James Wright Jr.

1 week ago | washingtoninformer.com | James Wright |James Wright Jr.

A part of the international terminal at Dulles International Airport transformed from a simple waiting space to a festive area, as  United Airlines prepared for an inaugural flight from Northern Virginia to Senegal. Many people dressed in African garb for the celebratory, like Shontel Mason, a project manager who resides in Alexandria, Virginia. “I always wanted to go to Africa,” Mason, 54, told The Informer, as she waved a small Senegalese flag.

1 month ago | washingtoninformer.com | Sam Collins |James Wright Jr.

As D.C. residents await the passage of a congressional budget fix, and D.C. council members grow anxious about a six-week budget season delay, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) continues to drop hints about an economic plan that, in the face of federal government job and tax revenue loss, positions sports, entertainment and hospitality as the District’s primary economic engine.

2 months ago | washingtoninformer.com | Sam Collins |James Wright Jr.

Although he’s yet to be confirmed as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Ed Martin has hinted at priorities that, for the most part, align with that of President Donald J. Trump, whose focus in recent weeks has been on ridding D.C. of violent crime and homeless encampments.    Martin shared his goals at the end of a Women’s History Month-themed meeting that the Anacostia Coordinating Council (ACC) held at Martha’s Table at the Commons in Southeast.

2 months ago | washingtoninformer.com | Sam Collins |James Wright Jr.

Weeks after the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), under the direction of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), furloughed federal contractors, and later provisional and fully onboarded employees, a federal judge has questioned the constitutionality of a process spearheaded by Elon Musk. However, furloughed federal government contractor Necilia Jones had already moved on, applying for more than 100 private sector jobs.

Mar 3, 2025 | washingtoninformer.com | Stacy Brown |James Wright Jr. |Richard Elliott

Shavonne Jecmenic needed to go shopping for a few groceries and toiletries on Feb. 28, so she went to the Target store located two blocks from the DC USA Mall located in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Northwest Washington. The Target had a small number of people coming in and out of it but Jecmenic paid no attention to that.