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🥕Nov 23 | Arcadia Mobile Market at Bellevue Market and Fort DuPont

🥕Nov 23 | Arcadia Mobile Market at Bellevue Market and Fort DuPont

Accepts and doubles the face value of food stamps (SNAP, WIC, and Senior FMNP)!

MARKETThe Advoc8teNovember 23, 2022ARCADIA MOBILE MARKETComment

🦃 Nov 23 | 6th Annual Turkey Giveaway and Coat Drive

The giveaway is to take place at Howard Theater!

GIVEAWAYThe Advoc8teNovember 23, 2022THANKSGIVINGComment

🦃 Nov 23 | Forest Heights Police Department Thanksgiving Food Drive

🦃 Nov 23 | Forest Heights Police Department Thanksgiving Food Drive

Four hundred turkeys will be given away!

GIVEAWAYThe Advoc8teNovember 23, 2022THANKSGIVINGComment

Registration now open for dance classes with the Northeast Performing Arts Group

Registration now open for dance classes with the Northeast Performing Arts Group

Open to students ages three and up!

CLASSESThe Advoc8teNovember 22, 2022NPAGComment

JOB ALERT | Communications Director - $80k to $99k/year

JOB ALERT | Communications Director - $80k to $99k/year

This job is remote but Washington, DC Metro Area is preferred.

JOBSThe Advoc8teNovember 22, 2022HELP WANTEDComment

CRITICAL MISSING | Patience Wilkins, 14

Last seen in the 1100 block of K Street, Southeast on Monday, November 21, 2022.

MPDThe Advoc8teNovember 22, 2022CRITICAL MISSINGComment

🦃 Nov 22 | Turkeypalooza Thanksgiving Meal Giveaway

Meal kits are limited to one per family.

GIVEAWAYThe Advoc8teNovember 22, 2022WARD 8, TURKEYComment

🦃 Nov 22 | Ward 8 Turkey Giveaway

This event will provide a turkey to 2,000 families!

GIVEAWAYThe Advoc8teNovember 22, 2022THANKSGIVINGComment

🦃 Nov 23 | 6th Annual Turkey Giveaway and Coat Drive

The giveaway is to take place at Howard Theater!

GIVEAWAYThe Advoc8teNovember 22, 2022THANKSGIVING Comment

District Man Sentenced to 8 ½-Year Prison Term for 2019 Killing in Northeast Washington

District Man Sentenced to 8 ½-Year Prison Term for 2019 Killing in Northeast Washington

Defendant Shot Victim Multiple Times Outside Vehicle

COURTSThe Advoc8teNovember 22, 2022SENTENCEDComment

MPD 5D | Person of Interest Sought in a Homicide: 1200 b/o First Street, NE

MPD 5D | Person of Interest Sought in a Homicide: 1200 b/o First Street, NE

Occurred on Saturday, November 19, 2022.

MPDThe Advoc8teNovember 22, 2022MPD 5D, HOMICIDEComment

MPD 4D | Arrest Made in a Homicide: 300 b/o Allison Street, NW

MPD 4D | Arrest Made in a Homicide: 300 b/o Allison Street, NW

24-year-old Brandon Nguyen, of Laurel, Maryland, was arrested.

MPDThe Advoc8teNovember 22, 2022MPD 4D, HOMICIDEComment

JOB ALERT | Communications Associate - $60k to $70k

JOB ALERT | Communications Associate - $60k to $70k

The position requires travel. The amount of travel varies.

JOBSThe Advoc8teNovember 21, 2022HELP WANTEDComment

RESOURCE ALERT | Free pet food for DC owners in need

RESOURCE ALERT | Free pet food for DC owners in need

Operates on a regular schedule.

RESOURCESThe Advoc8teNovember 21, 2022HUMANE RESCUE ALLIANCEComment

🦃 Nov 21 | LAX Wine Spirits Annual Thanksgiving Basket Giveaway

The giveaway is on a first-come, first-serve basis!

GIVEAWAYThe Advoc8teNovember 21, 2022THANKSGIVINGComment

🦃 Nov 22 | Turkeypalooza Thanksgiving Meal Giveaway

Meal kits are limited to one per family.

GIVEAWAYThe Advoc8teNovember 21, 2022WARD 8, TURKEYComment

FOR RENT IN WARD 8 | 2650 Birney Pl, SE Unit 103 - $1,800/month

FOR RENT IN WARD 8 | 2650 Birney Pl, SE Unit 103 - $1,800/month

Modern two-bedroom and one-bath condo.

REAL ESTATEThe Advoc8teNovember 21, 2022WARD 8, HOME FOR RENTComment

District Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Stalking and Posting Sexual Images of Woman and Stalking and Threatening Witnesses

District Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Stalking and Posting Sexual Images of Woman and Stalking and Threatening Witnesses

Kyle Alexander Jackson, 25, of Chicago, was sentenced.

COURTSThe Advoc8teNovember 21, 2022SENTENCEDComment

MPD 5D | Homicide: 1200 b/o First St, NE

MPD 5D | Homicide: 1200 b/o First St, NE

The decedent has been identified as 18-year-old Akira Wilson of Southeast, DC.

MPDThe Advoc8teNovember 21, 2022MPD 5D, HOMICIDEComment

MPD 7D | Arrest Made in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) Offense: 2600 b/o Birney Pl, SE

MPD 7D | Arrest Made in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) Offense: 2600 b/o Birney Pl, SE

Occurred on Sunday, October 9, 2022.

MPDThe Advoc8teNovember 21, 2022MPD 7D, GUNSComment