How do dog parks, playgrounds and barbershops end up in your neighborhood? The answer– city leaders often have to fight to get them added to developers' high-rise plans.
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Haley Murphy
Legalization looms, but DC’s gifting operations remain in legal limbo
Securing cannabis in Dupont Circle is simple. For those with a medical marijuana card, just head inside Natural Holistic Healing Center, flash your proof of a prescription for pot, select your favorite product and be on...
McKenzie Beard
Black conservatives want four more years of Trump
The Wash spoke to four Black conservatives about their support to reelect President Trump for a second term. Four of them walked into a voting booth today to vote to reelect the president while one has already cast her...
Zoë Watkins
Foggy Bottom’s outdoor sculpture biennial aims to make art accessible
The final tour of the neighborhood’s biennial sculpture exhibit takes place Oct. 8. The show focuses on the need for reflection, works to expose different types of people to fine art and mostly features local artists.
Katherine Hapgood
Virginia’s plastic bag tax arrives a decade after DC’s. Here’s why.
A 5-cent plastic bag tax will take effect in just two months. The tax sets out to reduce plastic bag usage.
Muhammed Al Refai
Biden-Trump rematch nears
Voters across the state vainly sought refuge in Nikki Haley and Dean Philipps
as they looked to avoid repeat of 2020 general election.
Wash staff
D.C. inmates struggle to testify, voice political concerns to City Council
Inmates face challenges with testifying in front of the D.C. Council and voting
Gastrodiplomacy: The growing trend of protesting with your wallet and stomach
Diners reward international cuisine that reflects their passion and belief systems.
Media bias concerns primary voters
The New Hampshire primary is filled with retail politics, rallies and surprise appearances.
DC creatives celebrate the importance of presence, reflection, and human connection
Shaw’s contemporary galleries present exhibits that conceptualize what it means to live in a post-pandemic atmosphere.
Caroline Cliona Boyle