News & Politics | Things to Do At Arena Stage, a Hidden DC Figure Comes to Life "Tempestuous Elements" features the story of local Black educator and activist Anna Julia Cooper Theater, DC History, Arena Stage | 1 month ago
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
Things to Do Remembering the New Thing, the Influential 1960s DC Arts Center A new exhibition looks back on a community resource that indirectly spawned the film "D.C. Cab." Film, DC History, new exhibit | 2 months ago
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News & Politics The Shocking History of DC’s Electric Chair It’s been in storage for years. Could that soon change? Crime, I.Q., DC History | 6 months ago
News & Politics “Shattered Glass”: An Oral History of the Media-Movie Cult Classic Twenty years later, this gripping tale of a DC scandal still resonates Media, Movies, DC History, The New Republic | 6 months ago
News & Politics Do You Miss the Capital Centre? You Have Until the End of This Weekend to Fund a Deluxe Book About It. "Capital Centre: A Retrospective" is due out in December. DC History, Largo | 7 months ago
News & Politics Escaped Prisoners Around DC: A Quick History It's unwise to begin your car-theft career in a lot next to the DC jail Crime, DC History, DC Jail | 7 months ago
News & Politics The US Naval Research Lab Marks 100 Years of Innovation Radar and GPS are among its big contributions. Capital Comment, DC History, Navy | 8 months ago
News & Politics | Real Estate A One-Bedroom Cottage Is Selling for $1M in Georgetown The historic "Little Red House" is nearly as old as the United States. Georgetown, DC History, Spies, Cottage | 9 months ago
B&N Is Returning to Georgetown. What Other Spots Should Come Back?