Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL
Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL
Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL
A band performs at Bossa Bistro + Lounge.

Latin dancers form community across Washington

Some leaders and participants of dance spaces say the locations provide fellowship through movement.
Sara De Almeida, Staff Writer, Multimedia Contributor and PR Staff Member • April 27, 2026

In a small back room in Northwest Washington, during the frigid month of January, the air was thick with laughter. Purple and red lights illuminated the space, highlighting the drum, saxophone and cowbell...

DC Art All Night showcases incarcerated artists

DC Art All Night showcases incarcerated artists

Behind Behind Bars exhibit has art and poetry created by clients of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
Sophia Berumen, Multimedia Contributor • October 6, 2025

On Sept. 13, “Beauty Behind Bars: The Transformative Power of Art in Confinement,” hosted at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, spotlighted visual art and poetry created by current and formerly incarcerated...

The Gray Area: Cannabis Culture in Washington, D.C.

The Gray Area: Cannabis Culture in Washington, D.C.

Melany Rochester's award-winning mini-documentary explores life as a cannabis user in the District.
Melany Rochester, Spring 2019 Photo & Videography Director • October 17, 2018
The Gray Area is a short documentary about cannabis culture and legality in the nation's capital. It explores how cannabis businesses are able to operate under the current cannabis law, and it delves into the racial disparities of the law in Washington D.C. and in the United States.

Protesting pedophilia

Shelby Ostergaard • January 8, 2015

John Wojnowski is the man who can’t be moved. He’s the man on the corner, the one holding his sign in front of the Apostolic Nunciature, unofficially referred to as the Vatican Embassy.

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