“Ferrante Fever” Comes To D.C. After Anonymous Author Is Outed
Do you feel it? The buzz in the air when an anticipated book is about to drop? It’s the jittery energy that, in this case, is best described as a case…
What Does The “Death with Dignity” Debate Mean To D.C.’s African American Community?
The D.C. Council is currently debating a “Death With Dignity Act” modeled on similar laws in Oregon and California, which would allow mentally-fit patients with fewer than six months to…
An Open Letter To Washington State From The State of Washington, AKA D.C.
This year, the issue of D.C. statehood will be on voters’ ballots in November. And, if D.C. ever succeeds in becoming the nation’s 51st state, it will be known as…
What Was Inside Abraham Lincoln’s Pockets When He Died?
Yesterday, the Library of Congress announced that the Librarian’s Ceremonial Office would be open regularly to the public for the first time. The room is a veritable “jewel box” as…
Artist Tsedaye Makonnen performed an Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony at Zenebech restaurant in Shaw on October 2, 2016
How An Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony Sparked Conversation About Changes in Shaw
Today marks the last day in business for Zenebech, one of the most popular and longstanding Ethiopian restaurants in D.C. The closing is a loss for those who visited the spot…