D.C. and Maryland now rank among the most diverse places in the U.S., though the growth of the white population in D.C. continues to prompt concerns over gentrification and displacement.

There are musical celebrations, museum events for learning, and self-guided tours for soaking up history.

The Instagram Live series welcomes Black guests to discuss their experience of being raised or currently residing in D.C. and their career path — including both failures and successes. 

For the last three years, Steven Cummings has been posting his photos from the 1990s and early 2000s to his Instagram profile @chocolatecityrip.

The museum pays homage to the city in ways big and small, flashy and subtle.

Census data released this week showed that between 2010 and 2011 the percentage of African American residents in D.C. fell below half for the first time in decades.

Want beer-to-go in D.C.? Put your voice where your mouth is and sign the petition for growlers!

With the District’s beer renaissance in full swing, sometimes local laws lag behind libations. That’s the case with growlers, the half-gallon glass bottles that are the preferred container for beer connoisseurs, brewers and some retailers.

Things are moving quickly around the D.C. beer world. Expanding markets, collaborations, new equipment…oh my! As that old saying goes: “No rest for the brewers.” (Or something like that.)

We’ve had plenty of heated debates on the issue of gentrification here at DCist, but if we’re honest, few of us have likely seen the issue through the eyes of those being gentrified out. And so steps in Chocolate City, a new documentary that attempts to take on the complex issue from the view of residents pushed out in the name of development. The new movie, first screened last night at the Festival Centre…