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Sophie Austin
Logan Circle businesses face existential fears as fall Covid wave arrives
Changes in consumer practices, social detachment, and a stark shift in the economic landscape are posing challenges to small businesses in the area.
Riley Ceder
Former diplomat decides ‘anybody but Trump’
By Emma Dion and Karissa Waddick LONDONDERRY, N.H. – Steve Young, a longtime New Hampshire resident, says he values his ability to vote in the first-in-the-nation primary after spending years of his life in Washington...
Wash staff
The surrogates swarm New Hampshire
By Katie Kaschub In the days leading up to the pivotal New Hampshire primary, political surrogates are representing their candidates around the state at canvassing events, rallies and debate watch parties. Endorsers and...
Artists Go To War with Alexandria’s Torpedo Factory
Artists are protesting a new re-jurying process that aims to revitalize and modernize Alexandria’s Torpedo Factory. Artists protest a plan to revitalize Alexandria’s Torpedo Factory Art Center, saying the city’s...
Alex Fernandez
How DC plans to eliminate transportation fatalities by 2024 and why it’s not working
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says serious injuries and fatalities could be zero, but data show there still needs to be work done.
Courtney Jacobs
ANC 4C calls for better public housing policies and addresses ‘lukewarm’ rent control protection
Advisory Neighborhood Commission members proposed several changes to the D.C. Comprehensive Plan that will guarantee public housing, build housing for the homeless, minimize displacement and promote community-led...
Myra Patrick
Shooting involving Arlington police at Rosslyn Metro Station
The police department said the shooting involved an Arlington County police officer inside the station near the exit to N. Moore Street. Police report a suspect was wounded in an officer-involved shooting late Tuesday...
Hannah Campbell
‘We’re on the same team. We just support different players.’
By Zebulon Huber PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — “This is the first time I’ve ever done this!” The energy radiating from 61-year-old Carol Andre was palpable. The retired special-education teacher had arrived at a Portsmouth polling...
After a series of closures nationwide, Alamo Drafthouse opens its next theater in Crystal City
The new Alamo Drafthouse in Crystal City opens at a time when movie theaters are closing nationwide. American University Professor John Douglass says not all movie theaters will survive the rise of movie streaming.
Ron Simon III