Dana Brozost-Kelleher

Jan 9, 2025 | 51st.news | Colleen Grablick |Abigail Higgins |Martin Austermuhle |Dana Brozost-Kelleher

When around a hundred people gathered in a room at the downtown Eaton Hotel in mid-December, one thing was on every attendees’ mind: How Donald Trump’s recent election will affect D.C.'s queer community. The room was loud with chatter as attendees waited for the panel, featuring seven LGBTQ+ rights advocates, to begin. Some greeted those they knew or recognized. An air of familiarity filled the space.

Jan 9, 2025 | 51st.news | Dana Brozost-Kelleher |Colleen Grablick |Martin Austermuhle |Abigail Higgins

This weekend, snow bunnies will be rooting for an extension of the city’s winter wonderland vibes while others (like me) will be praying that the relatively low likelihood for a significant second storm means we might finally leave the house. Either way, the weekend offers lots of opportunities to get cozy (secret venue jazz show, anyone?) and to build some IRL community (mindful drinkers unite) after too many days of mandatory telework.

Jan 9, 2025 | 51st.news | Dana Brozost-Kelleher |Abigail Higgins |Martin Austermuhle |Colleen Grablick

It was a quiet and largely predictable start to a new legislative session at the Wilson Building this week. The councilmembers, joined by the newest addition to the dais – Ward 7’s Wendell Felder — breezed through a slim, agreeable agenda in Tuesday’s meeting. Of note: The legislators extended rent-stabilization protections into 2025. This is a continuation of legislation penned in 2023, when record-high inflation levels resulted in lofty rent hikes for tenants in rent-stabilized apartments.

Dec 16, 2024 | 51st.news | Dana Brozost-Kelleher |Colleen Grablick |Abigail Higgins |Chante Yarbough

El número de personas que viajan al área de Washington para abortar se ha disparado con cada nueva restricción estatal desde la caída del caso Roe contra Wade, desde la prohibición de 12 semanas de Carolina del Norte el año pasado hasta la prohibición de 6 semanas de Florida en mayo. En 2024, el D.C. Abortion Fund informó de un aumento del 18% en el número de personas que llamaron en busca de ayuda con respecto al año anterior.