The second annual Art in Exile: Middle East Voices festival kicked off yesterday. [DCist]
In his new book, Joshua Stephens—an anarchist and former dog walker—discusses conflicted feelings about gentrification in D.C. [Washingtonian]
The Howard Theatre owes more than $260,000 in unpaid taxes, is under review by the attorney general. [Post]
Celebrities dine for D.C. statehood…in West Hollywood. [Post]
Listen to the first album in 15 years from Falls Church’s Aerialist. [Bandwidth]
D.C. film critics name Spotlight the best film of 2015. [Arts Desk]