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2 months ago | 
51st.news | Martin Austermuhle |Colleen Grablick |Cornelia Poku |Denali Graham
Opinion essays published by The 51st represent the views of their authors, and not of The 51st or any of its editors, reporters, or contributors. Submissions or responses may be sent to [email protected]. The toxic nature of restaurant industry work has grabbed headlines in recent years.
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2 months ago | 
51st.news | Denali Graham |Estela Lux |Colleen Grablick |Cornelia Poku |Martin Austermuhle
Last fall, I got the dreaded envelope in the mail from the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles. I didn’t even have to open it to know what it was: a ticket from one of the city’s many traffic cameras. I had been caught going 36 in a 25 mph zone. I repeated every possible excuse to myself: It was a new camera and on a wide roadway, and there were no pedestrians or cyclists around, and I swear I’m a great driver! But at the end of the day, the truth had been caught on camera.
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2 months ago | 
51st.news | Martin Austermuhle |Denali Graham |Estela Lux |Cornelia Poku
We’re two months into Trump 2.0 and the attempts to strip D.C. of its autonomy are rolling along. In early February, two Republican congressmen introduced a bill seeking to repeal D.C.’s home rule and abolish more than 50 years of the city’s local governance. As you’ve probably heard, the bill is called the BOWSER Act, which is, I guess, supposed to be a sick OWN in the minds of AI-brain-rotted weirdos who overuse the 🤣 emoji and think wearing sunglasses inside is totally friggin’ epic.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
51st.news | Mikka Macdonald |Abigail Higgins |Cornelia Poku |Colleen Grablick
Welcome back to Overheard in D.C. — The 51st edition! Send the quirky, funny, embarrassing, and otherwise entertaining stuff you overhear to [email protected]. Make sure to include where you were, who said it, and a little context.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
51st.news | Mikka Macdonald |Abigail Higgins |Cornelia Poku |Colleen Grablick
The federal government isn’t giving us much (anything?) to root for these days, but we can still celebrate President’s Day for what it is: a Monday off! This long weekend, there are plenty of lovey-dovey V-Day events to remind you that all we really have is each other. “The Genius of Polyamory” salon at Cleveland Park LibraryYep, you read that correctly. The Cleveland Park Library is hosting the first of three polyamory workshops tonight, led by sex activist and coach Dr. Jaime Grant.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
51st.news | Abigail Higgins |Cornelia Poku |Colleen Grablick |Mikka Macdonald
We’re in the fourth week of Donald Trump’s second term, and it’s clear the president remains intent on keeping his campaign promise to gut the federal workforce. Around 75,000 federal workers have accepted Elon Musk’s “fork in the road” buyout (which a judge allowed to proceed on Wednesday) and the Office of Personnel Management has initiated extensive layoffs that the administration hopes will help them cut agency budgets by 30 to 40%.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
51st.news | Mikka Macdonald |Abigail Higgins |Colleen Grablick |Cornelia Poku
Arts and Eats — 4 min read Let’s face it: we could all probably use some quality time with people we love (or maybe just like a lot) right now. And whether you’re one of the many single D.C. denizens navigating the dating scene or a married couple looking for somewhere to celebrate making it through another week, dinners for two can add up.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
51st.news | Mikka Macdonald |Cornelia Poku |Colleen Grablick |Abigail Higgins
Sleet came down outside as almost four dozen people squeezed into the narrow living room of a Shaw rowhouse on Saturday. Another dozen listened from the hallway as the crowd learned the legal basics of responding to immigration officers in their homes, workplaces, or neighborhoods following President Donald Trump’s inaugural promise to deport “millions and millions” of immigrants.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
51st.news | George Kevin Jordan |Eric Falquero |Cornelia Poku
Hey There, Eric Falquero here, one of The 51st co-founders and resident numbers guy. I ran partnerships for the WAMU/DCist local newsroom and was one of the 17 workers abruptly fired in February. Before that, I helped lead the Street Sense newsroom for a decade. Building The 51st has been radically different from anywhere else I’ve worked, partially because we’re committed to transparency around how we use our resources and what our finances look like.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
51st.news | George Kevin Jordan |Eric Falquero |Cornelia Poku |India Kea
On Saturday, Nov. 30, I ventured to Autoshop, a striking industrial space in Union Market, for the second weekend showing of Throughline Vol. II — an exhibit honoring Black women who are shaping D.C., inviting audiences to share in the celebration of their legacies. Ornate doors opened to a candlelit staircase, setting a mood of quiet anticipation.
