's Top Youth Volunteers Gather In Nation's Capital

2012-05-08T13:39:45Z

WASHINGTON -- The nation's top youth volunteers were honored this week as part of the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.

Eli Manning, the 2012 ...

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Felix Laughlin: Finding Balance With Bonsai Trees

2012-05-03T17:01:38Z

What does it take to achieve balance in your life? For me, it all started with a juniper tree. Bonsai is art and horticulture together. If you take good care of your bonsai, they will outlive you.

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Chuck Bean: Think Twice Before You Slice

2012-05-02T16:02:12Z

Investing in critical safety-net programs will assure our region continues on the path to recovery. We want to ensure that the people who work in Arlington can also afford to live there.

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Katharine Dixon: Beloved Coach Gets Fixes From Fans

2012-05-01T14:18:40Z

Helping low-income homeowners make repairs to their homes is an important way to keep them healthy and living in their homes -- which is critical to the stability of many neighborhoods.

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PHOTOS: 'Blue Jeans Ball' Raises $450,000 For Capital Area Food Bank

2012-04-24T16:42:00Z

WASHINGTON -- The 9th Annual Blue Jeans Ball raised some $450,000 for the Capital Area Food Bank. And no one had to wear a tuxedo.

More than 700 ca...

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'I Never Thought I Would Have So Many People Helping Me In My Entire Life'

2012-04-19T14:34:19Z

By Evi Mariani
Street Sense

Steve Cherenfant, 21, considers himself lucky. Although he grew up in what he called an “unstable environment,” he...

Read more: Video, Mental Health, Dc Impact, Steve Cherenfant Street Sense, The Art Institute of Washington, Schizophrenia, Sasha Bruce Youthworks, Steve Cherenfant, Street Sense, Street Sense DC, DC News

Rebecca Cooper: The Two Women Who Dedicated Their Lives To Fighting For Children

2012-04-11T15:03:01Z

Back in the 1950s, most Hollywood stars didn't have the opportunity, willingness or communication tools to stand publicly for something they believed in. In that way, Yvonne Fedderson and Sara O'Meara broke new ground.

Read more: Global Motherhood, Neglected Children, International Orphans Incorporated, Dc Impact, Operation Baby Lift, Adoption, Childhelp, Impact News

Charity Bagging Brings Out Local Celebrities

2012-04-11T12:12:52Z

Former Washington Redskin Shawn Springs, Comcast SportsNet Anchor & Reporter Julie Donaldson and NBC4 Sports Anchor Dan Hellie bagged groceries at the...

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UPDATE: Mystery With Bright Green Stream Is Solved

2012-04-10T20:16:15Z

WASHINGTON -- Soapstone Valley is picturesque arm of Rock Creek Park near the Van Ness-UDC Metrorail station.

It's a somewhat steep, forested and r...

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Dr. Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel: Designing the Future of the National Mall

2012-04-09T09:14:50Z

The National Mall gives all Americans -- half of whom will visit the Mall during their lifetime -- an opportunity to connect with our country's history and heroes.

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Kevin K. Murphy: Will the Death of Traditional Journalism Permanently Change Philanthropy?

2012-04-06T15:46:33Z

Setting aside the silly notion that no newsroom decision was ever made while considering advertiser reaction, most of the old media types have no alternative ideas.

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Out Of Prison But Still Struggling

2012-04-05T12:25:30Z

By Anna Salinas
Street Sense

Freddie Smith was determined to stay free. Newly released from a prison sentence in D.C. in 2008, he had been in and ...

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Shanti Norris: Fighting High Breast Cancer Mortality Rates In African Americans

2012-04-03T12:09:42Z

Just as the recognition of high breast cancer mortality rates in African-American women increases, funding for programs that specifically address them is being dramatically reduced.

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Mike Curtin: Bracket Busting

2012-03-23T18:59:36Z

For many college students, March is synonymous with Madness -- as in the NCAA basketball tournament. But for some, it's about Matchness -- as in March Matchness, the Campus Kitchens Project's annual fundraising event.

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Jamie Davis Smith: D.C. Playgrounds Should Welcome All Children

2012-03-22T17:34:44Z

I urge D.C. to bring the adaptive swing back to Chevy Chase Playground and to include at least some adaptive equipment in all future playground renovations. These small acts would provide opportunities for children with disabilities to play.

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Kevin K. Murphy: Philanthropy Visits the Nation's Capital: Why?

2012-03-22T16:21:58Z

Our nation was built, in part, on the unique relationship between generous donors, the foundations they created, and the government our people elect.

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Meet D.C.'s Dean Of 'Awesome'

2012-03-22T13:03:52Z

WASHINGTON -- Bonnie Shaw holds a couple of different titles in this city; cofounder of 24 Hour City Project, director of strategy at iStrategyLabs. B...

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Terri Lee Freeman: Investing in Education, Workforce Development and the Safety Net Will Close the Income Gap

2012-03-19T16:46:30Z

Ours is a region of breathtaking wealth and heartbreaking poverty. While our region's economy has led to economic prosperity for many on the middle and higher rungs of the ladder, residents on the bottom are being left behind.

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Head-Roc: Today Is D.C. Arts Advocacy Day

2012-03-14T10:45:51Z

Rob Bettman, Executive Director for the D.C. Advocates for the Arts, has organized a movement bringing artists, arts groups, and patrons together to lobby D.C.'s mayor and council members for increased arts funding.

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D.C. Homeless Shelter System Can't Keep Up

2012-03-07T17:06:54Z

By Jessilyn Justice
Street Sense

When District officials made plans late last year to renovate rooms for 100 additional homeless families at the o...

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Program Gets D.C. Kids Dancing

2012-03-07T09:36:09Z

WASHINGTON -- "No, I don't get nervous," said 10-year-old Nikko Garner, "because I love to dance."

In the player's tunnel at the Verizon Center, Ga...

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