Articles tagged: DC

News

D.C. begins to reopen, no changes for Georgetown

Washington, D.C.’s stay-at-home-order was lifted today, signaling a start to the ReOpen DC plan that was released on May 21.  Mayor Muriel Bowser’s order to begin Phase One of reopening,... Read more

By May 29, 2020

News

Mayor Bowser extends D.C. lockdown, charts path to reopening

On May 13, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced D.C.’s stay-at-home order and public health emergency have both been extended through June 8. The decision is part of a plan headed by... Read more

By May 15, 2020

Features

Who Can Afford to be a Washingtonian?

Georgetown students might know the U Street corridor for its trendy boutiques and rooftop bars that have hosted many a club formal. But before the vintage stores and fusion restaurants,... Read more

By February 28, 2020

Movies

Joker‘s Great Presentation Doesn’t Excuse its Abhorrent Message

Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) has a bad life. His rent-a-clown job doesn’t pay enough for him to afford a nice apartment, his therapist can’t get funding to prescribe him enough... Read more

By October 11, 2019

Editorials

D.C. Must Keep the Circulator Free

Since Feb. 1, D.C.’s bright red and yellow Circulator buses have been free to ride. A sack is slung over the fare box bearing the slogan “Fair Shot”—the name of... Read more

By the September 13, 2019

Editorials

End the Disenfranchisement of D.C. Felons

Early this June, at-large Councilmember Robert C. White Jr. introduced the Restore the Vote Amendment Act of 2019. This bill would make D.C. the first jurisdiction in the country to... Read more

By the July 2, 2019

Halftime Leisure

Trailer Takes: Dead to Me, Joker, and My Spy

Dead to Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRribvsnKfE Cade: This trailer was a whirlwind of emotions that intrigued me from the very start. Whether it’s breaking into cars, police raids, or conversations with a... Read more

By , and April 10, 2019

News

Gun Control Gains Ground at Georgetown and Across the District

As of Feb. 12, twenty-one people have been killed in Washington, D.C., this year. Homicide rates in the District have been climbing since 2012, and this year’s rate marks a... Read more

By February 15, 2019

Halftime Leisure

Trailer Takes: The Sun is Also A Star, Shaft, and Shazam!

The Sun is Also A Star: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnbdH4IHvkM Jake: What I’ve always appreciated about every rom-com made after the release of Notting Hill (1999) on May 13, 1999 is how definitively... Read more

By , and February 14, 2019

Editorials

Don’t Deny D.C. Statehood

The 35-day government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, threw D.C. residents into the national spotlight, but also brought an unintended consequence for statehood advocates. Washington City Paper argued that... Read more

By the February 1, 2019

Features

Lost in Translation: New Language Access Law Makes Strides but Comes Up Short

Andrea Tacconi remembers a day when a young girl could not get medical treatment at school because her family only spoke Spanish. In her written testimony to the D.C. Council... Read more

By January 18, 2019

Editorials

Community action must accompany Amazon’s move to the District

Amazon’s “HQ2” is coming to the D.C. metropolitan area this year. In an editorial last March, we noted our concerns about the possible negative effects of Amazon coming to D.C.... Read more

By the January 12, 2019

Opinion

Branching Out: D.C.’s Troubled Democracy

“Democracy Dies in Darkness.” A phrase familiar to most of us, this solemn threat hangs over the Washington Post website like the Watergate. It is a noble slogan. Pleasantly alliterative,... Read more

By November 2, 2018

Features

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Georgetown Students Run for Advisory Neighborhood Commission

Every other year on Election Day, two Hoyas land jobs their classmates probably did not even know they could get. They win spots on the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 2E,... Read more

By October 12, 2018

Features

As HIV rates fall, inequalities persist

Residents of Joseph’s House, a home for homeless individuals with HIV and others with serious illnesses, gathered downstairs for a birthday celebration. Between bites of carrot cake and dancing to... Read more

By September 14, 2018

Features

Change in the district: The price of going cashless

“No Cashew Money,” reads a sign in the window of the fast-casual salad chain Sweetgreen. At Sweetgreen’s 12 D.C. locations, as well as many of their national storefronts, cash is... Read more

By August 31, 2018

Halftime

The Voice‘s Favorite DC Coffee Shops

There may be a Starbucks on every corner in this nation’s capital, but look a little further and you’ll find some true gems of cafés and coffee shops. While some... Read more

By April 11, 2018

Features

Fantoms, Aliens, and Mutants: Promoting Social Consciousness in the Trump Era

From its modest perch above a Subway sandwich shop in Dupont Circle, Fantom Comics supplies D.C. with the newest and latest in the comic book world. But amid tales of heroic feats and epic galactic battles, this indie comic store aims to bring into the mainstream stories of even greater importance. Namely, that of marginalized minorities.Through its queer, women’s, and Black Panther book clubs, the store provides a forum for dialogue amongst members of marginalized communities. “I feel like Fant

By April 28, 2017

Leisure

Preview: All Things Go Fall Classic 10/8

The third annual All Things Go Fall Classic music festival will hit Yards Park at The Capitol Riverfront on Saturday, October 8. Passion Pit and electronic duo Empire of the... Read more

By September 20, 2016

Halftime Leisure

The Halftime Brunch Bracket: Round Two

Halftime Brunch Bracket Round 2 The eggs have been scrambled, the forks put to use, and the results of our first brunch bracket round are in. In our second round... Read more

By October 29, 2015