D.C. Statehood in Congress: a Possibility or a Ploy?

March 22, 2021

On March 22, Mayor Muriel Bowser and others testified at a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing concerning the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.

Ward 2 Is Underestimating Trump’s Authoritarianism Threat

July 27, 2020

According to District Council candidate Katherine Venice, we must all realize that America now is the Edmund Pettus Bridge, and we are all called to stand up in the spirit of John Lewis.

Jack Evans Files to Run in Both June Elections for His Old Seat

January 28, 2020

He’s baaaack … already. Just ten days after leaving his Ward 2 District Council seat that he held for almost 29 years, Jack Evans filed papers with the Board of […]

4th Women’s March in D.C. Brings Out Many Faithful (photos)

January 19, 2020

This year’s Women’s March coincided with the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave and guarantees women’s Constitutional right to vote.

9/11: The Day of the Fallen and Heroes, No One Else

September 10, 2019

Every year, we remember the day: September 11. Every year, it arrives, less and less with large and loud ceremony, more and more in the closets of memory, distanced a little, […]

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, […]

Coming Up: ANC Elections

August 22, 2018

District of Columbia residents who are political and election junkies can be excused forfeeling a bit frustrated every two years at this time of the year. “Crucial” primary elections for […]

Dyllan’s Raw Bar Grill Opens

August 20, 2018

Industry veterans Donald and Amy Carlin, who plan to open more restaurants in Georgetown, are seen as part of the neighborhood’s restaurant renaissance.

Cultural Leadership & Cocktails: Meet Chris Whittle, June 14

June 7, 2018

Education visionary Chris Whittle will share his philosophy of the first international K-12 school concept, the Whittle School & Studios, which will grow to 30 campuses across the globe over the next decade.

ANC Monday: DDOT, BID Gateway, Coolidge, Halcyon

June 3, 2018

The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and Halcyon are requesting zoning exceptions to permit nonprofit use of residential buildings in Georgetown.