Ward 7 Councilmember Vince Gray appears at a 2024 event at the D.C. Jail. Credit: Darrow Montgomery This is not the way Ward 7 Councilmember Vince Gray’s storied political career was supposed to end.

Ben’s Chili Bowl, a staple of D.C. since the 1950s. Photo credit: Darrow Montgomery As a longtime curator, scholar, and advocate working in D.C., I’m often asked to give cultural tours. It’s one of my ...

This article was produced as part of Humanities DC’s community journalism program. To say D.C. is going through tumultuous times is an understatement. Since the start of the second Trump presidency, U ...

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Thursday: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert at Wolf Trap If you didn’t get all your Star Wars energy out in May, check out the National Symphony Orchestra’s live performance of John Williams’ ...

Less than a month later, Lizzo was back at it, surprising According to Roc Mikey, Lizzo was running late, so UCB started ...

A year ago Metro radically revamped the local bus system; a new report details what worked, what didn’t, and where it can ...

This article was produced as part of Humanities DC’s community journalism program. To say D.C. is going through tumultuous times is an understatement. Since the start of the second Trump presidency, U ...

“Uma Cancao para Pelo,” by Rik Freeman, from Resistance, Resilience, and Response: A Retrospective Exhibition at Honfleur Gallery through Aug. 1 What are locals doing for America’s 250th? With the ...

Big U.S. anniversaries have always been complicated. The Semiquincentennial is no different, but City Paper is here to help ...

The various niches and rooms within the galleries of the National Museum of Women in the Arts always allow for interesting groupings of works and moments of contemplation, and all the more so in ...