A Roller-Skating Advocate Is Trying to Save DC Rink Traditions
When we met up with Saletta Coleman recently at a Starbucks in Alexandria, her choice of footwear came as a surprise: regular old sneakers rather than something with wheels attached. Coleman is one of...
View ArticleOur Favorite Outfits From Howard’s Homecoming
Howard University recently hosted its first in-person homecoming in three years, and as usual, students and alums paid homage to the school’s rich culture by showing up in their best outfits. Two...
View ArticlePop Producer Matt Squire’s Next Collaboration May Be With the Military
If you’ve ever tried to sing “Happy Birthday” with a bunch of people over Zoom, you’ve probably experienced latency. That’s the technical name for the delay that occurs between you and the others on...
View ArticleA Former Corporate CEO Now Sells Fish in St. Michaels
Lots of people rethink their work lives, but only one has recently gone from the top ranks of huge companies like Microsoft and Bank of America to selling crab at an Eastern Shore seafood market. Meet...
View ArticleCafe Milano’s Owner Looks Back at 30 Years
Power comes and goes in DC, but Cafe Milano owner/VIP-whisperer Franco Nuschese is a constant. His office, in a Georgetown townhouse near the restaurant, teems with photos of himself with various...
View ArticleDC Defenders Make Their Return With the XFL
Remember the Defenders? DC’s erstwhile XFL team came and went before most locals paid much attention, but now you’ll get another chance. A New Owner for the XFL Created by WWE founder Vince McMahon in...
View ArticleHow a DC Photographer’s Portrait of RBG Became a Postage Stamp
For stamp collectors, seeing their artwork turned into postage would be a little like a Swiftie having a breakup featured in a Taylor tune: a VERY BIG DEAL. That’s certainly how Philip Bermingham...
View ArticleHow the Folger Shakespeare Library Got a New Rita Dove Poem
When the Folger Shakespeare Library began planning its $72 million renovation—set to be completed next year—one goal was to “help visitors transition from the official world of Capitol Hill to...
View ArticleWeird History: An Anthrax Lab in Chevy Chase DC
Imagine a Chevy Chase DC business and you might think of a low-key eatery or a historic movie theater. What might not come to mind: a bioweapons lab. But that’s precisely what Anton Dilger—an American...
View ArticleA Guerrilla Art Project Uses Famous Statues to Support Ukraine
Last March, not long after Russia invaded Ukraine, Mark Kelner set out to GW’s campus with a handful of balloons in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, yellow and blue. His destination: a statue of...
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