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1+ hour, 50+ min ago (137+ words) WASHINGTON " A man is in the hospital after he was stabbed by a stranger in a D.C. nightclub on Tuesday just before midnight. D.C. Police are still searching for the person responsible for the stabbing." The man could not give police a description of the person who stabbed him. Following the stabbing, the man was taken to Georgetown University Hospital and dropped off outside in a wheelchair." The victim's current condition is not known. Police responded to the club, but everyone involved had already left. Officers interviewed staff at the club who corroborated what happened with lesser detail. DC Police are still searching for a suspect in this case. Anyone who may have more information to help investigators are urged to call 202-727-9099, or text the department's tip line at 50411....

1+ hour, 53+ min ago (293+ words) WASHINGTON " D.C. residents are hoping to give the penny a proper send-off on Saturday, after the Trump administration officially stopped the coin's production last month. Now, a funeral is being planned for Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own penny and dress in funeral garb for the event, which is scheduled to begin promptly at 1:01 p.m. The idea was first promoted by Abe Lincoln impersonator and content creator Honest Baberaham Lincoln." Those planning to attend are encouraged to RSVP online. At last check, 630 people said they were going, another 282 are interested, and 161 said "maybe." According to the event page, the funeral will also feature guest speakers and eulogies from a real Lincoln family descendant, a coin appraiser, a Treasury Department representative and other famous mourners." "Let's give the little copper hero the send off it deserves," the…...

2+ hour, 28+ min ago (702+ words) Bryan P. Sears, Maryland Matters December 17, 2025, 8:29 AM A new poll finds Maryland residents roughly split on how officials should resolve a budget shortfall, and highlights growing pessimism about the rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The poll released Wednesday by the Institute of Politics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County suggests the governor and legislature "shouldn't lead with tax cuts" as they cope with a projected $1.5 billion budget shortfall in the 2026 legislative session, said Mileah Kromer, director of the survey. By and large, those surveyed said they wanted to see cuts to government spending " at least to some degree. Four in 10 said they wanted a solution that combined spending cuts with increases in taxes and fees. Another 41% said the budget gap should be closed "only or mostly" with spending cuts. Only 10% of those surveyed said the hole should be…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago (317+ words) WASHINGTON " A 25-year-old D.C. man was sentenced to prison Tuesday for a spree of bombings that targeted four separate businesses in Maryland and the District in 2023. Cahlyl Rollins was sentenced to five years in prison and three years probation for his role in the bombings that caused thousands of dollars in damage. Cahlyl and his partner, 36-year-old "W. Garrett Bragg, pleaded guilty in September of last year to four counts of malicious use of explosive materials. Bragg was sentenced in May to seven years in prison." According to court documents, at each of the four locations Rollins was the trigger man. He carried the explosive to the detonation site, lit the device and planted it. In a press release Tuesday, a spokesperson for the U.S. Dept. of Justice said that Bragg and Rollins appeared to be beta-testing a method for robbing ATMs and…...

3+ hour, 26+ min ago (379+ words) Good morning. The chill's grip on us finally loosens today, as cold temperatures this morning yield to a high around 50 by mid-afternoon. A low near 30 overnight. You can find me on Bluesky, I'm @abeaujon.87 on Signal, and there's a link to my email address below. Taisha Estrada, "El Abstracto." This Puerto Rico-born DC-area artist has an astonishingly beautiful singing voice. She plays a benefit for Girls Rock! DC at Pie Shop tonight alongside Flowerbomb, RenRiot, and Lud Roes. Dark clouds: The US unemployment rate and wage growth hit their lowest point in four years last month. (CNN) White-collar workers are "hanging onto their jobs for dear life, spooked by high-profile layoff announcements, the rise of artificial intelligence and an unforgiving job market for the unemployed." (WSJ) The White House portrayed the dunning jobs report as a sign of progress. (NYT)…...

5+ hour, 57+ min ago (910+ words) When I landed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to report on Capitol Hill as a junior in college, I immediately reached for my phone, fingers shaking as I typed out texts to everyone I knew. I couldn't wait to live out my dream of becoming a political reporter'and then, reality sunk in. I had to find an affordable place to live for three months, no small feat in DC." Next came the paperwork, which included some rules: pay rent on time, no smoking or drinking, and don't bring men past the first floor. When my dad offered to help me carry my luggage to my room, the receptionist quickly stopped him. No boys allowed, not even dads." TMH's story begins in 1862, with a woman named Mary Wilkinson. The wife of a Lincoln appointee, she arrived in Washington and immediately noticed the desperation of…...

5+ hour, 57+ min ago (1624+ words) On a blustery evening in October, Daniel Foster sat onstage at the Kennedy Center, viola in his lap. The National Symphony Orchestra was about to play "Don Juan," an 1889 tone poem by Richard Strauss about a young libertine in search of the ideal woman. The opening is fiendishly tricky for viola. It has a [] The post A Kennedy Center Musician on What It's Like There Now first appeared on Washingtonian. On a blustery evening in October, Daniel Foster sat onstage at the Kennedy Center, viola in his lap. The National Symphony Orchestra was about to play "Don Juan," an 1889 tone poem by Richard Strauss about a young libertine in search of the ideal woman. The opening is fiendishly tricky for viola. It has a fast and technical harmonic line that's musically demanding and strange. Thirty years ago, in his audition…...

5+ hour, 57+ min ago (211+ words) In 2004, artists made 150 panda statues that were scattered across DC as part of PandaMania, a public art project that captured the city's imagination. Where did they all go? DC resident'Hector Biaggi'is trying to track them down, and so far he's found about 60. Here are a few. The robot-themed panda, first displayed at the National Air and Space Museum, has found a new home in an outdoor area at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Now in the World Wildlife Fund's lobby, it's painted like the Earth with two puzzle pieces missing to show the conservation work still ahead. Its black-and-white lines create a liminal effect highlighting two concentric silhouettes of smaller pandas. Originally displayed outside a downtown jewelry store, it's at Lillie's Italian Restaurant in Woodley Park today. America Online sponsored this one, which is why it's painted in this "futuristic" style....

9+ hour, 4+ min ago (449+ words) This is how the work day gets started at Every Citizen Has Opportunities (ECHO), a nonprofit that links adults who have disabilities with jobs: More than half of the 200 participants head out for work in the community, others staff three businesses operating inside the large ECHO headquarters near Leesburg, Virginia. Michael Doolin has earned a paycheck there for two decades. He's helping in-house, but much of the year he's on a landscaping crew at the FAA. "I like to have a steady routine, know what I'm doing," he said. "People have told me I wouldn't hold a job. I've proved them all wrong." It's been a banner year for ECHO, which started in 1975 with five participants and one van. It's celebrating its 50th anniversary and a big honor " being named by the Loudoun Chamber as the Small Business of the year....

9+ hour, 11+ min ago (398+ words) Public access to Munroe Lake might soon be secured for the future. A property owner wants to donate about 350 feet of waterfront property to the County of Annapolis. It would require the owner's 6.1-acre property, located west of the lake bordering Highway 8, to be subdivided. The proposed property to be donated includes an existing landing. The move would allow the municipality to, in the future, create a more formal canoe access, a small parking area and space to establish an accessible picnic site. "This is a great opportunity," director of community development Debra Ryan said at the Dec. 9 committee of the whole meeting. Council approved the donation Dec. 16 as a future public park with access to the lake, contingent on the municipality being able to create two approved lots, north and south of the donated land. The next step will…...