Local Theaters Support Government Workers with Free, Discounted Tickets
• October 27, 2025

Yesterday, Theatre Washington published a list of area theaters offering discounted or complimentary tickets to those affected by the ongoing federal government shutdown. Earlier this month, we published a list […]

Editorial: The Cruelest Month 
• October 7, 2025

“I want federal employees to be traumatized, I want to put them in trauma, I want them to not want to come to work.”  —Russell Vought, OMB director  “When you shut it […]

Shutdown Specials: Here’s Our List of Discounts for Federal Workers
• October 6, 2025

Shake off the shutdown blues by visiting one of these neighborhood favorites with special deals for federal employees. It’s fair to say that federal workers have been through a lot […]

Editorial: Our Crisis of Governance 
• October 10, 2023

News from our nation’s capital indicates a storm at hand.  “If you want to know what it looks like when democracy is in trouble, this is what it looks like,” […]

A Looming Government Shutdown [AI]
• October 5, 2023

A government shutdown is looking increasingly likely by 12:01 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 1, if Congress doesn’t agree on an operating budget for the entire federal government by that time. The […]

A Looming Government Shutdown
• September 28, 2023

A government shutdown is looking increasingly likely by 12:01 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 1, if Congress doesn’t agree on an operating budget for the entire federal government by that time. The […]

Weekend Roundup, Sept. 28 – Oct. 1
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Are you ready for one of the biggest weekends of the fall? There’s so much to do including Art All Night, the World Culture Festival, The Atlantic Festival, a Black […]

Happy New Year — We Made It!
• December 31, 2018

As we write—or try to write—about the future and things to look forward to in 2019 as well as things to look back to what is really an unfinished year, […]

Bowser Urges Trump to ‘Reach a Deal’
• December 27, 2018

Mayor Muriel Bowser sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Dec. 26, speaking for her constituents about the partial federal government shutdown, which started on Dec. 22.

NPS Sites, Museums Affected by Shutdown
• December 24, 2018

The partial government shutdown has closed some sites and left others without food kiosks and restrooms. The Smithsonian museums are open as usual.