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Q-and-As with the people who make D.C. interesting. It's our second annual People Issue.

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Behold, bamas: the D.C. Manual of Style and Usage.

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This week's cover story: How D.C. churches defied the Reagan administration and helped Central American refugees flee repression in the '80s.

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"From the Series: Lunch Hour" L Street NW, September 16

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Do you want to enjoy the next three months of your life? Read our 2014 Fall Arts Guide.

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"Man on Phone" M Street NW,  September 16

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This week is our Education Issue, including: the centrality of activism to life at Howard, a NIMBY fight against a new AU dorm (featuring a demand that the new building's windows not be able to open), and the fallout from a law school's rankings plunge.

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The design for this week's cover, by Carey Jordan, was made out of actual hops and malts. It's the 2014 Beer Issue.

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Georgetown, July 26

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For this week's cover story, we went to the beach.

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This week's cover story delves into the world of D.C.'s underground venues. Plus: maps.

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700 Block of 7th Street NW, July 22

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600 Block of H Street NW, July 16

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"Taking a Pole"

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Just in case you want to relive the agony you felt a week ago today.

Photo by Darrow Montgomery.

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Our cover story on Fort Reno's near-death, D.C.'s ongoing struggle with the National Park Service, the evolving role of government in the arts, and the meaning of punk.

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Photo: Bus Stop