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DC’s fall exhibit season promises wide diversity

Mark Longaker Oct 12, 2018
From ancient Iranian ceramics to the latest interactive light installations, the fall exhibit season in DC stands out for its broad diversity, if not for any single blockbuster show. Highlights include some of the oldest objects to be…
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Fall theater season in DC holds something for everyone

Mark Longaker Sep 18, 2018
This fall brings an abundance of DC theatrical offerings for all ages. Whether your tastes run to Shakespeare or something more recent, chances are you will find it in the listings below, which provide a sampling of what local theaters are…
Arts and Culture

The little theater that could: Anacostia Playhouse turns 5

Mark Longaker Jul 23, 2018
It’s been a long hard climb, but the Anacostia Playhouse reached its five-year milestone this month — with flying colors. The small flexible theater, known as a “black box,” is located a few blocks from the Frederick Douglass house in…

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District Links: Council eyes revisions to Schools First budget approach; Trump faults regional leaders’ response…

Feb 17, 2026 9
The DC Council is advancing a bill to modify aspects of the Schools First budgeting approach established by lawmakers in 2022 in an effort to provide greater stability in school budgets and staffing.…

District Links: DC warns against Potomac River contact amid calls for stronger response to sewage overflows; Trayon…

Feb 13, 2026 23
As DC Water crews continue to work on repairs and containment efforts at the site of a collapsed section of the Potomac Interceptor sewage pipe, the DC Department of Energy and Environment is warning…

jonetta rose barras: Heavy doses of fiscal fantasy in DC politics

Feb 13, 2026 1,099
Earlier this week, during a breakfast meeting with members of the DC Council, Mayor Muriel Bowser and senior managers of her administration reported on the dismal state of the District’s current and…

District Links: Senate votes 49-47 to void DC’s tax decoupling bill; Doni Crawford files to run in special…

Feb 12, 2026 115
The U.S. Senate voted 49-47 along party lines this afternoon to disapprove DC Council legislation that had decoupled the local tax code from multiple provisions in last year's GOP-backed tax changes…
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