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New Restaurant Aims to Bring Life Back to D.C.’s Chinatown

Chinatown, what now is called China Corner, is experiencing gentrification. Some small businesses are closing or being forced to vacate due to major projects, drawing the Asian community away. However, other businesses are coming together to combat...

Art All Night Anacostia amplifies local artists’ and business owners’ livelihood and vibrancy

In its sixth year, Art All Night Anacostia encourages the neighborhood to practice “Good Trouble. Louder!” while amplifying its artists, businesses, and community members.

Navy Yard Residents Unsure of How Effective Curfew Zones Are

Residents and experts share concerns over the criminalization of curfew zones for youths and alternate solutions.

As Chevy Chase’s Civic Core grows, can its Metrobus line keep up?

The Chevy Chase Civic Core Redevelopment Plan would add 177 mixed-income housing units to the neighborhood, bringing hundreds of new residents while potentially straining the local Metrobus D70 line. Despite the potential increase in commuters...

Road closures bring commuting challenges for Silver Spring’s late-night businesses

Temporary nighttime road closures for Purple Line construction bring less convenience and more accessibility issues for late-night businesses in downtown Silver Spring.

Tree memorial beckons D.C. to value its tree canopy

Where a stump sat after an overnight storm Sept. 3, Washington residents saw memories and a reminder.

For Gen Z, a Paycheck Does Not Mean Stability

By Ahmad Todd WASHINGTON — Behind the counter of Georgetown’s Compass Coffee,  Spencer Young takes orders, makes drinks and works the kind of full-time schedule many college graduates hope will lead to independence. Forty-hour weeks making...

Kennedy Center woes prompt protest: “Hands Off the Arts!”

By Yuri Perelman When Thea Kano was younger and growing up, she questioned where in the world she would like to perform music as a conductor. The Kennedy Center always came to mind, she said, because of its perception as the nation’s stage. The John...

How One Researcher United LGBTQ+ Scientists After Her Grant Was Canceled

By Amber Mapel On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14168 titled “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” Eleven days later, Dr. Mandi Pratt-Chapman...

Nearly a Dozen Labor Unions In DC Endorse Aparna Raj for Council

By Daniel Herrera Benitez For the first time in 44 years, the election for Ward 1’s Council seat will not include the incumbent council member after Brianne Nadeau announced she would not be seeking reelection last year. Several candidates have...

D.C. Restaurants Face Challenges Based on Ward Economies and Location

By Alejandra Mora Ortega Washington D.C. restaurants face economic and staffing problems depending on the Ward they reside in with the United States economy fluctuating throughout 2025 and 2026.  “There used to be five of us in this...

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