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A Whole Lotta Go-Go and Robopocalypse: City Lights for July 23–29

Celebrate 35 years of Backyard Band and Sugar Bear’s birthday party, catch Puppeteers for Fears, and a Q&A with Ask E. Jean ...
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DCHA Confirms That Sensitive Data Was Compromised in Cyberattack

More than two weeks after disclosing a cybersecurity incident, the DC Housing Authority has confirmed that a limited amount of sensitive data was compromised in the cyberattack that disrupted its ...
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Best of D.C. 2026: Editors’ Picks

Check out the venues, museums, burgers, books, beers, gay game nights, and more that City Paper writers are loving right now.
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Ticket to Paradise? The D.C. Council Unanimously Passes Law To Protect Consumers

The RESALE Act of 2025 aims to rein in unscrupulous sellers on third-party ticket sites and succeeded at capping resale ...
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Residents Still Don’t Know If Their Personal Information Was Stolen in DC Housing Authority’s June Cybersecurity Incident

While DCHA continues to investigate the alleged cyberattack, a cybersecurity expert offers consumers tips to protect themselves.
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Eat a Hot Dog, Fund Abortion

Female Rage, the locally owned feminist hot sauce brand, hosts Hot Dogs for Abortions on Thursday to raise funds for DC Abortion Fund.
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The Needle: D.C. and Montgomery County Get Raises, Mall Fireworks Will Explode Records, SCOTUS Gives GOP Another Win, Community Reacts to RFK Master Plan, and 600,000 ...

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A Guide to Black History, Rebellion, and Creativity in D.C.

Ben’s Chili Bowl, a staple of D.C. since the 1950s. Photo credit: Darrow Montgomery As a longtime curator, scholar, and advocate working in D.C., I’m often asked to give cultural tours. It’s one of my ...
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DCHA Cyberattack Message Reveals Claims of Encrypted Systems, Data Theft

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The Needle: Watch Trump’s Name Come Off the Kennedy Center Live, Trump Family Cashes in On UFC and World Cup, 16-Day MAGA Fair Looks Dull, Trump Trying to Speed Arch ...

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Beyond the Parade: The 2026 Underground Pride Guide

June is here and that means it’s time to celebrate Pride all month long. As always, Capital Pride Alliance returns with its full lineup of official events, which kick off June 7 and culminate on Pride ...
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D.C. Spent $1 Million Hiring Humans to Yell ‘Fire!’ in Government Office

This story was supported with funds from Spotlight DC—Capital City Fund for Investigative Journalism. The D.C. government shelled out $1.01 million for a team of seven contractors to manually watch ...