Chris Remington

4 weeks ago | wamu.org | Chris Remington |Margaret Barthel |Esther Ciammachilli

Among the thousands of federal workers who’ve either lost their jobs or taken buyouts in recent months, veterans have taken a disproportionate brunt of the force. Approximately is made up of veterans or their spouses — and some local vets say they’re already feeling the effects of federal cuts. “With my generation of veterans, I feel like we’ve gotten the s*** kicked out of us for 20 years,” said Alison Jaslow, who leads Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

2 months ago | wamu.org | Natalie Yuravlivker |Chris Remington

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Five years later, COVID may have settled into the background of more common respiratory infections like the flu. However, potential pandemic-watchers like Emily Smith, an epidemiologist and associate professor of global health at George Washington University, are concerned that in the U.S., preparedness for widespread occurrence of an infectious disease is decreasing.

2 months ago | wamu.org | Chris Remington |Tamika Smith

Washington D.C. has the highest number of restaurants with a Michelin star rating, per capita, of any city in the country and the third most in the world. While there’s plenty of Ethiopian injera, Salvadoran pupusas and southern BBQ in the District, restaurant critics and residents alike have noted a lack of cheese-forward cuisine. Among the restaurateurs filling D.C.’s “black hole of cheese” is Jill Erber, the self-proclaimed cheese lady behind the restaurant and shop in Del Ray, Cheesetique.

2 months ago | wamu.org | Chris Remington |Esther Ciammachilli

The D.C. Cannons out of the Fort Dupont area of Ward 8 is the longest serving minority hockey program in North America. And for more than 50 years, Coach Neal Henderson has led them. The team has provided a unique opportunity for hundreds of children in the predominantly Black neighborhood to play a sport that has for decades catered to white kids. Henderson told WAMU Morning Edition host Esther Ciammachilli that the concept of the Cannons started close to home.

2 months ago | wamu.org | Margaret Barthel |Chris Remington |Tyrone Turner

It was a Tuesday night, and Amy Uccello was planning her return to work as a contractor at the United States Agency for International Development, better known as USAID, where she supported programs promoting adolescent health in countries around the world. She was at the end of her maternity leave. But then a letter arrived by email: she was terminated. “No severance, no cause, no reason,” she said.