WAMU: Local News

A new exhibition in Southeast D.C. features artwork made with found objects. Plastic bags, buried debris, or almost any discarded item is fair game for creativity at Finders Keepers, currently on display at the Eye Street Gallery.

Just blocks away from Howard University, Oscar-award winning filmmaker Spike Lee will screen his 1988 HBCU inspired film School Daze at the Lincoln Theatre this Friday. He spoke to WAMU about the film's relevance, and his ties to the District.

The Trump administration is seeking unprecedented access to the health records of federal workers — including their prescriptions, diagnoses, and doctor visits — raising alarms among legal experts and health executives about privacy and HIPAA compliance.

WAMU's Maryland reporter Jenny Abamu and visuals editor Tyrone Turner recall what it was like to be in the ballroom when chaos erupted during the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Mac N’ Toss, part of a new era of feminist punk known as riot grrrl (which has roots in D.C.) says they organized the festival to be a place for women and queer people to have the freedom to express their feelings about the trauma of sexual violence.

Southeast D.C. residents had long anticipated the opening of Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center, currently the only full-service hospital in Ward 8. But its reputation has suffered in its first year due to safety and staffing challenges.

Montgomery County Delegate Lorig Charkoudian joined WAMU to discuss a new bill to limit dynamic pricing in Maryland and how it fits into state Democrats' political concerns for the future.

Montgomery County-based record producer Zev Feldman, the "Jazz Detective," speaks to WAMU about his local roots in the record industry and some of the albums he is putting out for Record Store Day, 2026.

District Sounds is a family friendly event where students perform with established recording artists from multiple music genres.

The quarterly publication is back after a brief hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.