Natalie Delgadillo

Washington, D.C.

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Cofounder @51stNews, web editor @Governing, writer and editor at other places too. Previously ME at @DCist. Mexicana de California. Support local news.

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13 things to do around D.C. this weekend

2 months ago | 51st.news | Natalie Delgadillo |Abigail Higgins |Mathew Schumer |Martin Austermuhle |Christina Sturdivant Sani

Bleak weeks in D.C. call for good weekends. Here's a guide to help you make this one as festive as possible, with lots of museums for quiet reflection and dance parties for getting out of your head. 🎵SPONSORED: National Symphony Orchestra In Your Neighborhood 2025: UptownThis February, the Kennedy Center's National Symphony Orchestra is collaborating with communities in Ward 4 and Takoma Park, Maryland to amplify joy, unity, and shared humanity through music and the arts. (Thursday, Feb.
Opinion: A Capital Pride board member becoming a Trump Appointee should ring alarm bells

2 months ago | 51st.news | Natalie Delgadillo |Martin Austermuhle |Jazmyn Gray |Colleen Grablick

💡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 may be sent to [email protected]. One of the first public queer gatherings I attended in D.C. took place in the streets. The night before Trump was inaugurated in 2017, I joined hundreds of other people for a queer dance party protest outside Mike Pence’s house.
Meet the Washingtonians who've spent years mastering the National Cathedral's bells

Jan 2, 2025 | 51st.news | Natalie Delgadillo

DCish — 6 min read At the top of the National Cathedral’s central tower — high above the Bishop’s Garden and the Cathedral grounds, up two rickety elevators and through the echoing upper rooms – the bell ringing chamber sits in relative quiet. A spacious room of cozy leather couches and sweeping views, the chamber feels suspended in midair.
13 things to do around D.C. this weekend

Dec 12, 2024 | 51st.news | Natalie Delgadillo

‘Tis the season of holiday markets, holiday parties, and holiday shows. There are tons of ways to get into the festive spirit this weekend with performances by Step Afrika! and the Gay Men’s Chorus, markets featuring local artisans all over the city, and a themed Christmas celebration or two. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12Salud Comunitaria: Stories of Latino DC Health Care Leaders Join the National Museum of American History for a conversation about the health and well-being of D.C.’s Latino communities.
Everything you need to know about D.C. home rule

Nov 14, 2024 | 51st.news | Colleen Grablick |India Kea |Natalie Delgadillo |Martin Austermuhle

It’s easy to visit Washington and come away inspired by the monuments and memorials to democracy and freedom. But it’s also true that if you live in D.C., many of those same high-minded proclamations fall short. As progressive D.C. reporter Sam Smith wrote in the early 1970s, “Washington does not participate in the Union, it waits on it.
Wilson Building Bulletin: Juvenile justice bill passes first vote

Nov 14, 2024 | 51st.news | Martin Austermuhle |India Kea |Natalie Delgadillo |Colleen Grablick

After a protracted discussion around the dais, the D.C. Council gave first approval this week to a bill from D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb requiring the city’s youth juvenile justice agency to actually … provide (and improve) rehabilitation services for the young people in its custody. The Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services manages the city’s youth jail (also called the Youth Services Center) and the placement of young people charged with crimes.
13 things to do around D.C. this weekend

Nov 14, 2024 | 51st.news | Martin Austermuhle |Colleen Grablick |India Kea |Natalie Delgadillo

If there's one thing that will always be true about D.C. in any season: There will be a lot of stuff to do. From a free intimate classical concert to a hair show to an art or pottery fair, this weekend has no shortage of options. Start planning now!DC Community Public Safety Forum Gun violence in D.C. is down nearly 30% this year, but 174 people have still been killed in the District in 2024.
Review: Art of Care at Mosaic

Nov 14, 2024 | 51st.news | Martin Austermuhle |Colleen Grablick |Natalie Delgadillo |India Kea

On an unseasonably warm November day, I attended a matinee showing of The Art of Care at the Mosaic Theater Company. Outside, the city was eerily subdued, weighed down by the recent election results which lingered in the air like a collective sigh. But within the theater, a different energy took hold — one of tenderness and community.
Meet our team: Maddie Poore

Nov 14, 2024 | 51st.news | Martin Austermuhle |Colleen Grablick |India Kea |Natalie Delgadillo

What’s your relationship to D.C.? Are you from the area and, if not, why did you move here? I love D.C., it’s the place I’ve lived the longest. I was born and raised in Fremantle, Western Australia, but moved to the states for highschool and college in Reno, Nevada. Right after graduating in 2015, I moved to D.C. with my then-partner; they had gotten a job coaching at the East Potomac Tennis Center. I was excited for the opportunity to live somewhere new.
An antidote to despair

Nov 6, 2024 | 51st.news | Colleen Grablick |Martin Austermuhle |Natalie Delgadillo

We’re feeling a lot right now, and we imagine you are too. It’s easy to get overwhelmed, but focusing on the things we do know and that we can control helps. And we know D.C. needs quality news and information, and that local action creates powerful change. Today, we published an explainer on what Republican control could mean for D.C., and a roundup of ways to plug into the local organizing and volunteer work already underway.