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Current community newspapers in Washington, D.C. Title Year est. Frequency, owner Area References DC Line: 2018 [14] D.C. North: Northeast Washington [13] East of the River: Daily online, Monthly in Print, Capital Community News Anacostia [11] [13] The Georgetown Dish: 2009 Georgetown [15] Hill Rag: 1976 Monthly print, online daily; Capital ...
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. It was named after George Washington, the first president of the United ...
Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, are distinguished by their history, culture, architecture, demographics, and geography. The names of 131 neighborhoods are unofficially defined by the D.C. Office of Planning. [ 1 ]
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The United States District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) is the primary city of two statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA and the more extensive Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA. [1]
The geographic center of Washington, D.C. is on the site of the Organization of American States headquarters. [3] The U.S. Capitol marks the intersection of the city's four administrative quadrants. Other prominent geographical features of Washington, D.C., include Theodore Roosevelt Island, Columbia Island, the Three Sisters, and Hains Point.
In 2016, DOEE and the Department of Employment Services (DOES) dcreated Solar Works DC, a program to train local workers to install residential solar panels on hundreds of homes of low-income residents. [14] [15] [16] In November 2016, the City of the District of Columbia published the Climate Ready DC Plan, a climate adaptation plan.
Color-enhanced USGS satellite image of Washington, D.C., with the crosshairs in the image marking the quadrant divisions of Washington, D.C., with the U.S. Capitol at the center of the dividing lines. To the west of the Capitol is the National Mall, visible as a slight green band in the image.