Best of D.C. 2024: People & Places

Washington City Paper’s editoral picks for the best people and places in D.C.

WCP’s favorite people and places of 2024 include a sweaty dance floor, a Twitter troll, a billionaire, and special spot on the banks of the Anacostia. We’re also showing a little love for our favorite home office away from our home offices and hidden gem of a baseball field. Take a look and then drop…

All Things Best Of D.C.

Best of D.C. 2024 Results Here! If you’d like to discuss a sponsorship to promote you and your business, please contact us, at ads@washingtoncitypaper.com or download our Best of D.C. 2024 Sponsorship information sheet. Looking back at Best of D.C. 2023 If You’re Interested in Becoming a Supporting Member of City Paper…Nearly 1,440 of our…

D.C.’s Youth Probation Agency Is Supposed to Help Kids. Many Say It’s Failing Them Completely.

Employees, attorneys, and advocates say the little-known Family Court Social Services Division has become thoroughly dysfunctional, leading to bad outcomes for kids.

This story was supported with funds from Spotlight DC—Capital City Fund for Investigative Journalism. Jackie Wright used to love her job.  In more than 33 years working in various roles for D.C.’s youth probation agency, formally known as the Family Court Social Services Division, she formed bonds with many of the kids in her care. Wright…

D.C. Housing Authority Employees Allege Hostile Work Environment Under New CFO

In a meeting to address their concerns, DCHA Director Keith Pettigrew revealed that three law enforcement agencies are “on my back.”

By May, Keith Pettigrew had been the director of the DC Housing Authority for six months. But, phew, it felt like six years. That’s coming from Pettigrew himself, according to a recording of a meeting he held in May with employees in DCHA’s Office of Financial Management to address some recent grousing.  Pettigrew, DCHA’s third…

Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.