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Voting for Best of D.C. 2024 is officially live! See you at the (digital) voting booth.
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An app called EatOkra makes it easy to find and support black-owned restaurants in 35 cities across the U.S., including the District.
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The
@WashMystics
take home the first WNBA Championship in franchise history
#WNBAFinals
#playoffemma
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CAVA will host job fairs for Taylor Gourmet employees who abruptly learned they were out of a job.
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Black residents in D.C. are disproportionately impacted by traffic fines, with fewer opportunities to build wealth that would help them pay off debts. Plans to increase traffic cameras could exacerbate this disparity, according to a report from Tzedek DC.
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The event spotlights black culinary and bar talent and seeks to shape the next generation of black business owners.
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Broker, the latest film from writer and director Hirokazu Kore-eda, centers around an illegal adoption ring in South Korea. Taking the makings of a grisly thriller, Kore-eda creates a heart-warming film that brings audiences to the side of the anti-hero.
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At 16 years old, people in D.C. can work and pay taxes, they use the public transportation system, and they can drive a car.
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Investigation reveals Fig & Olive's kitchen relies on pre-made meal components
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Marion Barry: March 6, 1936-Nov. 23, 2014. D.C. won't be the same without him.
http://t.co/h8mgYdLeW7
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Rapper Pusha T and NBA Players Partner With Nightclub Owners on Ramen Bar
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“This is a league full of powerful women. We’re in the most powerful city in the world. . . We’d be doing a disservice to a lot of people if we didn’t speak up. For those who say shut up and dribble, I say shut up and watch.”
@T_Cloud4
#WNBAFinals
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Black journalists are underrepresented in D.C. newsrooms. That’s a problem for everyone.
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BREAKING: The Runaway, Brookland’s beloved burger and music venue, will keep their doors open after landlord significantly reduced rent. Good news for owner Christine Lilyea and for the city’s rock scene.
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A new partnership between Lyft and Martha’s Table will help 500 Ward 7 and 8 families get to and from the grocery store for six months.
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60 years ago today, streetcar service came to a (temporary) end in D.C. on Jan. 28, 1962. While D.C. is currently home to a 2.2-mile streetcar line along H Street NE and Benning Road NE, there used to be more than 200 miles of streetcar lines that zig-zagged across the city. /1
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Please help us welcome our new arts editor and say goodbye to our outgoing one!
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"We need to raise children who won’t have to recover from their childhoods." Karon Brown was shot dead at 11, one of 127 homicides in D.C. this year. These are his friends and brother:
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DMV Black Restaurant Week is Nov. 4-11. Here's where to find deals:
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The D.C. area’s dining scene is increasingly diverse. The mainstream critics who cover it are not.
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Some personal news: The dean of D.C. journalists Tom Sherwood will join City Paper as a contributing writer.
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A $39.6 million surplus in D.C. tax revenue should have been used to boost SNAP benefits thanks to a new law from Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George passed by the Council this summer. Mayor Bowser has opted to ignore the law.
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BREAKING NEWS: The D.C. streetcar will suspend its practice runs at 5 p.m. Up to zero travelers could be affected.
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On the cover: common tales of pregnancy from the District of Columbia, one of the worst places in the United States, and in the developed world, to deliver a child.
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The few black businesses owners whose shops still inhabit Shaw and U Street NW storefronts have had a front-row seat to gentrification.
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The Democratic Socialists of America are on the rise nationwide, and the D.C. chapter is currently focusing their efforts on the ANC races.
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NEW: D.C. will require customers to have one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to dine indoors starting on Jan. 15. On Feb. 15 the requirement increases to two doses. Meanwhile, restaurant employees are anxious about going to work because of the omicron variant.
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After receiving hundreds of thoughtful applications, Washington City Paper found its first ever carry-out critic. Meet DMV native Crystal Fernanders. Follow this thread for a few of our favorite quotes from our Q&A … /1
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Learn about your city's past, present, and future with our brand new, FREE newsletter course. This eight-email course is a brief introduction to the history of why D.C. is not a state and the arguments for and against statehood. Sign up today:
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#AD
Join the Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs in celebrating the Year of the Rabbit at D.C.'s Lunar New Year parade, featuring community and cultural performers and a firework finale. Details are at the link.
#LunarNewYearDC
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40 years ago today, our very first issue hit the streets of the District. Did you know we were originally called 1981?
Explore the full first issue and learn more about how you can join the celebration:
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Just a part of the crowd outside the National Portrait Gallery
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Griffin and Rachel McElroy started the podcast Wonderful! under the beloved media group, McElroy Family. After relocating in August and finding an immediate community in the DMV, the couple will add a live D.C. show to the family's tour this weekend.
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A storied D.C. institution faces financial trouble after losing out on a long-held contract to provide meals to residents of nearly all the city’s homeless shelters.
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The unceremonious shutdown of DCist is a devastating loss for the local news marketplace. WAMU cited a “strategic shift focused on audio” as the reason behind the closure, but former DCist reporters call bullshit.
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Mayor Muriel Bowser said, "When Trump attacked us with rubber bullets & tear gas...we pushed back with a powerful message of unity." But she left out the fact that her MPD officers used tear gas on protesters around Lafayette Park in the summer of 2020.
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D.C. hoped to have 70 percent of adults partially vaccinated by July 4. This Monday, D.C. met that goal ... 20 days ahead of schedule!
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 68.9 percent of the local population over 18 years old has had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Sunday afternoon.
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Apparently, the couple wasn’t worried about published federal regulations barring “primarily personal, political or fundraising” events within the National Archives.
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#BreakingNews
: Capitals and Wizards staying in D.C. as Ted Leonsis abandons Alexandria dreams. $515 million investment to revamp Capital One Arena seals the deal.
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The tireless tweeters behind feeds like DC REALTIME NEWS make every shooting known. These "scanner boys" say they're performing a public service in the region they all hail from, but whether their work is harmful or helpful depends on who you ask.
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“Intolerance and bigotry have no place here.”
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The victory is a vindication for a generation of baseball fans.
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This will be the first time Rafael Nadal has played in the United States since he won the 2019 U.S. Open.
(Editor's note: City Paper owner Mark Ein owns the managing rights to the Citi Open.)
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The racist history behind the District’s limited home rule and policing powers
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D.C.'s rising hip-hop star GoldLink was a devoted student of rap history. Now, he's making it:
http://t.co/UyRpwMnfOZ
http://t.co/B8m6brqPaU
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Susanna Sullivan, a 31-year-old fifth grade teacher from Reston, who is unsponsored, wins the 2022 Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run.
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Chef Mollie Moore left a career in upscale kitchens to make it happen.
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"They're portraying him as a man, but he was a kid. He was into tennis shoes and video games."
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Tomorrow, on June 22,
#DCStatehood
is getting a Senate hearing. We compiled 51 reasons why D.C. should become a state.
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"I did not set out to be no farmer. It’s relaxing once you settle into it."
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The region’s Black-owned beer companies, known as "the collective," are coming together to share their brews and support one another.
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New data shows the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute 67% of all arrests by D.C. police in FY 2022. The USAO’s declination rate has steadily risen since 2016, suggesting a major gap between how MPD and District prosecutors interpret evidence.
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Go-go music roared from the speakers during time outs, the national anthem performer sang along to a go-go drum beat, and go-go music legends were honored during halftime
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This is a social justice issue in the city. Healthy housing is a core component, if not a main driver, to improve childhood asthma in the city.”
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The Mystics are officially one game away from making the first WNBA finals in franchise history
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“Ghost bikes” have commemorated the lives of cyclists killed by drivers for more than a decade. But unlike other ghost bikes, this one has training wheels.
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City Paper's bike columnist Gear Prudence remembers fellow bike advocate Dave Salovesh, who died Friday when a vehicle struck him while he was riding.
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“These people complaining? That’s like going to New Orleans and telling them to stop performing jazz in the streets."
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Without running water for a week at St. Elizabeths, patients and staff have been using bottled water, hand sanitizers, personal care body wipes, and body wash spray.
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Introducing Out of Ink, a new column focused on local D.C. media. First up: Vince Morris takes a look at the how the recent buyouts at the Washington Post hit the Metro section particularly hard.
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@MayorBowser
says, "Before the 1960s ... we couldn't even vote for President. So, that's what the 23rd Amendment does. Its intent was to expand democracy to D.C. residents, and now it's being held up as a barrier."
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"Richard Spencer Punch" is now something you can drink in D.C.
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There’s money to be made on H Street NE in the latest phase of redevelopment, and fortunately, some of the restaurant operators cashing in on current and future economic opportunities are people of color. Feast at five new black-owned restaurants:
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The D.C. area is an epicenter for passionate and devoted esports players competing in Super Smash Bros. tournaments.
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There’s no shortage of music venues in D.C., but few cater to rock ’n’ roll as much as Petworth’s Slash Run and Brookland’s the Runaway, both owned by Christine Lilyea. “I wanted a rock ’n’ roll bar in the city. And then I wanted two,” she tells WCP:
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With local journalism in peril, Sam P.K. Collins has emerged as one of the most prolific reporters in D.C. The son of Liberian immigrants has also turned his eye to international affairs, striving to connect the District to the broader African diaspora.
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The jump from an assistant to head coach is one riddled with unforeseen challenges and complex dynamics, but those around Kris Ward believe he is ready for the task. Spirit players have credited Ward with creating a positive team atmosphere last season.
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Presenting City Paper’s newest member to the team, Nayion Perkins! Nayion is a native Washingtonian and has called Ward 5 his home for his entire life. In his new role as Creative Director, he hopes to work with young creatives from the city and get them involved in the paper. /1
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Barkada is a Tagalog slang word for a group of friends. No one of Filipino heritage is involved in the business.
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The restaurateur did not support Initiative 77, the ballot measure that would have done the same in D.C.
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Use this app to find a D.C. restaurant where your hearing is safe and you don’t have to yell across the table.
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Two black diners at Alero Restaurant were asked to give up their IDs until their bill was paid in full. The white diner next to them wasn't. After a viral social media post, the restaurant changed its policy.
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We've updated our D.C. guide to the shutdown with new information on food, rental, and utility assistance. We've added ways for employed residents to help their neighbors.
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A planned homeless shelter in West End would be the first facility in D.C. to admit people with acute medical conditions, couples, and mixed-gender adult families. Here are the many powerful D.C. residents working to stop it.
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“This election cycle is the first time I’ve actually seen the deaf community come together and start to advocate for more representation in their government.”
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Hillary and Lisa Templeton are self-described "Super Rafans," the kind of Nadal supporters who plan trips specifically to see him play. They are far from the only ones.
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Our Carry-Out Food Critic found one of the best crab cakes in D.C. in Congress Heights. Learn about MLK Deli and how the owner, Tyrone White, is on a mission to “create more jobs in the community and give a fresher option besides fast food.”
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A driver, bicyclist, scooterist, ride-hailer, and public transit rider race to a series of destinations around the District. Who will win?
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A growing number of District residents say that Woodrow Wilson High School should not be named after the 28th U.S. President, who lead the effort to segregate the District of Columbia.
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We were gonna send photographers to the Foo Fighters July 4 blowout. But the contract sucks.
http://t.co/jktASJah2u
http://t.co/sAsFZSW0tz
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“Seeing the video of Ahmaud Arbery took me back to the moment I had.”
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41 years ago today, City Paper’s very first issue hit the streets of the District. Here is the cover, printed on Feb. 20, 1981 when we were previously known as 1981. Want to keep us afloat for another 41 years, at least? Join our membership program:
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It didn’t take long for people to point out the problematic obvious: There wasn’t a single black person represented in the photos.
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The second annual week-long event celebrates black-owned hospitality businesses and strives to create pathways to ownership for people of color. "It seemed like a natural fit. Beer is for everyone, not just bearded white guys in flannels."
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