News
Investors of Shuttered Union Market Eateries Left with Losses and Unanswered Questions
Six months after the sudden closure of Las Gemelas and Destino, investors remain in the dark while the restaurants’ owners focus on their other venture.
The Push for a D.C. Council Resolution Demanding a Ceasefire in Gaza Is Roiling the Wilson Building
Councilmembers are squabbling with each other, and even with their own staffers, about how to answer the demands of activists.
A D.C. Employee Got Caught Having Sex on the Job and Filming It On His Work Phone
A manager at the Public Service Commission faces $10,000 in fines from the D.C. ethics agency.
Food
Good Taste: Pascual Delights With Chill Mexico City Vibes and Wood-Fired Cooking
After finding success with Lutèce, Mexican pastry chef Isabel Coss and her “gringo” husband, chef Matt Conroy, open a Mexican spot in Capitol Hill.
D.C.’s Gay Bars: An Oral History
On the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, City Paper looks back at some of the city’s gone but not forgotten queer bars and clubs of yesteryear.
Good Taste: Cucina Morini Celebrates Southern Italy With Breezy Crudos and Decadent Pastas
Plus, $7 martinis and Sicilian pizzas with a recipe that got a little help from Jill Nguyen of Capitol Jill Baking.
Arts
Book Fair, Brutalism, and Progression: City Lights for July 11–17
That’s right, an adult book fair at Folger Library, two Insta-worthy photo exhibits, The Last Podcast on the Left at Warner Theatre, and Pebble to Pearl rock the dock.
Longlegs Gives the Uncanny Feeling You’re Bearing Witness to Actual Evil
Unveiling the best horror villain since Pennywise, filmmaker Oz Perkins pushes against the restraints of the genre to create a deeply chilling movie.
Beautiful Makes One Thing Clear: Carole King and Cynthia Weil Paved the Way for Today’s Women Chart-Toppers
Olney Theatre’s current production of the Carole King musical is a bit uneven, but the songs are still some kind of wonderful.