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"I’m going to miss this store, it’s close, convenient and I get everything here. I own a small business across the street. I understand. The taxes and rent are just getting too high." The end of an era in Mount Pleasant. 51st.news/best-world-clo…

Catch up on what you missed in the D.C. Council last week. 51st.news/wilson-buildin…

To smoosh or not to smoosh? That is (NOT) the question! 51st.news/dc-spotted-lan…

ICYMI: Catch up on the state of the race to fill the Ward 8 council seat. 51st.news/trayon-white-w…

ATTENTION! D.C.'s hottest summer party is taking place THIS Friday 🚨 The 51st team will be hanging out in the Heurich House Biergarten :) There'll be beer, good chats, and, for the first time...A MERCH TABLE! You will not want to miss! 😎 events.humanitix.com/the-51st-happy…

Earlier this year, DC Water changed a policy for multi-family buildings: If a bill isn’t paid, the water will be shut off – for everyone who lives there. That means tenants who have no control over the building's water bill are suffering the consequences. 51st.news/dc-building-re…

Urination without representation ... ? Congress is even trying to control where D.C. residents go to the bathroom. 51st.news/in-crappy-move…

SNAP training, budget protesting, and more ways to lock in around D.C. 51st.news/snap-training-…

Advocates for missing kids say that viral misinformation both clouds and clarifies what remains a problem the public should focus on: kids, many of them Black, who do go missing. 51st.news/no-sudden-spik…

"A budget that’s truly for immigrants and working people does not look like Mayor Bowser’s budget, which takes away health care from individuals who are already struggling to survive." 51st.news/opinion-the-dc…

Clothing swaps, forest bathing, and more to get up to around D.C. this weekend. 51st.news/13-things-to-d…

“I get texts every day from tenant advocates and landlords, both saying I'm in the other side's pocket. Here's the truth: they're both wrong." Catch up on what went down with Robert White's housing bills this week. Plus, where are we on that stadium deal? 51st.news/wilson-buildin…

A few hours left until our happy hour tonight, and there are still some spots available! Grab your tickets now. We can't wait to see ya 😜 events.humanitix.com/the-51st-happy…

Looking for stuff to do this weekend? Forest bathing, block parties, photography 101, gardening 102, and a bunch more to keep you busy. 51st.news/13-things-to-d…

OPINION: Yana Tarakanova, a professional restaurant server at Hank’s Oyster Bar in Washington, D.C., argues that Initiative 82 is a confusing and misleading measure. 51st.news/opinion-initia…

The 51st recently hired our first salaried employee (!) by bringing Christina on full-time as Executive Editor. Now, we need to hire Martin as our full-time reporter!!! You can help us get there by tossing a few dollars (or more...) to our fundraiser. 🥳 51st.news/help-us-hire-m…

In two closely watched and hotly debated votes, the council agreed to pay for ranked-choice voting to be brought to the city by as early as next year’s elections, while also rejecting a push to repeal a measure that phases out the tipped minimum wage. 51st.news/d-c-council-ap…

I've been very lucky that the folks at The 51st have let me start reporting again, but this small-yet-mighty outlet has big ambitions: including hiring me full-time. We'd love it if you'd help support independent local journalism in D.C.! (And thank you a million times. Really.)