D.C. punk band Ekko Astral announced their upcoming sophomore album, The Beltway Is Burning, on Wednesday, Feb. 11. By Friday, frontwoman Jael Holzman was standing in Montgomery County District Court ...

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Several high-ranking Metropolitan Police Department officials received notices of termination this week, according to two sources familiar with the department’s internal investigation into crime ...

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This story was supported with a grant from Spotlight DC—Capital City Fund for Investigative Journalism. North Carolina-based Red Oak Capital Holdings gave its first loan to D.C. slumlord Ali “Sam” ...

Not sure who wants their tax dollars used on a “Freedom 250 Grand Prix” but it’s coming and it’s already causing traffic ...

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Last year, Congress passed Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. Since then an estimated 4.5 million Americans have lost food ...

Michael Fenwick was watching television at the DC Jail in 2020 when he saw a familiar face on the news. The broadcast was covering the death of Karon Hylton-Brown after a pursuit by Metropolitan ...

Billy Dixon and Lo McGrath resurrected D.C.'s indie wrestling scene in 2019; Credit: Jaylee Photography Billy Dixon climbed into the ring on Feb. 20, 2022, to resounding cheers. Clad in a black muscle ...

Celebrate 35 years of Backyard Band and Sugar Bear’s birthday party, catch Puppeteers for Fears, and a Q&A with Ask E. Jean ...