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Spot LIT: Caroline Bock on Jumping From Cable TV Marketing Exec to Novelist

The local author and co-president of WWPH released her first adult novel in June. Plus a new TBR list and upcoming lit events ...
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How DHCD Forfeited $35 Million in Federal Assistance for Affordable Housing and Bailed Out a Well-Connected Developer

This reporting was supported by the Fund for Investigative Journalism. At the tail end of a 10-hour hearing in February, Department of Housing and Community Development Director Colleen Green faced ...
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Two Years In, How Is Maryland’s Third-Party Ticket Sales Law Affecting Venues?

In 2024, when Maryland enacted a law to regulate the resale of concert, sports, and entertainment tickets, the state was ahead of the curve. Only one other state, Minnesota, had a similar law, which ...
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Housing Insecurity Is Hitting D.C.’s Black, Brown, and Queer Youth Hard

Young people, especially in Wards 7 and 8, are struggling to stay housed while advocates figure out new ways to help.
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The Needle: Free DC Marks One Year of Occupation, ICE Is Force-Feeding Hunger Strikers, More Than 300 Trump Org Accounts Were Closed for Money-Laundering C…

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Photos: One Year In, End the D.C. Occupation

Staff photographer Darrow Montgomery attended today’s Free DC rally to document local response to the federal occupation.
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Author Archives: Amanda Grace

The demand for authentic trans cam platforms continues to grow, yet finding reliable sites with real performers and active communities remains a challenge. With so many options available, many ...
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Ekko Astral Frontwoman Jael Holzman Files Peace Order Petition Accusing Former Bandmate of Making Threats

D.C. punk band Ekko Astral announced their upcoming sophomore album, The Beltway Is Burning, on Wednesday, Feb. 11. By Friday, frontwoman Jael Holzman was standing in Montgomery County District Court ...
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The Needle: Olympian Not Guilty of Vandalism, the Kennedy Center Stops Free Tours, Trump Spends $5 Million on Gold Leaf for Statues, and More

Federal prosecutors dismissed the Reflecting Pool vandalism case against Olympian David Hearn. Turns out it was a “botched ...
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The Needle: Senate Dems Want New Anti-Corruption Bureau, Post Editorials Have Gone Full Oligarch, Trump Administration Accused of Destroying Reflecting Pool Evidence, and More

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D.C. Officer Terence Sutton Sentenced To Five Years for Second-Degree Murder in the 2020 Death of Karon Hylton-Brown

Metropolitan Police Department Officer Terence Sutton wiped away tears from his face as U.S. District Court Judge Paul Friedman sentenced him to more than five years in prison. Sutton was convicted in ...
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PHOTOS: Third No Kings Protest in D.C. Focuses on Stephen Miller’s House at Fort McNair

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