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Back to SearchThe Complicated History Of D.C.'s Emancipation
Today is Emancipation Day. Even if you’ve been living in the District for a while, you might not know much about the holiday, and what makes it uniqu…
1 year, 9 months ago
Why Gas Leaks are Happening More Frequently
You might have noticed that gas leaks have been in the news more often. It’s pretty scary! When you suspect there’s a gas leak happening, it might no…
1 year, 9 months ago
Slashing Metro and Childcare Funding, and Vote For Your Favorite Restaurants
Reporter Michael Pope and author Briana Thomas join the show to talk about what the D.C. budget means for the cost of your child care, what the Virgi…
1 year, 9 months ago
How to Kayak, Bike, & Metro to Every D.C. Park
D.C. has an absurd amount of parks – 683! Longtime D.C. environmental reporter Jacob Fenston is hitting up all of them for us in the ultimate D.C. pa…
1 year, 9 months ago
D.C. is Upping Its Public Restroom Game
If you’ve ever had to GO while out and about in D.C., we’ve got good news. Throne Labs, a high tech toilet company, is bringing public restrooms to …
1 year, 9 months ago
Weed Crackdown, Arena Deal Fine Print, and One-Star Reviews
In today’s roundup, we’re talking about the city sending a warning to unlicensed weed shops in the city, an update on keeping sports teams in D.C., a…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Fight Over U Street's Future
There’s been a crazy fight going on about whether to erect an apartment building on the site of an old firehouse on U Street — and it’s a fight worth…
1 year, 9 months ago
Bowser's Brazen Budget Cuts, James Beard Nominations, and a Russian Spy Chef
We’re breaking down the 2025 budget with City Paper’s Alex Koma, and Washingtonian’s Jessica Sidman is here to talk about D.C.’s nominees for the Jam…
1 year, 9 months ago
D.C. Food Trivia Smackdown
How’s your D.C. food trivia game? Two of the city’s premier food journalists are here to match wits about the past and present of Washington culinary…
1 year, 9 months ago
D.C.'s Best (and Worst) E-Bikes
Right now, through April 15, D.C. residents can apply to get up to $2000 from the city government to buy an e-bike. But there are limited funds avail…
1 year, 9 months ago