Colleen Grablick - The 51st

Colleen is a 51st co-founder and a former DCist reporter. Her work has appeared in NPR, Street Sense Media, and The Washington Post. She currently lives in New York, where she's pursuing an MFA.

76 articles

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Civics Roundup

Punk processing: Your weekly civics roundup

Plus, help dig through D.C.'s punk archive, and more ways to get involved.

Colleen Grablick Jan 22, 2026

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C. against a blue sky.

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Walking out on fascism: Your weekly Civics Roundup

Plus, MLK Day Peace Walk, a benefit concert, and more.

Colleen Grablick Jan 15, 2026

A crowd standing at an intersction, a person draped in a DC flag and another holding one up high.

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Resolved to get involved? Your weekly civics roundup

Trainings, orientations, and more ways to get active in your community.

Colleen Grablick Jan 8, 2026

A judge's gavel next to a stack of two law books.

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Cocktails and Courtwatch: Your weekly Civics Roundup

Plus, poetry, comedy, and wine fundraisers — and more!

Colleen Grablick Dec 11, 2025

A blue and red soccer ball sitting on a pitch in the dark

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No ICE in our World Cup: Your weekly Civics Roundup

Plus, a massive public safety hearing, ways to support mutual aid, and more.

Colleen Grablick Dec 3, 2025

A crowd of runners lined up at a starting line, under a Thanksgiving-themed arch of balloons.

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Turkey trotting and boycotting: Your holiday civics roundup

Plus, a place to volunteer, a healthcare hearing, and more.

Colleen Grablick Nov 26, 2025

A phone booth with a book resting on top at dusk in Mount Pleasant, D.C.

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Punk market: Your weekly Civics Roundup

Plus, a Whole Foods picket, a local film screening, and more.

Colleen Grablick Nov 20, 2025

A stretscape on a sunny day, with cars and people milling around downtown D.C.

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The downtown fight-for-our-rights: Your weekly Civics Roundup

Plus, plug into mutual aid, or learn jiu jitsu for a cause.

Colleen Grablick Nov 13, 2025

An out-of-focus image of a perosn crossing U Street in Washington D.C.

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Clothing swap and punk rock: Your weekly Civics Roundup

Plus, a juror teach-in, a Council hearing on D.C. schools, and more.

Colleen Grablick Nov 6, 2025

A crowd gathered near the Capitol during the recent No Kings March in D.C.

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Slow taxes: Your weekly Civics Roundup

Plus, fundraiser parties, courtwatch training, and more.

Colleen Grablick Oct 30, 2025

A stack of pumpkins along P Street NW in Washington, D.C.

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Politics and pumpkins: Your weekly Civics Roundup

Plus, lots of mutual aid opportunities.

Colleen Grablick Oct 23, 2025

A uniformed D.C. police officer standing in front of a protest, with his back to the camera.

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Coffee contest and copaganda: Your weekly Civics Roundup

Plus, a chance to question D.C.'s Attorney General.

Colleen Grablick Oct 16, 2025