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Washington City Paper, May 17, 1991
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Collection Name
Washington City Paper
Title
Washington City Paper, May 17, 1991
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/1961/dcplislandora:379591
Date Created
1991-05-17
Creator/Contributor
MDE City Paper Holdings LLC
Note
The Washington City Paper is an alternative weekly newspaper serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. This edition features articles on D.C. politicians from Ward 2 and the fight to elect an openly LGBTQIA+ person to office; an analysis of D.C. election funding and spending from 1982 to 1990; an opinion piece of the amount of wiring required for cable television in the home and poor customer service from providers; a look at plans for new real estate development at the 1400 block of Rhode Island Avenue NW in Logan Circle at a site where the facades of several row houses were demolished to prevent historical landmark status; an analysis of the downfall of The Books of Astraea, a bookstore/cafe/art space on Pennsylvania Avenue; encouragement for people to attend minor league baseball games; a tongue-and-cheek look at whether the 1980 novel 'The Spike' which theorized the KGBN was planting stories and moles in the Western press may be a reality; a look at the services of The CVK Group who provide their clients placeholder people to wait in line at Congressional Hearings; a new policy at the National Library of Medicine limiting patrons to 150 requests per year; 'News of the Weird' highlighting short bizarre stories from across the country; a first-person account of the Mount Pleasant riots from the perspective of a white man with an examination of the economic circumstances of Latinx people that led to the event; an expose on Sam Lacy, sports journalist for the 'Baltimore Afro-American'; film reviews for Downing the Numbers, Blood in the Face, and Truth or Dare; reviews of up-and-coming jazz artists Roy Hargrove and Graham Haynes; a profile of Butch Jackson, James 'Doc' Powell, and Barnett Williams, who have been drumming on Sundays in Dupont Circle for over twenty years; a review of The Two Gentlemen of Verona at Arena Stage's Kreeger Theater; reviews of art exhibitions 'Strange' at Rockville Arts Place and Ted Potter at Henri Gallery; 'City Light' calendar of events; listings for clubs, concerts, readings and literature, political events, kids events, real estate and open houses, museum exhibits, theaters, classifieds and personal adds; a comic strips 'Life in Hell: by Matt Groening, 'Ernie Pook's Comeek' by Lynda Barry, 'Big Baby' by C. Burns, and 'Steven' by Doug Allen. Also included in the issue are letters to the editor; advertisements for clothing, shoes, home goods, services, and arts and entertainment.
Volume 11, Number 20
City
Washington, D.C.
Subject
Newspapers
Underground newspapers
Politicians
LGBTQIA+ people
Cable television
Real estate development
Land use, Urban
Bookstores
Source
Original version: microfilm; DC Public Library, The People's Archive, Periodicals, Washington City Paper
Local identifier
dcpl_cp_1991-05-17
Rights Information
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
In Copyright
MDE City Paper Holdings LLC