Washington Post: Incarcerated prisoners from D.C. could have their voting rights restored
A group of D.C. lawmakers wants to make the nation’s capital the first jurisdiction to restore voting rights to prisoners while they’re still incarcerated.
Washingtonian: Meet 10 of DC’s Biggest Theater Stars
These ten stars are household names in one of America’s biggest theater scenes—and strangers to most everyone else. We asked them about the quirks and perks of working the local stages in a federal city.
Washington Times: Republicans say they were left out of D.C. school voucher negotiations
Congressional Democrats are trying to squeeze Republicans out of the negotiations over reauthorizing the only federal school voucher program in the nation, according to a letter two GOP congressmen have sent to the Education Department.
Alan Ginsburg in The Post: D.C. schools with failing marks deserve more attention
While the D.C. Council and Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) fight over the location of Benjamin Banneker Academic High, the District’s best-performing secondary school, we hear nothing about how to improve the lot of those students attending six…
Washington Post: A beloved Capitol Hill block party celebrates 50 years
The day’s festivities had barely begun, and toddlers were already spraying each other with water guns on the Capitol Hill street lined with ginkgo trees and colorful rowhouses. Bubbles filled the Saturday morning air. A dog named Pretzel…
Washington Post: There are a lot of myths about D.C.’s Winder Building. The truth is impressive,…
A Washingtonian walking on the west side of the White House in 1848 would have been astounded by the structure rising at 17th and F streets NW. Five stories tall and containing 130 rooms, it was at the time of its construction the largest…
City Paper: The Amazing Ordination of American University Chaplain Joey Heath-Mason, a Married Gay…
Raised in the church in the Deep South, the minister has spent his life a few steps ahead of his denomination.
WTOP: DC to test out red bus-only lanes downtown beginning Monday
A pilot program creating bus-only lanes along busy downtown D.C. corridors launches Monday.
Washington Post: Skip suspends service after scooter fire in downtown D.C.
Skip is suspending its e-scooter service in the District while it investigates what caused a scooter to burst into flames in downtown Washington on Thursday, city and company officials said.
Washington Informer: Fresh Food Factory Opens in Anacostia
The launch of the Fresh Food Factory in the Anacostia Arts Center on Good Hope Road in Southeast brings with it the promise of healthier, more expansive grocery options for residents who’ve long suffered from chronic ailments and other…
Washington Informer: Lee Wants to Bring Classical Music to East End
Music from the East End of the District of Columbia generally involves go-go, hip-hop, rhythm and blues and for the older crowd, disco and jazz.
Washington Blade: D.C. Council rebuffs LGBT requests for hike in funds
The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved a $15.5 billion fiscal year 2020 budget for the city that includes only $250,000 of $3.5 million in additional funds requested by a coalition of 15 LGBT and LGBT-supportive organizations for programs…
Washingtonian: This New Book About DC’s Punk Scene Highlights Women’s Voices
Antonia Tricarico's "Frame of Mind" ponders the role of community in music.
Bisnow: 23 New Restaurants To Try In D.C. This Summer
The explosion of D.C.'s dining scene has not slowed down, with new restaurants opening every week across the District and its surrounding suburbs.
City Paper: Jack Evans Doesn’t Like When You Refer to Him As ‘Embattled’
LL bumped into Councilmember Jack Evans in the halls of the Wilson Building this morning, and the Ward 2 rep took issue with a recent characterization of his current state of affairs.
DCist: Georgetown Student And ANC Commissioner May Not Be Able To Return To School After…
Georgetown University student, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, and disabled rights activist Anna Landre may be unable to return for her junior year in the fall, due to an ongoing legal dispute with her health insurance provider.
Washingtonian: Here’s How the Washington Mystics Are Leading the Charge on Athlete Activism
In a political climate marred by divisive rhetoric and calls for athletes to “stick to sports,” Natasha Cloud and the Washington Mystics firmly stand on the side of activism.
DCist: Some City Employees Receive Ultimatum: Find Alternative To Medical Marijuana In 30 Days … Or…
When Mayor Muriel Bowser announced her plan to regulate recreational weed sales, she held the event in an Anacostia medical marijuana dispensary. Bowser had been on hand to cut the ribbon at the opening of Anacostia Organics months prior,…
Wendy R. Leibowitz and Stephen A. Morris in The Post: Why D.C. needs a statue of Rachel Carson
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts,” wrote Rachel Carson, the biologist and federal employee whose books helped launch the modern environmental movement. Great…