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The NGA’s Latest Exhibition Considers the Art of Dante’s Divine Comedy
On view at the National Gallery of Art through July 16, Going through Hell: The Divine Dante is an introspective journey home.
News
Rent Control Debate Devolves Into Chaos as Mendelson, Pinto Try to Outmaneuver Progressives
The Council couldn’t agree on a cap on rent increases for tenants in rent-controlled units, as several competing proposals snarled progress.
Resistance from D.C. CFO Forces Progressives to Scramble for SNAP Benefits, Excluded Workers
Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George was forced to turn to a risky funding source for her big priorities.
Inside Voices: Greg Bolden Served 16 Years for Murder. His Artistic Ability Saved Him.
“Art was my freedom,” he says.
Food
Good Taste: Rooster & Owl’s Fledgling Ellie Bird Flies High in Falls Church
The slightly more casual outlet delivers serious fun and flavor.
Activists Heartened by Revisions to City Plan for Eden Center Area
Among the demanded revisions are renaming the area Little Saigon East, prioritizing anti-displacement, increasing parking, and commissioning Vietnamese public art.
Good Taste: Petite Cerise Offers a Grand Tour of French Cuisine
The new restaurant from Dabney chef Jeremiah Langhorne is serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Shaw.
Arts
Everlong: Foo Fighters Inaugurate the Atlantis
Following a morning guitar-string cutting ceremony with Dave Grohl, Seth Hurwitz, Dody DiSanto, and Mayor Muriel Bowser, the locally rooted band opened D.C.’s newest small venue with 22 songs and a shout-out to drummer Taylor Hawkins.
Sanctuary Takes the Erotica Out of Sex Games
The new psychological thriller from Zachary Wigon never convinces you of risk and therefore never offers a satisfying release.
Sticky Entanglements Presents an Amorphous Carnival of Bodies
At Transformer’s irresistible, immersive installation by Beth Yashnyk and Fanni Somogyi, you can’t tell where one begins and the other ends.
You Can’t Fix What You Can’t Face. How Our Education Governance System Is Failing Us.
D.C.’s version of mayoral control of schools suppresses accurate data and discussion about education issues. We don’t have to go back to the old system to fix that.
