The COVID-19 pandemic has been an exercise in throwing ideas against the walls of empty dining rooms and seeing what sticks. Restaurant owners morphed into makeshift grocers when supermarket shelves were sparsely stocked, figured out how to deliver margaritas by the quart, and cheekily seated stuffed animals at tables left vacant to comply with capacity […]
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What’s the Best Portrait Gallery on 7th St. NW? Ted Leonsis Says It’s His
In remarks to guests at his newly opened gallery celebrating the work of legendary photojournalist Harry Benson this week, Wizards and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis mentioned that he’d just read a biography of Enzo Ferrari. “The first thing he did when he designed his car was he ripped off the rearview mirror,” Leonsis gushed. “He […]
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Gray’s Family Dispute Raises Questions
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Good Taste: San Pancho Blesses Takoma Park With Hefty San Fran-Style Burritos
I had both hands wrapped around a foil-sheathed burrito, hefting its weight like an edible dumbbell. Peeling back the silvery casing exposed a leopard-spotted tortilla neatly tucked into a familiar tubular shape. Cranking my jaw open wide, I took a big bite, then surveyed its interior as I chewed. There was a lot going on: […]
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Vince Gray’s Kids Claim His Wife Hid His Health Issues and Meddled with His Council Office and Personal Finances
This is not the way Ward 7 Councilmember Vince Gray’s storied political career was supposed to end. It was a given that Gray’s various health challenges would deprive him of the sort of graceful ride into the sunset that might otherwise have been afforded to someone with his three-decade-long career. Gray announced Thursday through a […]
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Best Autoflower Seeds of 2024: High Yielding Options for Increased Potency
Unlike feminized seeds, cannabis plants you grow from autoflowering cannabis seeds flower automatically, instantly making them a better choice for beginner growers. Many experienced growers also prefer autoflower cannabis seeds for their high yields and promise of high-potency cannabis plants, so it made perfect sense for us to examine the market looking for the best […]
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Don’t Be Fooled by the Robes and Fancy Hats: Conclave Is a Secular Political Thriller.
The implications of the papal conclave are fascinating and bizarre. After the death of a pope, cardinals sequester in the Sistine Chapel where they vote on his replacement. Since Catholic dogma says the pope is essentially a conduit for God, there is a spiritual component to a fundamentally political process. What does this mean for […]
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Kind of Blue House Session
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AG Brian Schwalb Claims the Well-Connected Menkiti Group Participated in Title Insurance Kickback Scheme
Attorney General Brian Schwalb might want to start sleeping with one eye open. Just two weeks after filing a lawsuit against one of the city’s biggest (and most well-connected) contractors, he secured a settlement from an influential developer as part of an alleged title insurance kickback scheme. Schwalb announced Thursday that Universal Title will pay […]
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Swing Beat: Trumpeter Muneer Nasser Has Two Stories to Tell
The best jazz soloist, they say, is one whose solos “tell a story.” Muneer Nasser has more than one story to tell—but they’re not all his own. Chances are you’ve heard Nasser on trumpet somewhere around town. In just the past two months, he played the D.C. Jazz Festival, Blues Alley, and Westminster Presbyterian Church, […]
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Cops on Trial: D.C. Police Disciplinary Hearing for October
One D.C. police officer is scheduled for a disciplinary hearing this month. Officer H. Thomas is accused of repeatedly leaving his duty assignment and engaging in “inappropriate conduct,” according to the monthly schedule for adverse action hearings posted online. Thomas’ hearing is scheduled for Oct. 29. The hearing schedules only identify officers by their last names […]