Photo-Illustration with photographs by Polina Sirotina/Pexels; sun Flare by Adobe Stock. What happens after we die? When our bodies perish, can our consciousness persist? At the University of Virginia ...

Georgetown University has named its 49th president: Seattle University President Eduardo Peñalver will step down from his post in the other Washington and start his term as head Hoya on July 1.

Why Are Annoying Political Texts Out of Control? Often unwanted, increasingly unhinged, and almost always asking for money, political texts have become a campaign cash cow—turning America’s ...

For the eighth year in a row, Arlington has been named the fittest city in the country by the 2025 Fitness Index, a ranking developed by the American College of Sports Medicine. DC also held on to its ...

The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster, is conquering movie theater screens. The film is a star-studded retelling of Homer’s epic poem, featuring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne ...

Summer Restaurant Week—the big one, put on by Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington—runs from Monday, August 18 to Sunday, August 24. And while its affordability is debatable now that many ...

Foxtrot abruptly closed all of its stores around DC and across the country yesterday amid news that its parent company plans to file for bankruptcy. Where will you get your local snacks, cheffy pantry ...

A DC judge awarded the Proud Boys’ trademarks to downtown’s Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church Monday. The ruling means that the far-right group can no longer use its name, and “clears ...

I lift a pint at a scruffy Baltimore bar, and when I pay with my credit card, the bartender spins around: “Are you really a Poe?” Indeed, I am really a Poe. Edgar Allan Poe is a distant cousin, and my ...

A housekeeping spirit is said to have roamed the Wayside Inn in Ellicott City. Photograph courtesy of Wayside Inn. Meet “Jenny,” the housekeeping spirit who once tidied the third story of this ...

In the mid-1960s to 1970s, the fight for civil rights and the era of “Free Love” contributed to the birth of an active, vibrant Gay and Lesbian community in the nation’s capital. Like New York and Los ...

Confused about who can get a Covid vaccine, whether you need a prescription, and if your insurance will cover it? You’re not alone. We spoke with numerous health experts and pharmacies, and here’s the ...