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Jazz history is local history in new book

Pat Padua Jul 5, 2018

"Music heals the soul," Maurice Jackson said recently at Busboys and Poets in Takoma Park. Jackson is one of the editors, along with Blair A. Ruble, of DC Jazz, a collection of essays that surveys the city's long history with the most…

Norton Introduces Bill to Create Commemorative Coin to Honor Paul Laurence Dunbar to Benefit Causes…

Press Release Jul 3, 2018

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch July 3, 2018 Norton Introduces Bill to Create Commemorative Coin to Honor Paul Laurence Dunbar to Benefit Causes of Dunbar High School Alumni Association WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton…

Arts and Culture

New guide spotlights DC’s rich but underappreciated literary history

Lee Cannon Jun 27, 2018

A Literary Guide to Washington, D.C.: Walking in the Footsteps of American Writers From Francis Scott Key to Zora Neale Hurston is as much a literary sampler as it is a walking-tour guidebook. Kim Roberts’ latest leads readers through the…

Washington in the ’90s Premieres July 10 on WETA TV 26

Press Release Jun 25, 2018

Washington in the ‘90s Premieres July 10th at 8:00pm on WETA TV 26 & HD A Decade of Transition and Transformation in the Nation’s Capital – The 1990s were a formative time for Washington, D.C., arguably the focal point for the…

DCist: The Mayoral Race 150 Years Ago Was As Contentious As This Year’s Primary Is Sleepy

Editor Jun 19, 2018

It’s hard to imagine a sleepier election than the District’s mayoral primary. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s nomination for the Democratic party appears all but certain as the incumbent faces two challengers with little name recognition and limited…

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District Links: Trump tells prosecutors to seek death penalty in DC cases via federal charges; tensions flare as…

Sep 26, 2025 19

President Donald Trump yesterday signed a memorandum directing federal prosecutors to pursue the death penalty in all appropriate cases in DC, as well as to seek federal jurisdiction for death…

jonetta rose barras: Is a managed care contracting fight looming in DC?

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That’s the question I asked myself, after learning from several sources that CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Community Health had optimistically announced earlier this year during an internal meeting…

District Links: Ward 1’s Brianne Nadeau won’t seek fourth term on DC Council; new lawsuit accuses feds of…

Sep 25, 2025 13

Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau announced this morning that she won't seek a fourth term, likely setting the stage for a crowded field of candidates looking to become just the fifth person to…

District Links: AG Schwalb files 12 more suits against dangerous drivers, wins first judgment; surge highlights impact…

Sep 24, 2025 31

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced a first-of-its-kind judgment against a dangerous driver under recently implemented DC Council legislation, as well as a slate of 12 new lawsuits…

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