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Get Out There: The best fall dining experiences with Tom Sietsema

Tamika Smith — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:59:42 +0000

This week for Get Out There, we wanted to find out what’s popping this fall at our local restaurants. So we spoke to the food critic with all the best recommendations, Tom Sietsema.

The Politics Hour: Will Loudoun County push pause on data center development?

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:58:14 +0000

Loudoun County Board Chair Phyllis Randall on the big vote on a data center mortarium and NOTUS's Martin Austermuhle talks local law enforcement's use of Flock cameras.

The Garage, a DIY music haven in Montgomery County, fights for survival

Jackson Sinnenberg — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:54:23 +0000

The Garage is a vital part of the alternative rock and punk scene in the D.C. region. But a legal battle with the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services threatens to close the farm-based venue.

The News Roundup – International

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:33:30 +0000

The News Roundup – Domestic

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:33:09 +0000

The U.S. and Iran trade strikes. ICE has enough cameras.

Actor Jake Johnson on ‘The Sun Never Sets’

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:37:36 +0000

What if you offered your partner a break from your relationship and they actually took you up on it?

The US is set to control roughly a fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:29:50 +0000

Critics say this deal reeks of imperialism.

What fleets of Flock cameras mean for American privacy

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:20:56 +0000

What does widespread deployment of license plate readers on U.S. roads means for our privacy?

‘Crankin!’ – an exploration of D.C.’s go-go culture and history

Darryl C. Murphy — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:04:33 +0000

As D.C. celebrates the 50th anniversary of it's official sound, go-go, a new novel titled Crankin! takes readers through its 5 decades and gives them a peek into where the genre is headed. The book covers the evolution and impact of go-go from Chuck Brown’s foundation, to the opening of the Go-Go Museum and Cafe to go-go’s reach into Africa.

D.C. area nurses join nationwide protests over sharing of health data with Palantir

Chris Remington, Tamika Smith — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:11:54 +0000

Registered nurses in D.C. and other cities nationwide protested the company Palantir last week, arguing the firm's technology is helping ICE track down immigrants using Medicaid records. Court filings show ICE shared Medicaid data with Palantir even after a federal judge limited what information could be passed to immigration officials.