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DC nonprofits organize Juneteenth Day of Service event 06/16/2021 11:42am • The National Black United Front is teaming up with several other local nonprofit organizations to put on a Juneteenth Day of Service in Southeast on Saturday. Ward 8 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Salim Adofo, who oversees NBUF, said the day of service, on the holiday that marks the emancipat New downtown DC coworking space is outdoors 06/16/2021 11:23am • No Kings Collective designed the outdoor coworking space with green turf, a pergola draped with plants, umbrellas and tropical design elements. (Courtesy Tishman Speyer) Freelancers who depend on coworking spaces for their work and client meetings are returning as pandemic concerns ease, but jus Nat Geo documentary shines light on 100th anniversary of Tulsa race massacre 06/16/2021 12:06am • This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre of 1921, but unless you watched HBO's "Watchmen" (2019), the majority of Americans sadly haven't heard of it. That's about to change thanks to Dawn Porter's new documentary "Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer," which airs on Advocates continue efforts to close vaccine gap for Latino communities in Md. 06/15/2021 05:46pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Last May, the University of Maryland’s Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health started clinical trials to test vaccine candidates Washington REIT to sell all of its DC office and retail buildings 06/15/2021 09:30am • 1600 Wilson Boulevard in Arlington is one of 12 office buildings Washington REIT is selling. (Courtesy Google Street View) Washington Real Estate Investment is going all in on apartment communities, selling virtually all of its D.C. office and retail properties. D.C.-based Washington REIT has Prosecutors ‘deeply troubled’ by DC crime lab’s appeal of withdrawn accreditation 06/14/2021 03:37pm • As the D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences challenges allegations of fraud in an attempt to win back its accreditation, federal prosecutors contend the crime lab is still failing to acknowledge some of the "significant issues" that led to the withdrawal of its accreditation in the first place. I The woman who spent lockdown alone in the Arctic 06/12/2021 03:59am • For most of us, the pandemic has meant enforced solitude. But for others, it's been the chance to go searching for that solitude. And where better to do so than in the Arctic Circle? In fact, Valentina Miozzo went one step further. She moved to the far north of Norway -- within the Arctic Circle Data Doctors: Do I need a firewall? 06/11/2021 04:45pm • Q: What does a firewall do, and is it something I need to get? A: In the early days of the internet, we often connected through a dial-up modem or some other form of direct connection. When you connected in this way, your computer was assigned a public IP address, which meant that it was direc Shared Streets program continues through the summer in Montgomery Co. 06/11/2021 03:29pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, is extending a popular program that first rolled out in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Residents will be able to enjoy dinner outside, and even continue shopping on the sidewalk, all summer long. The Montgomery County Department of Transportation announced Frid Documents: DC crime lab says it never concealed findings 06/11/2021 02:09pm • Shell casings on display for analysis at the D.C. forensics lab's Firearms Examination Unit are seen in a September 2019 photo. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty) Defending itself against allegations of “fraudulent behavior” that led to the loss of its accreditation, D.C.'s embattled crime lab says it ne Arlington ice cream shop nearly doubles sales after introduction of cicada sundae 06/10/2021 11:05am • On a recent Sunday at Toby’s Homemade Ice Cream in Arlington, Virginia, Toby Bantug and his staff were stretched thin. After sharing a Facebook photo debuting the shop’s cicada sundae, two customers wanted to try it. The next two in line ordered the same. The demand didn’t stop for four hou Montgomery Co.'s 'ghost gun' law challenged in court 06/07/2021 05:56pm • Legislation in Montgomery County, Maryland, seeking to tighten rules on the sale or possession of so-called "ghost guns" is being challenged in court, but county lawmakers, including the architect of the bill, say the county will "vigorously defend" itself against the lawsuit. The suit, filed in Virginia man charged with murder in shopping center shooting 06/06/2021 11:46am • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has been charged with second-degree murder after he and another man were shot in a shopping center in Norfolk. Police said in a news release that 42-year-old Fareed Nelson-Luckett has been charged in the shooting. Police were called Friday afternoon about a Vigil held to honor Frager's Hardware employee shot to death on Memorial Day 06/05/2021 02:57am • Dozens of people gathered Friday night near where a beloved, longtime employee of D.C's Frager's Hardware was killed in Southeast on Memorial Day. The vigil was held to remember 40-year-old Frank Winchester, who was found shot Monday night near the intersection of 14th and L Streets SE. Police National Doughnut Day 2021 deals 06/04/2021 08:02am • National Doughnut Day is here, and shops across the D.C. area are celebrating with free goodies and deals. National Doughnut Day was started in 1938 by the Salvation Army in Chicago as a way to honor the women called “Doughnut Girls” who delivered tasty treats and assistance to troops during