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"As our neighbors reel from widespread layoffs and brace themselves for the forthcoming 'big, beautiful' benefit reductions, families needing access to the subsidy program may soon have to join a city-wide waitlist."
Learn how can D.C. avoid a child care cliff in our latest opinion piece:
Learn how can D.C. avoid a child care cliff in our latest opinion piece:
Opinion: D.C. is headed toward a child care cliff
But it’s not too late for the mayor to do something about it.
51st.news
November 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"As our neighbors reel from widespread layoffs and brace themselves for the forthcoming 'big, beautiful' benefit reductions, families needing access to the subsidy program may soon have to join a city-wide waitlist."
Learn how can D.C. avoid a child care cliff in our latest opinion piece:
Learn how can D.C. avoid a child care cliff in our latest opinion piece:
Rather than simply boycotting e-commerce giants, Free DC is organizing a "procott" in time for holiday shopping.
Their local shopping guide features 50+ spots on board to support D.C.'s autonomy, including @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social, @metrobardc.bsky.social, @loyaltybooks.bsky.social, and more:
Their local shopping guide features 50+ spots on board to support D.C.'s autonomy, including @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social, @metrobardc.bsky.social, @loyaltybooks.bsky.social, and more:
This holiday season, Free DC wants you to "procott" these local businesses
While boycotts operate on withholding money, procotts are about spending it.
51st.news
November 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Rather than simply boycotting e-commerce giants, Free DC is organizing a "procott" in time for holiday shopping.
Their local shopping guide features 50+ spots on board to support D.C.'s autonomy, including @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social, @metrobardc.bsky.social, @loyaltybooks.bsky.social, and more:
Their local shopping guide features 50+ spots on board to support D.C.'s autonomy, including @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social, @metrobardc.bsky.social, @loyaltybooks.bsky.social, and more:
[email protected] has a dispatch from MPD's wet lab, where police train to spot drunk drivers by serving up drinks to volunteers, "on a weekday. At 10:30 in the morning."
(OK, yes, he partook — if only “in the name of science and safety.”)
(OK, yes, he partook — if only “in the name of science and safety.”)
D.C. police got me buzzed to help stop drunk drivers
A dispatch from MPD’s wet lab, where police train to spot impaired motorists.
51st.news
November 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
[email protected] has a dispatch from MPD's wet lab, where police train to spot drunk drivers by serving up drinks to volunteers, "on a weekday. At 10:30 in the morning."
(OK, yes, he partook — if only “in the name of science and safety.”)
(OK, yes, he partook — if only “in the name of science and safety.”)
Don't miss this week's opportunities to get involved locally!
All of the details from @colleengrablick.bsky.social: 51st.news/dc-civic-eng...
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November 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Don't miss this week's opportunities to get involved locally!
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There are plenty of things to do if you're in town over the long holiday weekend.
@ilechelm.bsky.social's recommendations: Take in a show, go ice skating, or even wander through a museum. And of course, the holiday festivals and art fairs are multiplying.
More details:
@ilechelm.bsky.social's recommendations: Take in a show, go ice skating, or even wander through a museum. And of course, the holiday festivals and art fairs are multiplying.
More details:
23 things to do around D.C. this week
There are plenty of things to do if you're in town over the long holiday weekend.
51st.news
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
There are plenty of things to do if you're in town over the long holiday weekend.
@ilechelm.bsky.social's recommendations: Take in a show, go ice skating, or even wander through a museum. And of course, the holiday festivals and art fairs are multiplying.
More details:
@ilechelm.bsky.social's recommendations: Take in a show, go ice skating, or even wander through a museum. And of course, the holiday festivals and art fairs are multiplying.
More details:
If you're scrolling right now, we don't need to tell you what day it is.
Fight back against the e-commerce giants with @freedcproject.bsky.social's shopping guide, which features dozens of local businesses that have pledged to support D.C.'s autonomy.
Fight back against the e-commerce giants with @freedcproject.bsky.social's shopping guide, which features dozens of local businesses that have pledged to support D.C.'s autonomy.
Shop local with Free DC's holiday shopping guide
A new shopping guide features dozens of places that have pledged to support D.C.'s autonomy.
51st.news
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
If you're scrolling right now, we don't need to tell you what day it is.
Fight back against the e-commerce giants with @freedcproject.bsky.social's shopping guide, which features dozens of local businesses that have pledged to support D.C.'s autonomy.
Fight back against the e-commerce giants with @freedcproject.bsky.social's shopping guide, which features dozens of local businesses that have pledged to support D.C.'s autonomy.
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Today and every day, @christurdisani.bsky.social writes, we're grateful for you.
(Featuring a shoutout to the inspiring team at @baltimorebeat.bsky.social, particularly @lisasnowden.bsky.social!)
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(Featuring a shoutout to the inspiring team at @baltimorebeat.bsky.social, particularly @lisasnowden.bsky.social!)
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November 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Today and every day, @christurdisani.bsky.social writes, we're grateful for you.
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Watching any holiday romcoms this weekend?
Here are our suggestions for day trips in the D.C. region that will make you feel like the main character of your own — and they're all transit accessible, choo choo!
Here are our suggestions for day trips in the D.C. region that will make you feel like the main character of your own — and they're all transit accessible, choo choo!
5 day trips to make you feel like the protagonist of a holiday romcom
Get in loser, we’re romanticizing public transit.
51st.news
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Watching any holiday romcoms this weekend?
Here are our suggestions for day trips in the D.C. region that will make you feel like the main character of your own — and they're all transit accessible, choo choo!
Here are our suggestions for day trips in the D.C. region that will make you feel like the main character of your own — and they're all transit accessible, choo choo!
When President Trump first deployed the National Guard, he said the troops would help tamp down on violent crime in D.C.
But their presence has largely been symbolic, outside of several controversial incidents.
What happens now that a federal judge has ruled the deployment unlawful?
But their presence has largely been symbolic, outside of several controversial incidents.
What happens now that a federal judge has ruled the deployment unlawful?
Federal judge: National Guard deployment in DC is ‘unlawful’
The 2,300 Guardsmen aren’t headed home just yet, though.
51st.news
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
When President Trump first deployed the National Guard, he said the troops would help tamp down on violent crime in D.C.
But their presence has largely been symbolic, outside of several controversial incidents.
What happens now that a federal judge has ruled the deployment unlawful?
But their presence has largely been symbolic, outside of several controversial incidents.
What happens now that a federal judge has ruled the deployment unlawful?
"Both celebrated and criticized for being a pragmatist, [Mayor Muriel] Bowser’s time in office has been marked by contrasting advances and setbacks," @maustermuhle.bsky.social writes.
Yesterday, D.C.'s three-term mayor announced she won't be running for reelection in 2026.
Yesterday, D.C.'s three-term mayor announced she won't be running for reelection in 2026.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser won't run for a fourth term
Her decision creates a huge opening for the mayoral contest in 2026.
51st.news
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"Both celebrated and criticized for being a pragmatist, [Mayor Muriel] Bowser’s time in office has been marked by contrasting advances and setbacks," @maustermuhle.bsky.social writes.
Yesterday, D.C.'s three-term mayor announced she won't be running for reelection in 2026.
Yesterday, D.C.'s three-term mayor announced she won't be running for reelection in 2026.
How can people join you in getting involved across D.C.?
Our picks this week:
🦃 Build community at a "Thankstaking" potluck
❌ Picket at Target with @freedcproject.bsky.social + other local groups
🎤 Testify at a @councilofdc.bsky.social hearing on healthcare
☃️ A Snow Team Heroes volunteer meeting
Our picks this week:
🦃 Build community at a "Thankstaking" potluck
❌ Picket at Target with @freedcproject.bsky.social + other local groups
🎤 Testify at a @councilofdc.bsky.social hearing on healthcare
☃️ A Snow Team Heroes volunteer meeting
Your weekly roundup of ways to get involved in D.C.
Plus, a place to volunteer, a healthcare hearing, and more.
51st.news
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
How can people join you in getting involved across D.C.?
Our picks this week:
🦃 Build community at a "Thankstaking" potluck
❌ Picket at Target with @freedcproject.bsky.social + other local groups
🎤 Testify at a @councilofdc.bsky.social hearing on healthcare
☃️ A Snow Team Heroes volunteer meeting
Our picks this week:
🦃 Build community at a "Thankstaking" potluck
❌ Picket at Target with @freedcproject.bsky.social + other local groups
🎤 Testify at a @councilofdc.bsky.social hearing on healthcare
☃️ A Snow Team Heroes volunteer meeting
The progress D.C. has made on child care accessibility is under threat, former D.C. official Beatriz Otero writes in an opinion piece: "Without course correction from Mayor Muriel Bowser, we are racing toward a child care cliff."
Opinion: D.C. is headed toward a child care cliff
But it’s not too late for the mayor to do something about it.
51st.news
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The progress D.C. has made on child care accessibility is under threat, former D.C. official Beatriz Otero writes in an opinion piece: "Without course correction from Mayor Muriel Bowser, we are racing toward a child care cliff."
The holidays are upon us, along with the annual barrage of gift guides dominated by e-commerce giants.
But this season, @freedcproject.bsky.social is offering people another choice, @samdelgado.bsky.social reports:
But this season, @freedcproject.bsky.social is offering people another choice, @samdelgado.bsky.social reports:
Shop local with Free DC's holiday shopping guide
A new shopping guide features dozens of places that have pledged to support D.C.'s autonomy.
51st.news
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The holidays are upon us, along with the annual barrage of gift guides dominated by e-commerce giants.
But this season, @freedcproject.bsky.social is offering people another choice, @samdelgado.bsky.social reports:
But this season, @freedcproject.bsky.social is offering people another choice, @samdelgado.bsky.social reports:
"I had three beers before I was told to stop. For another participant, it was five mixed drinks — each with a shot of vodka. A third went for four tequila drinks. And the bravest among us had seven mixed drinks — all with Fireball in them."
Go inside MPD's wet lab with @maustermuhle.bsky.social:
Go inside MPD's wet lab with @maustermuhle.bsky.social:
D.C. police got me buzzed to help stop drunk drivers
A dispatch from MPD’s wet lab, where police train to spot impaired motorists.
51st.news
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"I had three beers before I was told to stop. For another participant, it was five mixed drinks — each with a shot of vodka. A third went for four tequila drinks. And the bravest among us had seven mixed drinks — all with Fireball in them."
Go inside MPD's wet lab with @maustermuhle.bsky.social:
Go inside MPD's wet lab with @maustermuhle.bsky.social:
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November 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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🗳️ Bowser’s big announcement
🛍️ A "procott,"
🚼 An incoming childcare cliff
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What are you doing this weekend?
We've got an expanded 23 (!) picks from @ilechelm.bsky.social, including:
👵 @metrobardc.bsky.social's Golden Girls party
🥾 Hike with @washingtonwalks.bsky.social
❄️ @folger.edu's Frost Festival
🎤 Punk rock karaoke at the @blackcatdc.bsky.social
We've got an expanded 23 (!) picks from @ilechelm.bsky.social, including:
👵 @metrobardc.bsky.social's Golden Girls party
🥾 Hike with @washingtonwalks.bsky.social
❄️ @folger.edu's Frost Festival
🎤 Punk rock karaoke at the @blackcatdc.bsky.social
23 things to do around D.C. this week
There are plenty of things to do if you're in town over the long holiday weekend.
51st.news
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
What are you doing this weekend?
We've got an expanded 23 (!) picks from @ilechelm.bsky.social, including:
👵 @metrobardc.bsky.social's Golden Girls party
🥾 Hike with @washingtonwalks.bsky.social
❄️ @folger.edu's Frost Festival
🎤 Punk rock karaoke at the @blackcatdc.bsky.social
We've got an expanded 23 (!) picks from @ilechelm.bsky.social, including:
👵 @metrobardc.bsky.social's Golden Girls party
🥾 Hike with @washingtonwalks.bsky.social
❄️ @folger.edu's Frost Festival
🎤 Punk rock karaoke at the @blackcatdc.bsky.social
Ever been curious about how to start fishing in D.C.?
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@samdelgado.bsky.social got to know a few local anglers — and asked them to share some tips:
'D.C. fishing is a culture': Meet some of the anglers casting into our rivers
We hit the banks of the Potomac and Anacostia with "Ernie the Hog Snatcher" and a host of other locals, who say fishing brings them peace, community, and fun.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Ever been curious about how to start fishing in D.C.?
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