Managing Editor
Mitch arrived in D.C. in 2018 as City Paper’s Loose Lips reporter, and he became managing editor in September 2021. As LL, he focused on the squabbles, oopsies, and blunders that sustain D.C. politics. He’s also reported and edited stories on criminal justice, policing, housing, and government spending. In 2023, he launched City Paper’s Inside Voices column that highlights the perspectives and writings of incarcerated people and returned citizens. He is originally from St. Louis, where the pizza and bagels are much better.
Mitch’s latest stories
D.C. Housing Authority Employees Allege Hostile Work Environment Under New CFO
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…
Three People Died in the DC Jail in Two Weeks
Three people have died while in custody at the DC Jail this month—in the span of about two weeks. A fourth person, Anthony McDonald, died while in the D.C. Department of Corrections’ custody in February, according to a notice from the agency. Sheena Weatherspoon, 39, was found unresponsive in her cell on Saturday, May 11,…
Cops on Trial: D.C. Police Disciplinary Hearings for May
This month, five Metropolitan Police Department officers are scheduled for adverse action hearings, disciplinary proceedings where department supervisors will sit in judgment of officers’ alleged misconduct. The first hearing was scheduled for May 3, but the calendar was not posted online until sometime after that date. The schedule identifies each officer by last name and…