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Amid uncertainty, D.C. queer organizers plan for Trump administration
More legal resources, access to gender-affirming care, and mental health support are top of mind for the queer community.
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Wilson Building Bulletin
Wilson Building Bulletin: A predictable start to 2025
For the most part, the CMs eased into the new legislative session...aside from a dispute with the mayor.
Weekend Events
11 things to do around D.C. this weekend
Listen to jazz, make fun of your job, cook empanadas, and more this weekend.
D.C. Explained
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.
DCish
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.
Arts and Eats
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.
Building The 51st
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!
Building The 51st
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
Community Connections
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.
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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.
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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.
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It looked like D.C. was about to get RFK stadium. Then Elon Musk started tweeting
D.C.’s longstanding request to control and redevelop the 190-acre RFK site is now unclear, at best.