The COVID-19 pandemic has been an exercise in throwing ideas against the walls of empty dining rooms and seeing what sticks. Restaurant owners morphed into makeshift grocers when supermarket shelves […]
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City Lights: Celebrate The People’s Holiday with Jazz from the NMAAHC
From the moment the National Museum of African American History and Culture opened, it was clearly the go-to venue for the Smithsonian’s jazz initiatives. Even more than many of its jazz events, though, NMAAHC’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations and Christian McBride’s album The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons seem made for each other. The iconic bassist’s work honors King alongside Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, and Muhammad Ali […]
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What We Know About Inauguration Day So Far
Daily case rate and hospitalizations related to COVID-19 remain in the red or at Phase 0/1 levels. To see today’s coronavirus cases and more information, visit our coronavirus dashboard. [EOM] […]
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Why Didn’t The Alibi Face Harsher Consequences for Having Customers Inside on Jan. 6?
When CityLab reporter and City Paper contributor Kriston Capps shared a video he recorded and a photo he snapped of customers inside The Alibi on the afternoon of Jan. 6, […]
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The Washington Spirit’s Trinity Rodman Is Excited to Pave Her Own Path
After the Washington Spirit took her second overall in Wednesday night’s NWSL draft, Trinity Rodman was, naturally, asked about the influence of her famous father. When you’re the daughter of […]
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Club ZŌ’s Owners Are Whipping Up A Kinky Post-Pandemic Brunch in D.C.
D.C. residents can’t wait to enjoy their favorite meals after the pandemic. Once it’s safe to do so Washingtonians will be able to enjoy a provocative, “sex positive” brunch with […]
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City Lights: Know More of Shenandoah National Park’s Natural History
Shenandoah National Park: Natural History Highlights Shenandoah National Park, located 75 miles from downtown Washington, is a popular daytrip for D.C. residents, especially since we learned outdoor activities are less […]
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Crank Radio Will Give Go-Go a National Platform
More than 40 years after go-go’s first national hit, Chuck Brown’s “Bustin’ Loose,” and more than 30 years after Experience Unlimited’s “Da Butt” topped Billboard’s R&B charts, go-go has finally […]
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D.C. Residents Tell Us Why They (Still) Love D.C.
Given the increased security in downtown D.C., paper delivery routes may be disrupted. We will deliver a second run of papers later in the month. Who Knew What in the […]
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OnRaé LaTeal Says “Black Joy Is Essential”
One Sunday in late June, activist, music producer, and educator OnRaé LaTeal assembled some friends and community organizers at the newly established Black Lives Matter Plaza. She also brought in […]