News
An Imposter Is Trolling the Bowser Administration by Posing as DDOT’s Director on Social Media
A series of slip-ups has allowed an anonymous trickster to impersonate the agency head online for the past six months.
D.C. Area Students Set Up an Anti-Genocide Encampment at George Washington University Yard
The protest enters its second day as GW threatens those who remain with suspension and banishment from campus.
D.C. Police Officer Fired for an Invasive Search Could Get His Job Back, With Back Pay
An arbitrator overturned MPD’s termination of Officer Sean Lojacono, whose invasive search of a man in Southeast went viral and resulted in a lawsuit.
Food
Foxtrot Hastily Shutters Stores in D.C. and Elsewhere
The high-end grocery store has abruptly pulled the plug on all of its locations in D.C., Chicago, Austin, and Dallas.
Employees at The Wydown Are Forming a Union to Address Concerns with Management
Wydown Workers United is drawing attention to alleged workplace mismanagement and under-resourcing at their coffee bar locations on H Street NE and 14th Street NW.
Mt. Pleasant’s Joia Burger Adds Filipino Flourishes To Fast Food Faves
Don’t sleep on the ube soft serve.
Arts
Spend May Day at the Movies With the DC Labor FilmFest
Back at AFI Silver for its 24th year, the monthlong festival brings 10 classic and contemporary films about the working class to the big screen.
The Last Drop Takes You to the End of the World
The world premiere of John Shand’s apocalyptic tragicomedy gets up close and personal with audiences.
An Unbuilt Life: A Too Polite Drama About Art Looting
Elizabeth DeSchryver’s play, making its world premiere at Washington Stage Guild, captures the corrupt underside of the arts world, but doesn’t let its characters evolve.