News & Politics How #freetonylewis Became a Successful Movement At age 26, Tony Lewis Sr. was sentenced to life without parole for his leadership role in the signature drug empire of 1980s Washington. His son, Tony Lewis Jr., made it his mission to get his incarcerated father out of prison. Crime, DC History, Racism, Drugs | 2 months ago
News & Politics Restaurants vs. Diners, Psychedelic Therapy, and the Spy House Next Door: Washingtonian’s Best Longreads of 2023 Ten great feature stories we published this year. Longreads, Washingtonian Wrapped 2023 | 4 months ago
News & Politics The Untold Story of the Washington Football Team’s First Black Cheerleaders Amid the boiling racial tension and desegregation battles of the late 1960s and early ’70s, a group of young Black women teamed with a DC civil-rights leader to break the color barrier on the Washington NFL team’s cheer squad. Their story has largely been overlooked—until now. Washington Football Team, Black history | 5 months ago
News & Politics The Potomac’s Herring Are Hurting. Virginia’s Game Wardens Protect Them. Every spring, armed officers play hide-and-seek with poachers under Chain Bridge to protect the river’s most imperiled fish. Is it working? animals | 5 months ago
Food The Battle Between Diners and Restaurants: Bad Service, Rude Customers, and Confusing Fees In the wake of the pandemic, the relationship between restaurants and diners is more fraught than it’s ever been. Can’t we all just get along? DC Restaurants, pandemic, Initiative 82, tipping | 7 months ago
News & Politics How a Battle Over a Kids’ Gym Turned Into the Lawsuit From Hell When Unleashed Brands bought a chain of children’s gyms and began changing the way they do business, local owner Tiffany Cianci pushed back. She’s paid a heavy price. lawsuit | 8 months ago
News & Politics The Spy House Next Door For years, the FBI spied on the Russian Embassy from this normal-looking home across the street—at least that’s what the neighbors say. FBI, Espionage, Russian embassy, Spies | 9 months ago
News & Politics “She Developed A Culture of Madness”: Inside the Casa Ruby Scandal The nonprofit offered LGBTQ+ youth a safe haven, and made founder Ruby Corado a DC icon. Then it all came crashing down. Features, LGBTQ, Ruby Corado | 10 months ago
News & Politics Can Wayne Rooney Rebuild DC United? The soccer superstar wants to show the world just how much he’s grown. Soccer, DC United, Wayne Rooney | 11 months ago
News & Politics Inside DC’s Absurdly Confusing Recreational Weed Market Federal meddling in local laws has created a challenging and preposterous gray market for DC's canna-businesses—and their customers. Weed, initiative 71, weed laws | Apr 18, 2023
