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Gut Reactionnew
Fig & Olive is packed weeks after a salmonella outbreak, but the fallout is far from over.
Washington City Paper |
Jessica Sidman |
10-29-2015 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Fig & Olive
How Metro Spun the January Smoke Deathnew
Documents obtained through an open records request show the agency and its consultants scrambling to respond to the January smoke incident—and, for some reason, keeping tabs on a critical Twitter account along the way.
Washington City Paper |
Will Sommer |
09-02-2015 |
Transportation
Invisible Tapenew
David Wilson uncovered the existence of a murder confession he says will exonerate him. There's only one problem: Nobody can find it.
Washington City Paper |
Jim McElhatton |
08-14-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Club Dreadnew
The feuds, money, and violence behind D.C.'s most notorious megaclub.
Washington City Paper |
Will Sommer |
07-30-2015 |
Features
Where the Sidewalk Endsnew
D.C.'s law against blocking the sidewalk makes for an easy arrest.
Washington City Paper |
Will Sommer |
05-21-2015 |
Race & Class
Tags: Institutional racism
A Long Way From Homenew
This winter was supposed to be different for D.C.'s homeless families. What went wrong?
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Wiener |
04-01-2015 |
Homelessness
How D.C. Police Responded To My Sexual Assaultnew
The D.C. police response to my sexual assault was better than I’d hoped. What I thought would be a simple phone call turned into a full police investigation followed by comprehensive victim support.
Washington City Paper |
Christina Cauterucci |
02-25-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Fuck Adams Morgan
How Washington City Paper Remembers David Carrnew
From 1995 to 2000, David Carr ran Washington City Paper, inspiring a generation of journalists in D.C. and elsewhere. He left the District, and the paper, for New York 15 years ago, but even today, still helps drive City Paper's style and spirit. Here's how some former City Paper staffers and contributors will remember Carr.
Washington City Paper |
Mike Madden |
02-13-2015 |
Media
RIP, David Carrnew
David Carr, who edited Washington City Paper from 1995 to 2000, died suddenly Thursday night after he collapsed in the newsroom of the New York Times, where he'd been the media critic since 2002. He was 58.
Washington City Paper |
Mike Madden |
02-13-2015 |
Media
Tags: David Carr
D.C. Legalizes Marijuananew
At the pot legalization party, it's not about getting high.
Washington City Paper |
Perry Stein |
11-05-2014 |
Elections
Tags: Marijuana DC
Pumpkin Has Gone Too Farnew
Let's be real: Pumpkin isn't actually that great. It's not even the best gourd. And the flavor that most people associate with pumpkin isn't even really pumpkin.
Washington City Paper |
Jessica Sidman |
10-09-2014 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Pumpkin
Haven Is for Realnew
How D.C. churches defied the Reagan administration and helped Central American refugees flee repression in the '80s.
Washington City Paper |
Siddhartha Mahanta |
09-17-2014 |
Features
Tags: El Salvador, Ronald Reagan
Sex in Restaurant Restrooms Is More Common Than You Thinknew
Sex in restrooms is a fact of restaurant life. And while D.C. may have a reputation as a buttoned-up town, restaurant and bar owners know better.
Washington City Paper |
Jessica Sidman |
04-21-2014 |
Sex
Tags: Sex in DC Restaurants
No Place Like Homenew
D.C.'s population of homeless families exploded this winter. Why wasn't the city ready?
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Wiener |
03-17-2014 |
Homelessness
Tags: DC Homelessness, Homeless in DC
A Frenemy with Weednew
Why can't marijuana decriminalization and legalization advocates get along?
Washington City Paper |
Will Sommer |
10-24-2013 |
Drugs