The author, in D.C. for Saturday's National Book Festival, on crafting her latest novel, Whistler, and the great power of friendship.

I like to start a story exactly where the action begins,” Ann Patchett tells City Paper. Most writers would be delighted to follow suit, but not many can see a novel like Patchett can. In Whistler, a ...

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority approved a $15.5 billion construction budget for convicted felon and President ...

Writing about Eritrean independence gave the author “a deeper appreciation for all my family went through to let us call D.C. home.” ...

Three days of music at Carter Barron, Monumental Theatre returns, Reset and Revelation at NMAAHC, and preview Rorschach’s ...

D.C.’s team joined more than 3,000 athletes to compete in 16 different sports, build community, and win some medals.

Americans from all walks of life dislike Flock’s license plate-reading cameras. Across the U.S., people are shooting at, ...

D.C.’s team joined more than 3,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities to compete in 16 different sports, build community, and win some medals.

AG Brian Schwalb announced the charges yesterday and said the scheme resulted in D.C. paying $441,137 for work that wasn’t done.

The conflict between Veronica Hegens, a retired Army major and landlord, and her upstairs tenant Gwendolyn Broadie became fodder for WJLA’s latest story framing D.C. housing laws as overly protective ...

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