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As a brutal primary begins to fade in the rearview mirror, D.C. Democrats are now trying to hash out who will lead the local party into a new era of city politics. But with leadership elections less ...
Alex (he/him) is a senior reporter for The 51st who has spent his career covering local government, politics, the criminal legal system and more in the D.C. area. He was raised in Northern Virginia, ...
Robert White, Free DC, and other partners are deploying residents to campaign for Democrats in key House races as part of a ...
A back-to-school bike ride, a new Guerrilla Girls mural, a free yoga festival, an outdoor movie under the Arboretum’s trees, ...
After unsuccessfully lobbying the D.C. Council to restore its funding, the D.C. Commission on Poverty has been left reeling, wondering how it will fulfill its legally mandated obligations without ...
Natalie is a journalist in D.C. She has worked for several publications, including Street Sense and The American Prospect, covering a wide range of issues, from hyper-local government initiatives to ...
A few years ago, a Mount Pleasant parent named Joanna was out walking with her child when she noticed a familiar foe cropping up in the cracks of sidewalks and in her neighbors’ yards: the beautifully ...
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The reflecting pool is empty, President Trump’s name might be back on the Kennedy Center, and downtown streets are shutting down to become an IndyCar racetrack — because of course they are. It’s ...
Elliot (he/him) is a senior reporter for The 51st and has covered the D.C. arts and culture scene for nearly a decade. Before joining The 51st, Elliot worked at Washingtonian Magazine, DCist/WAMU, and ...