Washington is gearing up for a high-speed weekend ahead of the first IndyCar race to be held in the nation’s capital. D.C. will host the Freedom 250 Grand Prix this Sunday, leaving residents anticipating road closures, traffic disruptions, an uptick in late August tourism and an increased law enforcement presence. For a sport with roots
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Imagine it’s a Saturday afternoon in the nation’s capital. In a city usually defined by high-stakes hustle and grind, pricey happy-hour networking, Uber Black SUVs, and busy-looking suited workers taking calls while crossing downtown streets. A massive crowd is gathering for one simple reason: to eat an apple. Around 2:00 p.m. on August 15, hundreds of
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ANC 2G commissioners debated a DDOT proposal to redesign the intersection at 10th St. NW and Massachusetts Ave NW during their July 9th meeting. The proposed changes are intended to improve pedestrian safety after concerns about speeding and dangerous left turns. According to ANC Chairman Steven McCarty, DDOT’s proposal would remove three parking spaces, shift
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For many Americans born in the U.S., citizenship has never been something they had to think about. It isn’t earned through years of paperwork or a naturalization ceremony; it is simply something they always had. If you were born in the United States, you were an American. For generations, that seemed like an unquestionable fact.
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Washington called it a victory. Six months later, Venezuela is unstable, Cuba is in a humanitarian crisis, Iran is devastated, and American credibility is in freefall. Is this what winning looks like? Since Nicolás Maduro’s capture on January 3rd, Venezuela has reached a seven-year high of oil exports, adding up to an estimated $8 billion.
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This year’s 51st annual Capital Pride festival in Washington, D.C. was held last weekend from June 20-21st. The festival featured musical performances from Maren Morris, Leikeli47, Lisa Lisa, DJ Harrison, Myki Meeks, and Tracy Young – all LGBTQ+ performers, celebrating with the crowd free of cost across three stages. Last year, the Capital Pride festival
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This July 4th, fireworks erupted over the National Mall as Americans gathered to celebrate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The marble monuments glowed beneath red, white, and blue lights. Tourists stood before the Capitol, the White House, and the Supreme Court, institutions that have become global symbols of representative government.
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On Monday June 29, Mayor Muriel Bowser held the District’s annual July 4th Public Safety Update, outlining road closures, security measures and preparations for the nation’s semi quincentennial Independence Day celebration amid an expected heat wave. The Salute to America Celebration and Fireworks is scheduled to begin around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 4 on
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A new trend commonly referred to as “teen takeovers” has drawn increasing attention across Washington, D.C. This trend is not a dance or TikTok challenge. In fact, it has the potential to end in arrest. In these gatherings, large groups of young people organize through social media, meeting in public spaces throughout the city. While
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Recently, I read an essay written by Emily S. Lin and Marshall Ganz about democracy in the age of AI that drew upon the intersection of emerging technologies and existentialism in literature. In capturing that reckoning, the authors crafted the essential question: “As the makers of AI, how will we keep AI from unmaking us?” Innovation
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