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Colin Winterbottom once pored over spreadsheets in a drab D.C. office. Decades later, he’s turned the windowless room into an exhibit of his best photography 📸 My latest:

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People as far as the eye can see marching on Independence Ave

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I may or may not have kicked a rat square in the face near Dupont. It ran at me. I’m immediately traumatized. Don’t ask me about it.

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My dad’s been in the ICU battling COVID-19 and pneumonia in both lungs for 10 days. He‘s back at home today. I’m overwhelmed. The family group text is about to be lit 🙌🏽

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Soooo I’m thrilled to announce that on Monday, I’ll be starting as the new Arts and Culture reporter at @DCist & @wamu885 ! This is truly a dream come true! I can’t wait to tell the stories of people behind this incredible culture we have in the DC region. 🙌🏽

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🌮Inbox: The Taco Bell Cantina in Columbia Heights is scheduled to open Thursday (tmrrw) at 11am, according to a Taco Bell PR rep.

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@weirdlilguys Fitting in the smallest of baskets

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Breaking: @wamu885 has made access to all published DCist stories available to the public for at least one year as it seeks a long-term home for the archive. The archives are available at Story:

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Waiting for panda-in-the-snow videos like...

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❄️ Due to inclement weather, all Smithsonian museums in the D.C. area and the National Zoo are closed today, Jan. 3. Stay safe, everyone!

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Good morning! Here at the massive line starting on 17th and snaking down Constitution to get to the Reflecting Pool. #MarchOnWashington2020

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Some news: After two rewarding years at Washingtonian, I'm joining @DCist as a staff writer!! Beyond excited to join the DCist/WAMU team and bring you more local news and culture stories!

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We're talking about DC-area trivia nights on an upcoming @wamu885 segment! What are some of your favorite local places to test your random knowledge? Let me know in the replies ⬇️ (or DMs) #GetOutThereDC

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Here at the Smithsonian Museum of African Art where they’re removing the glass from Benin Bronzes on display. Repatriation ceremony to follow. @DCist @wamu885

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I'm always impressed by how many fine art galleries you can stumble upon just by walking around DC. But in case you want to make a plan to see them, here's a guide to a few that have current/upcoming exhibits: @dcist

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A year ago to the day, I first learned of bodies being dug up from people's basements and yards on Georgetown's Q Street. What I learned since then is unsettling, though, not entirely surprising. Dig in @dcist :

A Forgotten African American Burial Site Could Be Hidden Beneath A Quiet Georgetown Street

Evidence is growing that a pre-Civil War African American burial ground is buried beneath a historic street full of million-dollar townhouses. But that's just one theory.

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It’s my 28th birthday, and I just had the gift of teaching my first intro college course as an adjunct @SMPAGWU 🎉I’ve gotta say, I’m so excited about this next generation of journalists! #Intro2NewsFall21

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Chinatown residents & business owners have an idea for the neighborhood: Creating a real DC Chinatown, one that actually celebrates Asian American cuisine and culture. @amanduhgomez + @tyronefoto with the story:

D.C. Residents And Businesses Pitch The City On A Real Chinatown

What if D.C.'s Chinatown was a destination for Asian American Pacific Islander cuisine and culture?

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Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan have announced Archewell’s first major project — helping fund new community relief centres for @chefjoseandres ’s @WCKitchen , an international non-profit that feeds and provides to people in disaster-stricken areas. The couple said in a statement:

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Pain and shock don't even begin to capture our past 18 hours. My role has been spared. But I can't find the words to describe the feeling of knowing so many of my talented and dedicated coworkers can't say the same.

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After today's leadership-led bloodbath, it's looking like @wamu885 will be left with less than a half-dozen reporters. At full strength sometime in late 2022, it had at least three times that number.

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Crossed something off my DC bucket list today: Went to the top of the Old Post Office Tower (it's free and requires no tix)

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A tree spotted near Michigan & Taylor NE... Wonder what it's reacting to 👀

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How can you sum up nearly two decades of DCist? It’s impossible. But I tried and learned so much while interviewing former staffers about @DCist ’s humble beginnings and many ups & downs over the years. Read here (audio airing @wamu885 at 5:50p/ 7:50p):

'It's a part of our lives:' What DCist meant to its readers and former staffers

Former DCist writers, editors, and readers reflect on the shuttered outlet that “recorded D.C. history as it happened.”

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I’d like to thank my dad, who got me — then a reluctant preteen — interested in @NPR , for helping me reach this honor! Love the kick-ass photo 😂

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Elliot C. Williams. Covering arts and culture for WAMU 88.5 and DCist. @ecwilliams30 @wamu885 @DCist #NPRmageddon

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Today marks my 2 years at @DCist & @wamu885 ! I'm reflecting on what a wild ride it's been and how much I've learned so far. It's an honor to cover this region and I don't take it for granted! Thx for the tips, stories, time, eyes, and ears over the past 2 years 🙏🏽

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Here on the rooftop of @TheAtlantisDC where the old F Street scene has been resurrected, graffiti and all. | @DCist

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I walked on "holy ground" reporting this @DCist / @wamu885 piece about Scotland: a tight-knit, historically Black community founded by formerly enslaved people and somewhat hidden away in Potomac, Md. 📸: @tyronefoto & yours truly

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For months, I've run into people with my same name in DC. I started to wonder, are these my friends or name-emies? To find out, I interviewed a few of them (including the brilliant @elliotcwilliams ). A story of mysterious khakis, mistaken identity, & more:

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Thrilled to have won an @SPJDC Dateline Award for Excellence in Journalism in the online features category for my profile on @TheRealHalim . Couldn’t have done it without editing from @ndelgadillo07 and photos by @deedwyerjonts 🥂🎉

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A view of the crowd #MarchOnWashington2020

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Wednesday's events were traumatizing for so many of the DC-area's essential workers. @colleengrablick and I spoke with some of them to get a sense of what their days/nights have been like this week. (TLDR: it's been hell)

'I Did Not Feel Safe': How The Insurrection At The Capitol Affected D.C. Essential Workers

Many workers continued their jobs while their own lives were at risk.

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Brianna Barrett handing out free BLM signs made “by people who couldn’t be here today,” including new mothers, those with disabilities, and the immunocompromised. #MarchOnWashington2020

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NEW: Source tells me City Winery DC will be closing its Ivy City location and relocating in the New Year. In email, CEO Michael Dorf told partners/musicians, in part: “when the neighborhood puts so many at risk, it makes it impossible to operate.” Interesting 🤔 @DCist

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You probably saw reports that D.C.'s only Confederate statue was torn down last night. But there are plenty more. Buckle up:

Reports That The 'Only Confederate Statue' In D.C. Came Down Missed A Whole Lot At The U.S. Capitol

Albert Pike was torn down, but there are still many monuments at the U.S. Capitol.

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looks like a DC guy trying to avoid eye contact with an ex while getting off metro

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👋🏽

Meet Your New DCist Staff Writer, Elliot Williams

DCist is growing.

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At the hard-hat tour of the National Museum of Women in the Arts ( @WomenInTheArts ), which is set to reopen on Oct 21!

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The @IntlSpyMuseum is opening in its first temporary exhibit since moving to L'Enfant Plaza in 2019. Get ready to see some cool Bond cars:

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“Bond in Motion,” coming to the International Spy Museum in March, will showcase 17 vehicles seen throughout the 007 franchise.

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The person administering my second vaccine dose just said, “May the Fourth be with you” and gave me the biggest smile when I said it back. Y’all, I’m on cloud 9

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INBOX: The Smithsonian has narrowed its search for the locations of the forthcoming National Museum of the American Latino and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum to four spots on the Mall:

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Every now and then, I get the chance to write a story that I know will change me — this is one of those stories. Thanks to @TheRealHalim and @DTRModern for their time and patience as I tried to distill Halim's incredible journey into words:

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Halim Flowers was given two life sentences at 17 years old. Decades later, the D.C. poet, memoirist, and visual artist is free — and he's selling his artwork faster than he can make it.

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How am I supposed to write about serious things when my new cat friend Bebe is looking at me like this?

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I have so many thoughts today. But most of them are with my extremely talented/hardworking friends and former coworkers at @washingtonian . Nothing and no one can stop you when you come together. #Solidarity ✊🏾

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For an upcoming @wamu885 segment: What are some of your favorite plant stores around DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia? 🪴 #GetOutThereDC

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Just got temperature checked, collected my wristband and ticket, and I’m in! Someone nearby just said “Forrest Gump jumped in that water.” Nice...

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Fans who get vaccinated at the clinic outside the stadium Saturday get tickets to the 4pm @Nationals game vs. the Rockies. And the seats aren't bad either.

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D.C. Delegate @EleanorNorton introduced a bill today that would establish a memorial on federal land in D.C. honoring the enslaved individuals who arrived at the Georgetown waterfront, once a slave trading port.

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“Some of these young kings need help." This quote stuck with me while interviewing teens from Ballou HS in Southeast DC who travel across the river for weekly mentoring and carpentry lessons. @dcist / @wamu885

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A group of D.C. teens has been making benches from "gentrified wood" at home renovation projects in Northwest D.C. They sell the benches at local markets and say the project has helped them practice mindfulness.

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I've seen Billy at a number of protests and events over the years. Glad I finally had the chance to interview him:

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Meet the ASL interpreter who turns into a 'hype man' at D.C. protests.

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Hey! I'll be on @kojoshow today talking about Georgetown's hidden burials. Tune in at 12pm ET here:

Georgetown Could Be Home To An African American Burial Ground - The Kojo Nnamdi Show

Researchers and residents have been unearthing human remains on a block in Georgetown for the last century. DCist's Elliot Williams joins us to talk about his latest reporting on the issue.

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Captured the scene at Dacha Beer Garden and other places around the D.C. area as phase one of reopening begins. Here’s more for @DCist

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While I don’t deserve the praise I’m getting in my inbox for writing this piece, my doppelgänger @elliotcwilliams does. He wrote it, and it’s spot on

Rush Limbaugh isn't Rosa Parks, Neil Armstrong or Georgia O'Keeffe

We should embrace and reward conservative voices in media. Not hateful ones. In choosing to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Rush Limbaugh, it is clear that the President has confused the...

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Got a chance to compile some of the moments of joy from protests today. At one point, a group of black cyclists rode down Constitution Ave and started a call-and-response chant of “I love being black,” in what sounded like unfettered, unmistakable joy.

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My latest, on the unionization efforts at @ShakespeareinDC

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Stagehands at Shakespeare Theatre Company are unionizing

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Bizarre seeing couple hundred troops camped out at Marriott Marquis in Downtown DC today. Shuttled in and out on tour buses. No answer from @Marriott or @NationalGuard yet on why they're here and not at nearby barracks. Will update if I find out.

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Ah, we love a 2-for-1: clickbait & millennial slander

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Millennials are ‘the biggest liars’ of all generations, survey reveals

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Don't know how else to say this, but it's wild seeing two attacks on the Capitol in a matter of months, when just months ago I was taking pictures with my girlfriend there to celebrate her graduation from law school. Literally running thru the grass. Dark times, man. (1/4)

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Just got word that Shakespeare Theatre Company's stagehands just successfully voted for unionization with @IATSELocal22 (23 Yes to 6 Nos). Background:

Shakespeare Theatre Company Stagehands File For Union Recognition

Citing inadequate pay raises and unfair treatment of production staff, about 50 staffers are seeking representation with the local stagehands union.

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I wonder if he's used the little bicycle bell

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Mayor Bowser, not normally known for fiery rhetoric, called Trump's comments “no subtle reminder to African Americans of segregationists who let dogs out on women, children, and innocent people in the South" and an "attack on Black America."

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Spoke with @CMLewisGeorgeW4 , who said after learning of the indictment of MPD officer Sutton, she drove to Kennedy St and spoke to Hylton-Brown's friends. "We’re shocked that somebody actually listened to us and took Karon’s life seriously," they said.

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Are you someone in the D.C. area who has had recurrent sleep issues or worsening insomnia during the pandemic? What have been some of your sleep issues (and solutions, if you've found any)? Interested in speaking for a DCist story? I'm at elliotw at dcist dot com

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Hey y'all. I wrote about what it's like to cover a pandemic after it's hit home. A personal essay:

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Intense scene at K Street homeless encampment, where volunteers are helping move tents and belongings for those who haven’t already moved from the underpass.

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Maggie O’Rear and Josh Tabora, of MD. They were friends in high school and Maggie wrote in his yearbook “Can’t wait to see you again in 5 years at our reunion, and your gonna be a liberal.” They ran into each other on the Metro today and are marching for BLM together.

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“This year perhaps more than ever, it is apparent that housing is health care.”

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D.C.’s annual count showed fewer people were experiencing homelessness as of January. Experts predict the pandemic will change that.

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Jim was a force in DC. He made people laugh, smile, and think hard about their choice of words and book purchases. Met him in 2018 when I first moved to DC, and @chbooksdc has been a favorite ever since. RIP

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Jim Toole, the longtime owner of Capitol Hill Books, has died. A former Navy admiral, he bought the bookstore in 1995 and sold it to his former employees in 2018. He was known for his humor and long list of words that customers couldn't say in his store.

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NEW: Howard University football will face off against rival Hampton in Audi Field's first HBCU classic.

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“We knew that enslaved people had helped build the White House,” says @WhiteHouseHstry Pres. Stewart McLaurin. “But we didn’t know — what can we find out about who they were? What can we find out about what they did, where they came from, what were their roles?”

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Michelle Obama once said she wakes up every morning "in a house that was built by slaves." For the past five years, the White House Historical Association has been researching their names and stories.

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Despite DC humidity and a long day outside, the crowd is AMPED. Police helicopters are flying overhead

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I recently met Vanessa Pierre, a White Oak, Md., resident who told me how gardening can be a revolutionary act for Black and Brown folks. Read the profile here:

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Meet the Maryland resident who promotes homesteading and gardening among communities of color to combat food insecurity.

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Mama, I'm a union boi ™️ @WeMakeWAMU

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I stopped by #howardhomecoming to check in on the students who’ve been camped outside for the #BlackburnTakeover . They’ve been out here for 10 days straight and say their demands haven’t been met. Story to come ( @wamu885 / @DCist )

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. @smithsonian curators began the process of collecting materials from the protests, BLM Plaza, and White House fence by "building relationships with people on the ground." A look at the scene today:

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If anyone's wondering, this is the story: Heavy heartthrob "Wilford" is a 28-pound cat looking for a new D.C. home.

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I'm listening @ecwilliams30 conduct an interview for a story and I am VIBRATING WITH EXCITEMENT over what's to come. Stay posted!

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Pick up a copy of the @nytimes this Sunday for my article on the super cool and smart @DCYouthMayors !

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Prepare to see tons of polka dots on your IG feeds, folks. Big news from the @hirshhorn this morning:

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Yayoi Kusama's "One with Eternity" exhibit, which includes the artist's wildly popular Infinity Mirror rooms, opens at the Hirshhorn April 1.

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Maybe it's because my cat is acting especially nice (for a cat) today, but I started thinking about Wilford. Hope the king is doing ok out there

Heavy Hearthrob 'Wilford' Is A 28-Pound Cat Looking For A New D.C. Home

"It’s kind of like picking up a greasy watermelon when you have to move him from place to place."

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Are you an essential worker who had to work downtown/near the Capitol yesterday? Or a rideshare/cab/public transit driver who worked in the area? I'd like to interview you for a @DCist story. elliotw @dcist .com (DMs open)

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Group dancing to pass the time 🎶

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“I just want to be the bike dude,” says Vera. “I just want to be able to give them something that makes them happy right now. Something that they can use, gives them joy, and then go on to the next thing.” love this story from @hrzate !

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At 72 years-old, Manuel Vera has picked up a retirement hobby: fixing bikes so that he can donate them to community members - including Afghans that have recently arrived to the area.

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Got to be a judge for the DC holiday lights competition in Eastern Market tonight! @EasternMarketMS

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In a classic Takoma Park dust up, neighbors are fighting over whether a stretch of sidewalk with painted children's art violates the city's graffiti law. Some are trying to protect it from being powerwashed. For @DCist :

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I promise you this story is about more than just a statue. It’s about how the Lincoln statue in Capitol Hill ("Emancipation Memorial") and the land it sits on has become a physical monument to public debate itself. My latest for @DCist :

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Wards 7 and 8, already short on grocery stores, have been pooling resources together to stay strong and survive the pandemic. "The most under-resourced communities always have to be the most resourceful,” an organizer tells me. (cc: @DCist )

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This is great. What are some other resources for ppl in Wards 7 & 8? (DMs are open; inbox: elliotw @dcist .com)

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Today should be a holiday or something

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New from me: The ripple effects of Howard's swimming success can be felt throughout the region. @HUBisonSports @HUSwimming 📸by @tyronefoto

Howard's Banner Swimming Season Was About More Than Medals

The Howard University swim team recently became champions. But it's also looking to affect swimming disparities in Black communities.

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Howard University's swim team had a record-breaking season that included its first championship in 30 years. But the season was about much more than school pride. The success of the Bison has had a ripple effect on swimming equity throughout the region.

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Welcome the newest Nats' newest outfielder, Mantis. Only a matter of time before we trade him to LA, though

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Will 4ever replay these memories in my head 💍 ♥️ 🙏🏽

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Thank you to everyone who prayed for his recovery, and a HUGE thank you to the nurses and doctors that kept him breathing. PLEASE everyone take this thing seriously. You don’t want to go thru this. Stay home. Hold your loved ones close.

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. @wemakewamu won’t let conversations about change at our station stop. I’m proud to organize today with @sagaftra . #WeMakeWamu

WeMakeWAMU is a union

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👀Our full petition 👇

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Elliot C. Williams

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3 years

Added Wonderland Ballroom and Kingfisher to this list:

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. @930Club @TheAnthemDC @MerriweatherPP @TheLincolnDC join the growing list of places that will require proof of vaccination (or a negative COVID test) to enter.

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Saw one of my favorite artists @RayLaMontagne perform at Wolf Trap last night. @tomberlin , who opened, called out the venue and the industry-wide practice of taking a large cut of performers' T-shirt/merch sales. Here's our interview for @dcist :

Singer Calls Out Wolf Trap For Taking Hefty Cut Of Merch Sales

The Northern Virginia venue wanted to take a 30% cut of Tomberlin's T-shirt sales. In protest, the artist opening for Ray LaMontagne didn't sell any merchandise.

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I'm very tempted to recreate a "Winter in DC" version of this. Somebody please stop me

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Winter in Dubai

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I interviewed Shaymaa Ismaa'eel, who "smiled in the face of bigotry," for @washingtonian #WhatImWearingDC

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I've been reporting for @dcist & @wamu885 for 3 years to the date, and my favorite story is still the one I did about Stumpy, the short Tidal Basin tree that gave hope to residents and visitors at the start of the pandeezy

'Stumpy' The Short Tidal Basin Tree Is Reaching Peak Bloom, Giving Hope To Washingtonians

While the spunky tree doesn't really grow much, its legend sure does.

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Dr. Winsome Jackson, a political science prof at Sierra College. “I feel like this is a great way for me to demonstrate to my students that I’m practicing civic engagement—This is such an important part of the democratic process.”