News
A Major Criminal Justice Reform Law Forced Police to Collect More Data. But the D.C. Auditor Says No One’s Doing Much With It.
The latest review of the NEAR Act’s impact suggests the law isn’t living up to its potential to spur change.
Trayon White Says He’ll Run Again in Ward 8. Can Anyone Beat Him?
Despite rumors of a potential retirement, White could soon cruise to a third term as the field of challengers grows.
As Reports of Illegal Dumping Increase, Councilmembers and the Community Debate How to Stop It
Roughly 8,000 calls related to illegal dumping were made in the first half of this year, according to 311 data.
Food
What Goes Into a Cocktail? The Latine Service Workers Behind D.C.’s Food and Beverage Industry
Casa Kantuta celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with a pop-up series spotlighting the Latine talent supporting some of the city’s biggest bars and restaurants.
Good Taste: Ruta’s Supremely Comforting Ukrainian Cuisine Hits All the Right Beets
Executive chef Dima Martseniuk says his Capitol Hill restaurant serves upward of 50 gallons of borscht every week.
Good Taste: If You Love Doughnuts, This Ghost Bakery Will Be Your New Obsession
Handcraft Doughnuts will be popping up around town throughout the summer and fall.
Arts
Leslie Jones, Literary Hill BookFest, and More Best Bets for Sept. 14–21
This week has James McMurtry, Ben Folds, SNL alum, local authors, a film screening of the gorgeous documentary Aurora’s Sunrise, and a homecoming for comic Lisa Ann Walter.
Scary Stories Make Life Less Scary
Kenneth Branagh’s A Haunting in Venice blends mystery with the paranormal for an exhilarating watch and lingering eeriness.
Chronicles of a Wandering Saint: A Miraculous Debut from an Emerging Argentine Filmmaker
Tomás Gómez Bustillo blends two Latin American traditions—Catholicism and magical realism—in his tale of one woman’s obsession with sainthood.
In Two New Plays, Psalmayene 24 Celebrates D.C.’s Talent and Confronts its History
Out of the Vineyard examines freedom suits through music and movement; Monumental Travesties examines the comedy in allyship.
