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This morning I took the bus, and then transferred onto the metro, which took me to Union Station, where I hopped on the MARC to Baltimore for work, and now I’m back on the MARC to DC to do the whole process in reverse, getting me home by 5pm… public transit rules!!

A growing number of free grocery stores offer shoppers not just free food, but choice, ambiance, and space for dignity, too. Contributing writer Sam 🤠 reports. ⬇️ buff.ly/uf2hfVU

Congress still hasn't fixed the local D.C. budget shortfall it caused in the first place. Now, the mayor is instituting a spending freeze and warning furloughs might be necessary. . Latest from Martin Austermuhle 51st.news/bowser-freezes…

The Pratt Free Market (Pratt Library) is part of a growing number of free grocery stores that offer shoppers not just free food, but choice, ambiance, and space for dignity, too. Read more about markets offering free groceries. ➡️ buff.ly/eyz6baA 🎥: Sam 🤠

I'll be in Rhode Island this June as a 2025 AWJ fellow at URI's Metcalf Institute, learning about all things climate change and food systems — so excited and grateful for this opportunity!

On Monday evening, armed Border Patrol agents entered a Vermont dairy farm and detained eight farmworkers. This is the largest single immigration arrest of farmworkers – and one of the largest worksite arrests – in recent Vermont history. migrantjustice.net

Harriet Tubman Elementary is facing almost a million-dollar slash that teachers say could have a profound impact on the school's at-risk students. 51st.news/harriet-tubman…

My first story for The 51st: Tubman Elementary, where 50% of students are labeled at-risk, faces a huge budget cut. I report on why teachers & parents think the cut is unfair, how it will affect the school, & what it says about DCPS’s budget process ⬇️ 51st.news/harriet-tubman…

It appears Sec. Kennedy is getting ready to over-ride vaccine policy experts & scrub #Covid shot recommendations for children, teens & pregnant people. Having a HHS secretary reset vaccine policy without hearings or expert advice is unprecedented, experts tell STAT.

"He was at THE CITY a bit short of a year, deciding to leave when economic headwinds threatened layoffs and he did not want to risk keeping a job when someone younger with a family might be let go." thecity.nyc/2025/05/28/rem…

🧵on the D.C. Council's proposed changes to Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed 2026 budget. First up, Councilmember Matt Frumin has found $6 million to keep all D.C. Public Library neighborhood branches open 61 hours a week. Bowser had proposed cutting those to 40 hours a week, citing staffing challenges.

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Summer in D.C...the best of times, the worst of times! We want to hear how you stay cool in the city. Fill out this quick form with your ideas! We'll compile them in a story to help Natalie (and our neighbors) later this week. forms.gle/vy2rP9iyoJ7xsb…

Millions stand to suffer as a direct result, and millions stand to get richer as a direct result. civileats.com/2025/07/01/sen…

News: The Labor Dept announced an "aggressive" deregulatory agenda today to cut 63 regulations On cutting board: -union protections for migrant farmworkers on H2a visas -minimum wage/overtime for home health workers - affirmative action requirements for apprenticeships

Really great reporting on the community response to detained dairy workers in Vermont by Grey Moran

immigration raid at cannabis farm led a farmworker fall several stories from a building. the worker is not expected to survive. latimes.com/california/sto…

I've been very lucky that the folks at The 51st have let me start reporting again, but this small-yet-mighty outlet has big ambitions: including hiring me full-time. We'd love it if you'd help support independent local journalism in D.C.! (And thank you a million times. Really.)