The proposed cuts could present an existential threat to community health centers that serve the city’s low-income residents. Black residents, who make up the vast majority of D.C.’s Medicaid enrollees, are likely to be hit the hardest.
The D.C. Council and Mayor Muriel Bowser hold periodic breakfast meetings that were open to the press and public. But that may no longer be the case.
This week the council passed emergency legislation that significantly expands lawmakers’ ability to meet behind closed doors and away from the prying ears and eyes of the press and public.
Scenes from Wonder Woman #18, written by Tom King and published last month. (Courtesy of DC Comics)
To find a comic writer or artist living in D.C. is like coming upon a shard of Kryptonite. Yet somehow, Tom King – whose 25 years here have included multiple lives as a CIA counterterrorism agent, stay-at-home dad, and comic book megastar — snuck his way in.
Where we highlight and discuss local gossip. This week, Colleen opines on cherry blossom scarcity mindset.
Maybe you scrolled past one of these tweets last weekend. (They were, by the way, disturbingly well-received!)
Greedy, greedy, greedy. To demand more of a cherry blossom is to not demand a cherry blossom at all; the magic of the bloom (and its power to draw thousands of tourists to the Tidal Basin) lies in its scarcity! If you cannot appreciate the sublimity of a delicate petal that exists for only a day or two before withering … I don’t know. Read a Mary Oliver poem or have a think on your relationship with death. And if the hoards of tourists and the congested roadways are your problem…well, visitors could be flocking to much cringier and more artless attractions. New York has a chaotic square full of LED lights and Coke ads; in D.C. we have nature! Plus, there are plenty of other places to see them around the city that are not the Tidal Basin. (DCist highlighted them in 2023.)
There's a lot to potentially do this week, including a press conference to protect D.C.'s Sanctuary City status, a rally for federal workers, and a march for Palestine.
Drink your way (responsibly) along the Metropolitan Branch Trail. (Geoff Alexander/Flickr)
Peak bloom has come and gone, the tourists have dispersed from the Tidal Basin, and the comforts of D.C. spring are settling in. This weekend, channel the generative spirit of the season with poetry readings and gallery openings, or buy a new bike and take it on a beer trail. There's something for everyone!
Here are the local nominees for the 2025 James Beard Awards. [Washingtonian]
“Ridiculous adrenaline. You’re so charged. Your fingers tingle. You feel lightheaded,” says a person talking about, of all things, a crossword puzzle contest coming to D.C. this weekend. “I don’t do drugs. I don’t need to.” [The Post]
A whistleblower lawsuit reveals how a private lending company enabled a so-called "deadbeat landlord" to borrow millions while neglecting his properties and subjecting tenants to dangerous living conditions. [WCP]
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