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Repeated encampment closures at MLK Library displaced at least a dozen people and closed one of the last places to sleep ...

Getting a housing voucher is just the first hurdle to exit homelessness. Moving in can take months as people face delays.

Budget season is in full swing, and, like in past years, the D.C. Council has a different vision for the city’s fiscal future ...

Summer 2025 jelina.liu@streetsensemedia.org Jelina is a Chinese-American photographer and videographer from the Bay Area. She ...

Jennifer McLaughlin highlights upcoming Metro bus route changes in D.C., promising cleaner, more efficient service and other adjustments ...

The next installment from Akindele Akerejah.

The long road home through D.C.’s housing voucher system ...

Wendell Williams reflects on missed buses, quiet cities, and unexpected joy in Linz, Austria, on a memorable Christmas Day.

Montgomery County’s Laureate project showcases a sustainable social housing model that could help D.C. rethink affordable ...