D.C. Police Officer Fired for an Invasive Search Could Get His Job Back, With Back Pay
An arbitrator overturned MPD’s termination of Officer Sean Lojacono, whose invasive search of a man in Southeast went viral and resulted in a lawsuit.
News
Undesign the Redline Explores the Racist Housing Policies that Shaped Upper Northwest
The new exhibit is on display at the Cleveland Park Library until July 11
D.C. Police Still Searching for Fire Extinguisher-Wielding Thief
Five D.C. area 7-Elevens have been robbed in the past two weeks by someone using a fire extinguisher.
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.
Food
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
Anna Deavere Smith and a Chocolate Festival: City Lights for April 25 to May 1
Mariah Stovall discusses her debut novel, a chocolate lover’s dream, Smith lectures at NGA, Bodega at Comet, and Belle & Sebastian next Thursday.
A Jumping-Off Point Only Scratches the Surface of Race and Gender Dynamics in Hollywood
Directed by Jade King Carroll and currently making its world premiere at Round House Theatre, Inda Craig-Galván’s play argues that fictions have real-world consequences.
Olney’s Pitch-Perfect Islander Plays on Loop
All the way from Scotland, two talented actors take what could easily be an overly sentimental faux fairy tale with a technical gimmick into a deeply affecting story of home.
Brothers, Vibrant Colors, and a Shared Abstraction: Two Reasons to Visit Touchstone Gallery
One’s a photographer, the other’s a painter, but these dual exhibits from brothers Tom and McCain McMurray, running through April 28, demonstrate the siblings’ visual echoes.
