Skip to content

NPR Argo Network

  • WAMU Home

DCentric

Race, Class, The District.

Teacher

Can Wireless Tablets Bridge The Digital and Education Divide?

Dancers representing the Virgin Islands participate in 2008's D.C. Caribbean Festival.

D.C. Caribbean Carnival No Longer In D.C.

A weekly drum circle has been decades-old a mainstay in the park called Meridian Hill by some, and Malcolm X by others.

Malcolm X or Meridian Hill Park: On Symbolism And Accuracy

  • Government
    • All politics is local in the most political city in America.

      RELATED TOPICS

      • Education
      • Elections
      • Unemployment
      • Affordable Housing
      • Economic Development

      LATEST POSTS

      Resentment And Race In Reducing Government

      Can Wireless Tablets Bridge The Digital and Education Divide?

      The Effect Of Youth Unemployment On Crime

      Lost In Translation: Report Says D.C. Struggles To Serve Non-English Speakers

  • Media
    • From newspapers to neighborhood blogs, all the media we are consuming and considering.

      RELATED TOPICS

      • Trayvon Martin
      • George Zimmerman
      • Race
      • Racial Profiling
      • Racial identity

      LATEST POSTS

      Farewell, DCentric

      Can Wireless Tablets Bridge The Digital and Education Divide?

      Marion Barry: Breaking Down Race, Plexiglass And 'Dirty Shops'

      In Your Words: George Zimmerman And To Be White And Hispanic

  • History
    • The stories that came before us influence what comes next.

      RELATED TOPICS

      • DCentric Picks
      • Black History
      • Films
      • National Park Service
      • Metro Connection

      LATEST POSTS

      DCentric Picks: Emancipation Day Great Debate

      Anniversary of MLK Assassination And The Riots That Changed D.C.

      Do We Still Need Black History Month? (Poll)

      In Your Words: Black or African American?

  • Culture
    • Beneath the buttoned-down surface of the city, DC is full of history, diversity, joy and life.

      RELATED TOPICS

      • Museums
      • Restaurants
      • DCentric Picks
      • The Arts
      • Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co.

      LATEST POSTS

      D.C. Caribbean Carnival No Longer In D.C.

      Ethiopian Restaurant Finds Success In Going 'American'

      Malcolm X or Meridian Hill Park: On Symbolism And Accuracy

      Can A Party Change Perceptions Of Anacostia?

  • Around the City
    • Urban affairs, neighborhoods, subways and the people who are affected by them all.

      RELATED TOPICS

      • Public Transportation
      • The People
      • Gentrification
      • Small Business
      • The Arts

      LATEST POSTS

      Farewell, DCentric

      Malcolm X or Meridian Hill Park: On Symbolism And Accuracy

      Meridian Hill Park Or Malcolm X Park? (Poll)

      Will Chains Fill 14th Street?

  • RSS Feed
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Don't miss

  • Gentrification
  • Anacostia
  • Racial Identity
View all topics
August 19, 2010 | 10:34 PM | By Anna

How badly do you want a Lobster roll?

Food truck mania continues in DC. TBD News Editor @SommerMathis shares this photo on Twitter of a Lobster-lusting line wrapped ’round the block. Looks like Red Hook Lobster Pound (a Brooklyn transplant run by a Maine native) has a massive hit on their hands.

FILED UNDER: Culture, Food, Food Trucks
  • Comments Off
  • Tweet
  • Permalink
  • Newer posts
  • About DCentric

    DCentric was created to examine the ways race and class interact in Washington, D.C., a city with a vibrant mix of cultures and neighborhoods. Your guide to the changing District is reporter Elahe Izadi.GET IN TOUCH


  • Top Lists

    • Seven Food Desert Myths
    • ‘Ghetto:’ Five Reasons to Rethink the Word
    • Five Takeaways from ‘Division of Labor’
    • Three Reasons to Use Phones to Reduce the Digital Divide
    • Five Factors Behind the ‘Alarming’ HIV Infection Rate for Young Black Gay Men
    • Five Ways Hunger Affects the Latino Community
    • Five Factors Causing the ‘Decimation’ of the Black Middle Class

Questions, comments, story ideas. Get in touch.

GET IN TOUCH

FOLLOW US

  • RSS
  • facebook-fav Facebook
  • twitter-fav Twitter
SUPPORT THIS SITE

ABOUT THIS SITE

DCentric was created to examine the ways race and class interact in Washington, D.C., a city with a vibrant mix of cultures and neighborhoods. Your guide to the changing District is reporter Elahe Izadi.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

A stretch of 14th Street NW.
Will Chains Fill 14th Street?

The 14th Street NW corridor continues its transformation, as work on luxury condo buildings marches on and announcements of restaurant openings stream in. The older businesses that opened along the strip in the aftermath of the 1968 riots are, one-by-one, closing shop (and getting millions of dollars in exchange for their buildings, if they own them). Some newer businesses are … Continue reading →

PBK59681
Loneliness And Race In The Twilight Years

The quality of life for the elderly varies by race, and a new report from the Council on Contemporary Families sheds light on how loneliness affects seniors. The report, by the nonprofit, non-partisan group based at University of Miami, found that elderly women are more likely to live alone and face higher poverty rates than men. But … Continue reading →

READ MORE ABOUT:

    View all topics

    BROWSE ARCHIVES BY DATE

    OUR PARTNERS
    Knight Logo
    Corporation for Public Broadcasting
    NPR

    Copyright © WAMU

    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

    Back to top ↑

    %s1 / %s2
    ABOUT ARGO

    The NPR Argo Network is a collection of websites by NPR member stations committed to strengthening local journalism
    Learn More...

    NETWORK SITES
    • Humanosphere KPLU
    • The Empire WNYC
    • The Informant KALW
    • Multi-American KPCC
    • On Campus MPR
    • Ecotrope OPB
    • The Key WXPN
    • CommonHealth WBUR
    • Argo MindShift KQED
    • Home Post KPBS
    FEATURED STORY

    Protesters call upon Gates Foundation to sever ties with Monsanto

    Humanosphere reports on global health and the fight against poverty from KPLU in Seattle

    Cuomo, Skelos and Silver announce agreement on NY state budget

    The Empire Reports on city and state politics from WNYC in New York

    Inside the Division of Juvenile Justice

    The Informant reports on cops, courts and communities from KALW in Oakland

    Who had the longest wait for an immigrant visa this month?

    Multi-American reports on immigration and cultural fusion from KPCC in Southern California

    How can students intelligently plan careers amid so many conflicting signals?

    On Campus reports on higher education from MPR in Minnesota

    In Portland: Can Freight Bikes Replace Trucks?

    Ecotrope reports on nature and community from OPB in Oregon

    Photo Recap: Dr. Dog at Electric Factory, 3/24/12

    The Key reports on local music from WXPN in Philadelphia

    Tweeting Surgery: Latest In Long Tradition Of Medical Voyeurism

    CommonHealth reports on health, medicine and healthcare reform from WBUR in Boston

    Fun Failure: How to Make Learning Irresistible

    Argo MindShift reports on technology and education from KQED in San Francisco

    Dismissal Hearing Delayed for Anti-Obama Marine Sgt. Gary Stein

    Home Post reports on the military from KPBS in San Diego