Vendor Frederic John talks to Dan Kingery, the last man living in McPherson Square after an encampment closure last year.

The DC crime bill goes in the wrong direction, heightening policing and punishment, though many question such measures.

Marcus McCall suggests community mentors help stop the youth violence in D.C.

Rita Sauls calls on the D.C. community to be more welcoming to outsiders.

Angie Whitehurst and Lisa Blackburn Ullven write about their thoughts on the TEDx Talk “The Promise of Tomorrow.”

Marcus McCall thanks Street Sense.

Local and national policymakers and advocates share their hopes for homelessness in 2024 with Street Sense.

Local and national policymakers and advocates share their hopes for homelessness in 2024 with Street Sense.

Frederic John writes a tribute to the now-closed Hotel Harrington, a longtime fixture in downtown Washington, D.C.

Shuhratjon Ahmadjonov asks Street Sense to raise the price of the paper from $2 to $3 to help vendors earn more.

Street Sense Media vendor Joe Jackson died August 19 at 46. Street Sense Media remembers him in this obituary.

Street Sense CEO Brian Carome celebrates the paper’s twentieth year and explains the path ahead for the organization.

Queenie Featherstone celebrates a community organization.

Skyler Kelley opened Brij Coffee with one goal in mind — to use profits to help folks without stable housing.

A community organization in Maryland, The Neighborhood Well, offers free showers and community to unhoused neighbors.

Interim Editor-in-Chief Annemarie Cuccia writes about the changes at Street Sense over the last few months.

Long-time vendor Phillip Black gives some advice to the newer vendors.

In a new poem, Chon Gotti draws parallels between being in love and experiencing homelessness.

Mars urges Street Sense to focus on doing good journalism.

Greta Christian shares why every day at Street Sense is a good one.