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.

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

Civics Roundup

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.

Civics Roundup

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.

Civics Roundup

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.

Civics Roundup

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.

Civics Roundup

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.

Civics Roundup

Coffee contest and copaganda: Your weekly Civics Roundup

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

Colleen Grablick Oct 16, 2025

A person walking with a blue umbrella that reads We Are All DC, next to a person with a DC flag.

Civics Roundup

Pupusa party: Your weekly Civics Roundup

Plus, another visit to Capitol Hill.

Colleen Grablick Oct 9, 2025

A large crowd of Free DC protesters march towards the White House on 16th Street NW in Washington, D.C.

Civics Roundup

Angry hour: Your weekly Civics Roundup

Plus, plenty of chances to plug into Free DC this week.

Colleen Grablick Oct 1, 2025

A person holds up the D.C. flo

Civics Roundup

Paying senators a visit: Your weekly Civics Roundup

Lobby for D.C. on Capitol Hill, attend a workshop on economic justice, and more.

Colleen Grablick Sep 25, 2025

Tree love: Your weekly Civics Roundup

Civics Roundup

Tree love: Your weekly Civics Roundup

Plus, "enter the villa" for a cause and learn about resistance from Star Wars.

Colleen Grablick Sep 18, 2025

These local authors walk you through D.C. history

Arts and Eats

These local authors walk you through D.C. history

"22 Walks in Washington That You Must Not Miss" highlights hidden and not-so-hidden secrets across the District’s neighborhoods.

Colleen Grablick Sep 11, 2025

A crowd protesting Trump's takeover walking down 16th Street.

Civics Roundup

Freeing DC: Your weekly Civics Roundup

Plus, a tenant summit and a reminder to keep recording.

Colleen Grablick Sep 11, 2025