Arts & Society
Kennedy Center Adds ‘Trump’ to Its Name
Fashion
The Georgetowner’s Best Boutique Gifts for the Holidays
Downtown Observer
A Conversation with the Chief Retail Officer for the White House Historical Association Luci Shanahan
Arts
Shakespeare Theatre Company’s ‘Guys and Dolls’
Arts
Georgetown Resident Exhibits Art by Her Students, D.C. Inmates
Record Number of Restaurants to Close; Council Meets Again on Initiative 82
• July 28, 2025
The District Council is voting on Monday, July 28, whether or not to reconsider a controversial local law that raised the minimum wage for all restaurant workers, including thousands who […]
Editorial: Budget Tweaks and Woes
• July 16, 2025
The time has come to get this budget done. The Council of the District of Columbia got that started on July 14 — after some tweaks — with a first […]
Restaurants’ Pickle: Inflation, Initiative 82, ICE Checks
• May 12, 2025
Mayor Bowser Aims to Repeal Tipped-Wage Initiative To eliminate one of several challenges faced by Washington, D.C., restaurant owners, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on May 5 that her fiscal 2026 […]
Initiative 82: The Tipped Wage Controversy Continues
• March 11, 2025
By Zoe Howard-Barr Overwhelmingly passed in 2022, Initiative 82 has been steadily reshaping the city’s labor landscape since going into effect in May of 2023. The measure incrementally raises the […]
