Washington, D.C., Contemporary Studies

Publications include: Hill Rag (Capitol Hill), East of the River, and Midcity DC.

News from WAMU, a local PBS station.

Archives on the website go back to 2010. Issues from 1969-1985 are digitized. George Washington University Library has 1980-1997. The Library of Congress has 1980-2009. Both GW and LC have earlier titles Gay Blade (1969-1975) and Blade (1975-1980).

Monthly magazine covering the DC metropolitan area.

Local news from WTOP.

News, entertainment, food.

"We’re the District’s legislature, responsible for crafting laws. On Twitter, our goal is to engage with residents in an informative and conversational way."

The Advisory Neighborhood Commissions present neighborhood input to branches of the DC government on issues such as traffic, parking, zoning, economic development, police protection, and the city's annual budget.

Includes information about zoning, the comprehensive plans, neighborhood plans and data, and DC data.

Coverage includes the entire National Capital Region on such issues as transportation, environment, community services, housing and planning, homeland security, and more.

Metro website.

Public and private organizations, agencies, and citizen volunteers which are collaborating to advance completion of an interconnected network of multi-use trails for metropolitan Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia, City of Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax counties in Virginia, and Prince George’s and Montgomery counties in Maryland).

Casey Trees mission is to "enhance, restore and protect the tree canopy of the nation's capital.

"DC Action for Children is a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all children in the District of Columbia have the opportunity to reach their full potential."

"The Consortium is a coalition of 30 member organizations, all of which provide direct legal services to low-income DC residents. The Consortium's mission is to coordinate the delivery, expand the availability and improve the quality of legal services and advocacy for poor and disadvantaged people and groups of people in the District of Columbia."

Established by the Center on Budget and Policy priorities, the Institute researches DC budget and tax issues,

Business, professional, education, and civic leaders make up the Council, established in 1954 to work on improving DC. The non-profit "played a critical role in the creation of Metro, the renovation of Union Station, the establishment of the Verizon Center, and the redevelopment of Pennsylvania Avenue."