AltWeeklies Wire
10 Reasons to Love The Newsroomnew
I don't know what everybody's talking about: The Newsroom, HBO's Aaron Sorkin-penned drama about cable news, is great.
Washington City Paper |
Will Sommer |
06-26-2012 |
Media
Tags: Aaron Sorkin, HBO The Newsroom
Da Oral History of "Da Butt"new
Put your memory in motion! It’s the back story of D.C. go-go’s biggest national hit.
Washington City Paper |
Sarah Godfrey |
04-20-2012 |
Music
32 Washington Post Guild Members Take Buyoutsnew
Newspapers are shedding minority staffers like crazy; based on the latest buyouts, so is the Washington Post.
Washington City Paper |
Shani Hilton |
04-18-2012 |
Media
Virginia is for Hipstersnew
Should local governments offer scarce affordable housing programs to yuppies?
Washington City Paper |
Lydia DePillis |
03-16-2012 |
Housing & Development
Mike Isabella's Fast Cookingnew
The Top Chef star and Graffiato founder could soon have four restaurants in Washington, D.C. Is his empire expanding too soon?
Washington City Paper |
Chris Shott |
02-23-2012 |
Food+Drink
Investigative Reporter Switches Beat After Bullyingnew
After producing two stories exposing underage drinking, reporter Andrea McCarren's own children started getting bullied at school—which is when she decided to step back.
Washington City Paper |
Shani Hilton |
02-16-2012 |
Media
Tags: Andrea McCarren
Occupy D.C. Has Already Won and Already Lostnew
How Occupy D.C. can go out on top.
Washington City Paper |
Shani Hilton |
01-13-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Occupy DC Builds a "People’s Pentagon"new
The structure was one infraction too many for the Park Police, who were arresting people and surrounding the square with vehicles all day on Sunday.
Washington City Paper |
Lydia DePillis |
12-05-2011 |
#OCCUPY
How Low Can LivingSocial Go?new
Sometimes you just really want a Big Mac. Or five.
Washington City Paper |
Shani Hilton |
12-01-2011 |
Economy
Oakland Police Love Kittens, Teargasnew
The Washington Post covers #OccupyOakland with a picture of a police officer petting a kitten.
Washington City Paper |
Shani Hilton |
10-26-2011 |
Media
Inside the Food Tent at Occupy DCnew
What are the demonstrators at Occupy DC eating? Pretty much what you'd expect. "We keep it pretty much vegetarian—vegan, if we can."
Washington City Paper |
Chris Shott |
10-17-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Troy Davis, and Twitter, on the Steps of the Supreme Courtnew
As a native Southerner, it felt awfully foreign to be in Washington, D.C. on the night Troy Davis was executed by the state of Georgia.
Washington City Paper |
Brooke Hatfield |
09-22-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Weeded Out: Medical Marijuana in D.C. Requires Federal Waivernew
Opening a pot shop in D.C. means signing a paper that says you're a criminal.
Washington City Paper |
Martin Austermuhle |
09-01-2011 |
Drugs
Yes, That Was An Earthquakenew
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered in central Virginia just shook the East Coast.
Washington City Paper |
Mike Madden |
08-23-2011 |
Very Recent History
Dan Snyder Loves, and Subpoenas, the Pressnew
According to the court papers Dan Snyder's legal team sent the Washington Post, they're interested in learning why blogger Dan Steinberg linked to Washington City Paper's "Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder."
Washington City Paper |
Mike Madden |
05-31-2011 |
Media