
Marissa Lang
Local Enterprise Reporter at The Washington Post
Local enterprise at @washingtonpost. Formerly: housing, protests. @PostGuild organizer. NYer. Latina bilingΓΌe. DMs always open. On π¦: @marissajae.bsky.social
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1 week ago |
washingtonpost.com | Olivia George |Jenny Gathright |Emma Uber |Marissa Lang |Michael Brice-Saddler
Tanks, troops and flyovers in D.C. as Trump gets his military parade (washingtonpost.com) Tanks, troops and flyovers in D.C. as Trump gets his military parade By Olivia George; Jenny Gathright; Emma Uber; Marissa J.
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Marissa Lang |Dana Munro |Lauren Lumpkin
Dupont Circle Park will remain open during Pride weekend (washingtonpost.com) Dupont Circle Park will remain open during Pride weekend By Marissa J. Lang; Dana Munro; Lauren Lumpkin 2025060715100100 In an abrupt about-face, federal officials Saturday reopened Dupont Circle Park to the public, following days of intense criticism and confusion over the decision to close the park at the center of the District's historic LGBTQ community during Pride weekend.
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Marissa Lang |Hannah Good
An illustrated look at how readers spent their first Pride (washingtonpost.com) An illustrated look at how readers spent their first Pride By Marissa J. Lang; Hannah Good 2025060712002200 As the nation's capital wrapped itself in rainbows this month to welcome visitors for WorldPride, one of the largest international observances of LGBTQ people and their rights, we asked Washington Post readers to think back to their first-ever Pride.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Marissa Lang |Rachel Weiner |Joe Heim
Federal police close Dupont Circle Park ahead of WorldPride weekend (washingtonpost.com) Federal police close Dupont Circle Park ahead of WorldPride weekend By Marissa J. Lang; Rachel Weiner; Joe Heim 2025060612391100 For the first time, the park at the heart of the District's historic LGBTQ neighborhood will be closed to the public for all of Pride weekend as the nation's capital continues to host one of the largest Pride Month observances in the world.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Marissa Lang |Rachel Weiner |Jenny Gathright |Joe Heim
Uncertainty remains over Dupont Circle Park closure during WorldPride (washingtonpost.com) Uncertainty remains over Dupont Circle Park closure during WorldPride By Marissa J. Lang; Rachel Weiner; Jenny Gathright; Joe Heim 2025060523513500 Just a day before Pride weekend was set to kick off in the District, uncertainty loomed over the park at the heart of D.C.'s historic LGBTQ neighborhood.
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RT @eilperin: NEW: Park Police take down Dupont Circle barricades before DC's #Pride parade, and the city will host a concert there at 4. ββ¦

NEW: As Pride weekend kicks off, uncertainty looms over Dupont Circle. β’ The feds wonβt say if theyβre closing the park. But local officials believe NPS will. β’ MPD Chief Smith requested a closure IN APRIL, tho local leaders just found out Mon. More: https://t.co/6XkNk64Jn7

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