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Pirro Says She Will Prosecute Parents of Kids Participating in "Teen Takeovers"
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said parents could face fines or up to six months of jail time.
Eating Facebook Marketplace Food for An Entire Weekend in DC
From tamales to seafood boils, the viral Facebook Marketplace food trend is hitting the DMV.
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Kaela Cote-Stemmermann Is City Cast DC’s New Food and Culture Reporter
The DC DispatchMay 12"Downright scandalous:" Inside the NSFW text messages that got a top D.C. police official put on leave
The DC DispatchMay 5Police Chief: 13 Top Officials Face Termination Amid Crime Stats Scandal
The DC DispatchMay 4Multiple D.C. Police Leaders Face Termination Over Crime Data Manipulation
AnnouncementsMay 4We're launching two new newsletters
Events
Tuesday, May 19
- 🎵 Lily Vakili at Pie Shop (H Street Corridor)
- 🎭 "The Great Gatsby" (Touring) at the National Theatre (Downtown)
- 🎸 VIAL: The Hellhound Tour ft. Scarlet Demore at Songbyrd (NoMa)
- ✨ Tuesday Talks: "Is Food Medicine?" with Corby Kummer at Cleveland Park Library
- 🖼️ Exhibition Tours: "Swedish Footprints in the United States" at the House of Sweden (Georgetown)
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Scoop: Charles Allen backs Janeese Lewis George in D.C. mayoral race
The council member says the city’s leadership has “lost the ambition” — and Lewis George offers a bolder path forward.
The loophole (barely) keeping Empower alive in D.C.
The embattled ride-share service can continue to offer free rides, a judge ruled yesterday, but the company and its CEO still owe nearly...
The D.C. Mayor's Race is Actually Heating Up
The two frontrunners traded jabs at a mayoral forum Monday, marking a shift in what has otherwise been a sleepy mayoral race.
Two D.C. Council Candidates Form Alliance in Historic First
The partnership shows how ranked choice voting is reshaping traditional campaign strategy.
A missing part of the teen takeover conversation
D.C. can’t stop talking about curfews. But what do teens have to say about them?
How Adams Morgan Got Its Name
How community members gave Adams Morgan a uniting cause.