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Back to SearchD.C.’s Reflecting Pool is Now the Nation’s Petri Dish
D.C.’s reflecting pool is … not so reflective. It’s been all over the social media feeds for the last few days, and probably yours too – so how the h…
2 months, 1 week ago
Why is D.C. Giving The City's Worst Landlords a Tax Break?
There’s a big apartment complex in Northeast D.C. where the landlords have let conditions get so bad that the local D.C. Councilmember wants to giv…
2 months, 1 week ago
Unpacking DC’s Progressive Surge Election with DC Councilmember Christina Henderson
The dust is settling on DC’s mayoral election, and plenty of people are trying to interpret just what message the electorate was sending. I decided t…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
DC's Earthquake Election, the James Beard Awards, and What the Heck Is Up With the Reflecting Pool
We’re talking about the fallout, so far, a day after DC’s earthquake of a mayoral election. We’re talking about the reaction from DC’s business commu…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
DC’s Left Scores Big in Primaries
It was a very big night for DC’s left. With a little under two-thirds of the vote counted, Janeese Lewis George is up big over Kenyan McDuffie in fir…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
What You Need to Know About Ranked Choice Voting Election Delays
Today is the first DC election under ranked-choice voting. And anyone who thought “instant runoff” meant immediate results is in for a nasty surprise…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Plummeting Rents Could Kill DC’s Housing
DC is facing a double-barreled housing crisis where nothing is getting built. No one is building regular houses apartments because of the grim DMV ec…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
'Your City Could Be Better': Why Every Region Needs A Park Map Tool Like Salt Lake’s — Presented By City Cast DC
Do you know how many parks DC has? Residents of Salt Lake County have wondered about their parks for years — that is, until City Cast Salt Lake host …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Council Raids Reserves to Avoid Cuts, Logan Circle Gets No Bathrooms, and McDuffie's Boozy Brunch Victory Spot
We’re talking about whether DC is in for a tax hike, we’re talking about what’s missing in some of the Trump administration’s park makeovers, and we’…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Inside St. Elizabeth's Abandoned Lobotomy Lab
We’re talking about St. Elizabeths. As a lot of folks know, the campus of D.C.’s psychiatric hospital has transformed over the past 15 years. There’s…
2 months, 3 weeks ago