Everything you need to know about clearing snow (or not) in D.C.
We might love seeing snow come down, but let's be fair: we're not very good about shoveling it once its on the ground.
11 things to do around D.C. this weekend
Listen to jazz, make fun of your job, cook empanadas, and more this weekend.
Ding Dong 2024 is dead
Meet the Cathedral bell ringers! Plus, an explainer on the saga of RFK, and more.
The saga of RFK Stadium, explained
Congress has approved a bill that transfers control over 174 acres of the RFK site to the District, which could use it for a new stadium, green spaces, residential buildings, and more.
Meet the Washingtonians who've spent years mastering the National Cathedral's bells
The British art of change ringing is both a physical and mental feat. And these obsessives can’t get enough.
For its owners, Columbia Heights mainstay Pho Viet is a labor of love
Pho Viet is a botanical haven, a community gathering space, and an award-winning restaurant serving Vietnamese cuisine.
3 Months, 81,000 Readers and 60 Stories. Here's What's Next.
We're only 68 members away from our goal of 2000 needed by 2025!
A New Chapter, Two Decades in the Making
Back in 2005, only a few years into what I assumed would be a brief residence in D.C., I started writing for what was then a small blog. DCist had no full-time or paid writers; we all did it as a labor of love when our day jobs were
Introducing: Our Ward 7 Community Connector
Plus, some holiday bits and bobs.
We’re launching a Community Connectors program. First up, Ward 7
George Kevin Jordan is joining The 51st team to connect with Ward 7 residents in meaningful ways.
A Christmas miracle? Senate approves bill to transfer RFK stadium land to D.C.
This gives the District an opportunity to build new housing, retail, parks — and possibly a new stadium for the Commanders.
An overlooked opioid crisis
New data reveals older Black men in D.C. are dying of opioid overdoses at some of the highest rates in the country.
Opioids are killing older Black men in D.C. at some of the highest rates in the country
Black men in their mid-fifties to mid-seventies accounted for nearly 38% of the city’s opioid fatalities in 2022, while only making up about 4% of D.C.’s total population.