This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis story has been updated to include a statement from the Hotel Harrington.Located just five blocks from the White House, the Hotel Harrington is the city’s oldest continuously operating hotel and has a long-standing reputation as one of the most affordable in the heart of the District. But over the past few months, the Harrington has been gaining a new reputation: Proud Boys hangout.The militant right-wing organization that vigorously supports President Trump, which has clashed in violent street battles with members of...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis story has been updated to include a statement from the Hotel Harrington.Located just five blocks from the White House, the Hotel Harrington is the city’s oldest continuously operating hotel and has a long-standing reputation as one of the most affordable in the heart of the District. But over the past few months, the Harrington has been gaining a new reputation: Proud Boys hangout.The militant right-wing organization that vigorously supports President Trump, which has clashed in violent street battles with members of...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareLeaders agonizing about whether, and how, to safely reopen colleges and universities this fall now have another worry: the frat house.In recent weeks, as students have trickled back onto campus, public health officials have been warning about an alarming rise in coronavirus cases that appears related to fraternity housing and parties that had been a staple of the college experience.With students often crammed into houses that were hard to police and regulate before the pandemic, public health officials say they think...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareLeaders agonizing about whether, and how, to safely reopen colleges and universities this fall now have another worry: the frat house.In recent weeks, as students have trickled back onto campus, public health officials have been warning about an alarming rise in coronavirus cases that appears related to fraternity housing and parties that had been a staple of the college experience.With students often crammed into houses that were hard to police and regulate before the pandemic, public health officials say they think...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareIt was 3 a.m. Tuesday before the Rev. Virginia Gerbasi was finally able to fall asleep. Every time she started to drift off, she began thinking again of the church and the protesters and the volley of flash bombs and pellets and gas that sent them all running for cover. But what really kept her awake was the anger she felt and the disbelief about what happened.Gerbasi went on Monday to across from the White House, to deliver water and snacks to demonstrators who had gathered to protest the killing of George Floyd. She was...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareIt was 3 a.m. Tuesday before the Rev. Virginia Gerbasi was finally able to fall asleep. Every time she started to drift off, she began thinking again of the church and the protesters and the volley of flash bombs and pellets and gas that sent them all running for cover. But what really kept her awake was the anger she felt and the disbelief about what happened.Gerbasi went on Monday to across from the White House, to deliver water and snacks to demonstrators who had gathered to protest the killing of George Floyd. She was...WW…