News
The Secrecy Surrounding Bowser’s Trip to the Masters
A company with significant D.C. business fronted her expensive flight.
Cops on Trial: D.C. Police Disciplinary Hearings for May
This month, D.C. police officers are accused of unjustified use of force, detrimental conduct, criminal conduct, failure to investigate, and more.
Ex-Employees Raise Concerns About Shadow Senator Hopeful Eugene Kinlow’s Years Working for Bowser
As Kinlow runs on the strength of his record as D.C.’s top federal lobbyist, a 2023 complaint alleging “an effort to create a fraternity culture” and an ill-timed trip to Miami comes to light.
Food
Foxtrot Hastily Shutters Stores in D.C. and Elsewhere
The high-end grocery store has abruptly pulled the plug on all of its locations in D.C., Chicago, Austin, and Dallas.
Employees at The Wydown Are Forming a Union to Address Concerns with Management
Wydown Workers United is drawing attention to alleged workplace mismanagement and under-resourcing at their coffee bar locations on H Street NE and 14th Street NW.
Mt. Pleasant’s Joia Burger Adds Filipino Flourishes To Fast Food Faves
Don’t sleep on the ube soft serve.
Arts
The Washington Ballet’s Season Announcement Offers Clues to the Company’s Future
With four productions, including an extended run of The Nutcracker, the ballet’s 2024–2025 season will be the first under the guidance of its new artistic director Edwaard Liang.
The Idea of You Fails to Sell its Steamy Romance
Anne Hathaway shines as the 40-year-old divorcee at the center of Amazon’s new romance, but the boy-band superstar she falls for leaves a lot to be desired.
Spooky Action’s Frontiéres sans Frontiéres Is Satirical, Surreal, and Overwrought
The play’s mix of highbrow commentary and lowbrow humor highlights the absurdity of global poverty and humanitarianism, but never quite gets the balance right.