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Workers at five D.C. restaurants attempt to unionize, fighting for “rights, respect, and benefits”

Le Diplomate is a bustling high-end spot, consistently making lists of the District’s top restaurants. The popular Logan Circle restaurant brings in about $26.7 million in revenue a year—but workers... Read more

By and February 15, 2025

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“Revitalization” or a “death sentence”? Activists and residents push back on city’s Chinatown plans

On the first weekend of the lunar calendar, visitors gathered at a church near D.C.’s Chinatown to celebrate Lunar New Year, enjoying a lion dance performance as volunteers dished out... Read more

By February 15, 2025

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D.C. restaurants close for a ‘Day Without Immigrants’

Restaurants across the country and in D.C. closed on Monday, Feb. 3 as part of the ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protest. The nationwide protest sprung up from social media campaigns reacting... Read more

By February 7, 2025

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Trump administration rescinds funding freeze, but D.C. organizations are still reeling and uncertain

The Trump administration rescinded a sweeping freeze on federal grants and loans on Wednesday, Jan. 29, just two days after the freeze was announced and less than a day after... Read more

By January 29, 2025

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Violent crime in D.C. dropped in 2024. What’s behind the decrease?

In January 2025, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) released data indicating a dramatic drop in violent crime rates in D.C. in 2024. This comes after the city experienced its deadliest... Read more

By January 29, 2025

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RFK stadium is back in the District’s hands. Local leaders are divided over how to use it.

The Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) campus, a 174-acre plot of land along the Anacostia riverbank, hosts green space, a skate park, and a football stadium that hasn’t seen a game... Read more

By and January 17, 2025

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Georgetown community reflects on President Carter’s legacy at U.S. Capitol viewing

The body of former President Jimmy Carter laid in state in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building from the evening of Jan. 7 to the morning of Jan. 9.... Read more

By and January 16, 2025

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What a second Trump presidency and Republican trifecta means for D.C.

On the campaign trail, Trump promised to “take over” D.C. and “make our capital beautiful again.” That message, and Trump’s focus on D.C., does not inspire confidence for a capital... Read more

By December 5, 2024

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Demonstrators respond to Trump’s election at second Women’s March in eight days

Several hundred protesters gathered on the streets of D.C. on Nov. 9 in response to President Donald Trump’s reelection.  The “Time to Resist” rally came only a week after 10,000... Read more

By , and November 10, 2024

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“A feminist future is possible”: Ahead of the election, thousands rally in Women’s March

Days before the Nov. 5 presidential election, thousands gathered at Freedom Plaza for the Women’s March, which has happened annually since 2017. This year, demonstrators rallied on Nov. 2 in... Read more

By and November 3, 2024

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D.C. celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with the world’s largest pupusa

On Sept. 28, people from D.C. and around the world gathered to honor their countries and cultures in a show of unity—not at the United Nations General Assembly, but for... Read more

By and October 16, 2024

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Up in smoke: D.C. officials crackdown on unlicensed marijuana “gift shops”

Like many SFS graduates, Caroline Crandall (SFS ’15) worked in consulting—until last year, when she moved into a new market: medical marijuana.  Crandall co-owns Green Theory, a newly licensed medical... Read more

By October 13, 2024

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The worst time of the month: While experiencing homelessness, D.C. residents also struggle with period poverty

Editor’s Note: This piece is published as part of The Homeless Crisis Reporting Project (HCRP), launched by Street Sense Media in 2016. HCRP is a multi-day collaborative effort between local... Read more

By October 11, 2024

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Georgetown’s iconic Dixie Liquor to potentially close in favor of medical cannabis store

Dixie Liquor, D.C.’s oldest liquor store which has sold alcohol to Georgetown students for more than 90 years, may soon be closing.

By October 1, 2024

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Compass Coffee employees attempt to unionize amidst alleged unfair labor practices

While Georgetown students flock to Compass Coffee on Wisconsin Avenue for lattes and a dependably serene study spot, for Compass baristas, work has been anything but dependable or serene.  Compass... Read more

By September 27, 2024

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Hundreds rally, march to Supreme Court in D.C.’s first Gender Liberation March

Travelers at Union Station were greeted with chanting, dancing, cheering, and marching on Sept. 14 as over 500 demonstrators gathered for D.C.’s first Gender Liberation March at Columbus Circle. The... Read more

By and September 17, 2024

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D.C. local news is getting a new worker-led newsroom

The 51st will be the latest addition to the D.C. local news landscape, which has seen journalists laid off and bought out in the last two decades as readership habits change and conventional revenue-raising sources, like advertising, decline. 

By August 23, 2024

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In photos: 24 hours inside the Gaza solidarity encampment at GW

Students from George Washington University, Georgetown, and other DC colleges established a pro-Palestine encampment Thursday on GW’s campus. The encampment, which began at 5 a.m., follows similar protests at other... Read more

By and April 26, 2024

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‘Bigger Than Roe’: 2024 D.C. Women’s March promotes hope in a post-Dobbs America

Pro-choice and anti-abortion protesters clashed at the annual Women’s March held at Freedom Plaza on Saturday, Jan. 20. Despite below-freezing temperatures, hundreds of demonstrators showed up in support of abortion rights.

By and January 22, 2024

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Photo Gallery: Pro-Palestine march on Washington

On Saturday Nov. 4, tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Freedom Plaza in D.C. for one of the largest pro-Palestine demonstrations in U.S. history.

By November 5, 2023