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Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
DC Ward 8 voters head to polls in special election
The Brief Ward 8 voters head to the polls Tuesday for a special election. Trayon White seeks reelection after being expelled over federal charges. Three challengers say it's time for new leadership in the district. WASHINGTON - Voters in D.C.'s Ward 8 are casting ballots Tuesday to fill a vacant Council seat left open after Trayon White was expelled earlier this year over federal bribery charges. DC special election: How to vote in person, when polls open and close, sample ballot What we know White, who was indicted for allegedly accepting more than $150,000 in exchange for influencing city contract renewals, is seeking to reclaim his seat. He has pleaded not guilty and argues that voters, not politicians, should decide his future. He faces three very serious challengers in the election. Salim Adofo, a community activist and former Advisory Neighborhood Commission chair; Mike Austin, a fourth-generation Washingtonian and former ANC commissioner with experience in city government; and Sheila Bunn, a longtime political strategist who served as chief of staff to former Mayor Vincent Gray. READ MORE: DC Council committee votes to recommend Trayon White for expulsion amid bribery allegations All three candidates say Ward 8 deserves new leadership after years of controversy and stalled progress. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The winner will serve the remainder of White's term. If White is reelected, it remains unclear whether the Council could move to expel him again before his trial begins in January. Find your polling place, hours and voter info online. The Source Information in this article comes from the DC Board of Elections and previous FOX 5 reporting.
Eater
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
One of D.C.'s Best Puerto Rican Restaurants Is Moving to Park View
is an editor of Eater's Northeast region, covering D.C., Boston, Philly, and New York. Qui Qui, the Shaw staple for mofongo and other spot-on Puerto Rican dishes, will reopen in Park View in mid-August. Sunday, June 22, was its last day of service in Shaw, where it has operated above the Passenger cocktail bar since 2021. 'Once we find our footing again. I'll let you know,' chef Ismael Mendez told Eater at the time. The next steps happened fast: On Monday, Qui Qui revealed it's moving to a new Northwest neighborhood, taking over the Park View space that formerly housed Tabla (3227 Georgia Avenue NW), a casual offshoot of D.C.'s Georgian standby Supra that closed in March after a five-year run. Qui Qui chef Ismael Mendez, pictured in Shaw's colorful dining room in 2023. Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post via Getty Images Named for Mendez's childhood nickname, Qui Qui 2.0 will be a wildly different setup than the second-story original. The new ground-floor location will get its first patio, with room for 40 outside and 75 inside with a full bar. Roll-up garage doors framing the exterior evoke a breezy, beachy vibe reminiscent of Puerto Rico's coastal capital of San Juan. Light renovations include a pastel-soaked paint job, says Qui Qui, with finishing touches completed this week. Praised by the Washington Post as a 'Puerto Rican party you don't want to miss,' Qui Qui's best sellers include its pan sobao (bread), morcilla (blood sausage), mofongo with fried and smashed green plantains, chicharrón de pollo, costillas (ribs) slathered in barbecue sauce, and ample use of criollo spice across the menu. Prior to going brick-and-mortar, the restaurant got its start as a Maryland-based catering company before turning into a roving pop-up around D.C. Meanwhile, Qui Qui's old downstairs neighbor, the Passenger, also closed last month to make way for an American tavern and much-needed makeover (1539 7th Street NW). Per Washingtonian, owner Tom Brown sold his essential cocktail spot to Indian chef and owner Sanjay Mandhaiya (Pappe, Karravaan), who was a longtime Passenger regular. Look for a fall opening. Eater DC All your essential food and restaurant intel delivered to you Email (required) Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Eater
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
A Latin American Gem Lands in a Dupont Nightclub — Here's a First Look
is an Editorial Associate at Eater and a proud Washingtonian. She fell in love with food while growing up in Los Angeles, eating plenty of street tacos and Sichuan dishes. A surprise newcomer tucked on the second floor of late-night favorite Mayflower Club will start serving up Central and South American classics, like Peruvian chicken and continent-spanning ceviches, and playful takes on internationally beloved dishes, like patatas bravas made with crispy bites of yuca, on Friday, July 18. Selva, the Spanish word for 'jungle,' has the same verdant green interior of its namesake and is influenced by the tropical jungles found in executive chef Giovanni Orellana's birthplace of El Salvador (1223 Connecticut Avenue NW). Plants make up artwork above the bar. Deb Lindsey Mayflower Club owner Antonis Karagounis is behind the new restaurant, which is his first sit-down spot since opening Rewind Diner in 2018. The prolific restaurateur and club owner behind Decades and Ultrabar met Orellana back when he was working at Lima Restaurant and Lounge, where the chef fondly remembers starting as 'a salad boy' and working his way up to executive chef for six years. The two have collaborated on plenty of concepts over the past 20 years, including Barcode, Mexican taco spot Taqueria Local, and next door's Rewind. There were also gaps where Orellana worked with chefs like San Lorenzo's chef and owner Massimo Fabbri and chef Matteo Venini, who helmed many Italian restaurants around D.C. before opening the wildly successful area chain Stellina Pizzeria. Karagounis pushed Orellana to develop Selva after doing tastings for Rewind that continuously blew him away. After all these years of watching him adapt to new cuisines and develop menus for everything from sit-down spots that served lunch, dinner, and happy hour to ghost kitchens they experimented with during the pandemic, Karagounis was happy to give over the reigns to Orellana and calls Selva 'his project, basically.' 'The cooking is definitely his memories from Lima and the recipes from there,' says Karagounis. 'But also it's his, I guess, culinary journey since that time, because Lima opened in 2006 and closed in 2013 and he's done various places since then, many with me.' Gazpacho is poured over chilled crab. Deb Lindsey Just a glance over the appetizers showcases that journey, with Spanish and Italian influences appearing in spicy lamb meatballs, tequila-steamed mussels with spicy chorizo, crispy chicken croquetas, and gazpacho that is poured in a chilled martini glass filled with rich Maryland crab. Orellana jokes that Spanish diners might disavow the spicy take on gazpacho or bacalao fritters served with a zesty tartar sauce, but they can't say they aren't delicious. He adds something extra to more traditional-leaning Latin American dishes too, like potato empanadas made with a melt-in-your mouth corn dough and stuffed with more crab meat. He's excited to to cook up 'all the Central American cuisine that is not well represented yet in the area' in high-end restaurants, influenced by Peruvian, Central American, and his birthplace of El Salvador, where he grew up on a farm. Orellana's family members in El Salvador now operate fish farms, where his love for fresh seafood grew from. 'I am obsessed with ceviches … there's nothing better the next day when you have a hangover and that completely brings you back to life,' he says. The five ceviches on the menu document that obsession. The ceviche del chef includes shrimp and clams, plus the iconic Salvadoran additions of plenty of sliced radish and a dash of umami-filled Worchestshire sauce. The ceviches play with plenty of flavor profiles, from the ginger and tobiko in the Japanese-influenced tuna nikkei or the traditional Peruvian sweet potato and choclo (a type of large corn) in the ceviche de mariscos. The tuna ceviche with fish eggs and wasabi. Deb Lindsey Spanish rice filled with seafood and chorizo. Deb Lindsey Starters include empanadas and grilled sardines. Deb Lindsey The Lima influence is really seen in the larger plates, where arroz chaufa and Peruvian chicken hit the mark with nostalgic flavors and sauces like ají amarillo and rocoto that deliver pepper-filled spice. One of the dishes Orellana is most proud of is his wagyu steak, a super-rare flat iron that comes with chimichurri sauce and cilantro rice. The extensive cocktail menu from bartender Dennis Garcia, also from Rewind Diner, plays with Latin American flavors, from a passionfruit and mezcal sour to a coconut spritz that he uses his own coconut water concentrate in. His signature Coco Loco is a simple fresh coconut that comes with a shot of alcohol or your choosing. For a really fun dinner experience, he can lead diners in tastings of flights of tequila and liquors distilled across the Americas, like a Colombian aguardiente, Peruvian pisco, and, his specialty, Central American rum. He worked at Zacapa Rum in Guatemala for three years, under the tutelage of famous master blender Lorena Vasquez, and loves to tell diners more about the bottles they are tasting. In the future he hopes to have late-night, 'low-key bottle service' at Selva, where friends can split a bottle of tequila and chat above the booming music below in Mayflower Club. Fresh fruit shines on the cocktail menu. Deb Lindsey Fresh coconut becomes the vehicle for a cocktail. Deb Lindsey The food and drinks feel natural in the intimate restaurant, full of lush green hanging plants and jewel-toned couches that diners can relax into before tucking into a satisfying meal. Nail Vegas of Creative Buildr was in charge of the design, making the space distinctly different from the club below. Opening up a sit-down restaurant that spans multiple cuisines and even serves extensive cheese and charcuterie on the second floor of a bumping Dupont Circle club may seem like an odd choice, but Karagounis says he's seen a real change in D.C.'s club scene over the last few years. More people just want to 'grab a bite to eat and hang out' and end up leaving early, while the hardcore clubbers are showing up after midnight to its DJ-driven sibling spot Zebbie's Garden up top. He hopes the marriage of having Selva and Mayflower Club in one building will appease both nightlife crowds. 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Forbes
10-07-2025
- Health
- Forbes
The Rise Of Private Medicine In The U.S.: Considerations For Physicians
Dustin Mangas, managing director of Pure, helps doctors create patient-first concierge practices with direct care and personalized service. For years, we've been told that the healthcare system in America is just the way it is: complicated, inefficient and built more for insurance companies than for actual patients or doctors. But something is happening right now that many people don't seem to be paying attention to: More doctors are walking away from traditional insurance-based medicine and building private-pay, membership and concierge practices. "While those practicing concierge and DPC medicine are a small percentage of the more than 1 million active doctors in the US, the industry is expanding," the Washingtonian reported. And many of these physicians, I've found, are not just doing it for better income; they're doing it because they want their careers and lives back. I know because I've helped dozens of doctors make that leap. Why Private Medicine Has Gained Traction Today, with rising deductibles, out-of-pocket costs and a growing frustration with the system, more patients are open to alternatives to traditional healthcare models. A 2022 survey by Hint Health found that 83% of patients would consider switching to a direct primary care membership-based model if their employer provided it. At the same time, many doctors are exhausted. In 2021, nearly 63% of physicians reported experiencing at least one symptom of burnout—the highest rate ever recorded. Since then, that number has lowered to 45%, but U.S. physicians are still at higher risk of burnout relative to other occupations, the American Medical Association said. When you're seeing 30 to 40 patients a day just to keep your doors open and still battling insurance paperwork at night, it can be easy for some to forget why they went into medicine in the first place. For some doctors, private medicine is preferable because it lets them focus on fewer patients and rewards better care, deeper relationships and proactive wellness. This is something I've watched happen firsthand. For instance, one primary care doctor I worked with went from 3,000 insurance patients to 250 concierge members and earned higher revenue in the first 18 months. She was able to spend more time with patients, lowered her stress and gained a higher income. Another client cut his work week in half without sacrificing his income. I don't share these stories to brag, but to show how some doctors are changing how they practice. And the shift toward private pay doesn't appear to be slowing down. I expect the private-pay, concierge and membership medicine sector to continue growing. In fact, the concierge medicine industry is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 11.3% in 2028 and exceed $31 billion. Considerations For Physicians However, it's important to note that a private medicine model isn't the right fit for every doctor, and making the shift can bring a few challenges. For example, you'll need to shift your mindset from employee to entrepreneur, which isn't for everyone. That includes marketing your practice, building systems and managing growth. I've also seen there's often a learning curve in re-educating patients on membership-based care and its potential benefits. Most importantly, you'll need to be patient. Like any business, this model rewards commitment and consistency. Given this, if you're a physician thinking of making this shift, there are a few questions to ask yourself: • Am I constantly burned out, overworked or feeling disconnected from my patients? • Do I want more time to focus on patient outcomes? • Am I actually interested in building a business? • Am I comfortable with the uncertainty of building something new? • Do I enjoy the idea of marketing and managing my own practice? • Am I ready to educate patients on a different model of care? • Do I have the patience to grow something long-term rather than seek immediate results? Ultimately, if you're a doctor who prefers structure, isn't interested in running a business or doesn't want to take on the risks of going solo, sticking with a traditional model may be a better path. Final Thoughts Many patients are tired, and so are many doctors. And I believe change is going to come from doctors who decide to build something different. This is just the beginning. In my view, the future of American healthcare isn't just in the hands of corporations or insurance companies. It's also in the hands of doctors who are willing to lead. Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders. Do I qualify?
Atlantic
09-07-2025
- Health
- Atlantic
The Atlantic Announces Tom Bartlett as Staff Writer
As The Atlantic continues a major expansion of its editorial team, we are announcing that Tom Bartlett begins today as a staff writer covering health and science under the second Trump administration. Recently, Tom has covered the measles outbreak in West Texas, speaking with a parent of the first child to die of the disease in America in a decade and reporting on what RFK Jr. told grieving families about the measles vaccine. He has also written about the most extreme voice on Kennedy's new vaccine committee. Below is the staff announcement from editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg and executive editor Adrienne LaFrance: Dear everyone, We are very glad to share the news that Tom Bartlett is joining The Atlantic as a staff writer. Tom is an extraordinary reporter and a brilliant, empathetic writer—qualities that were all on display in the stories he wrote for us earlier this year about the Texas measles outbreak. As you no doubt remember, Tom found and interviewed the family of the first American child to die of measles in a decade, and he was also first to report on the conversations that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had with victims' families. At The Atlantic, he will cover a wide range of stories at the intersection of health and science, with a particular focus on attacks against enlightenment values and the remaking of American public health in the second Trump presidency. Tom comes to us with great expertise in scientific controversy and rooting out scientific dishonesty. Most recently, during his 22 years at The Chronicle of Higher Education, he covered the reproducibility crisis in psychology, numerous academic scandals, and even research about falsehoods that was itself falsified. Tom is also a seasoned features writer. (The Tom Bartlett completists among us will also remember his excellent profiles of Tucker Carlson and Gene Weingarten for the Washingtonian.) He has become one of the nation's great experts on the anti-vaccine movement, and is skilled at covering the field's major players with requisite scrutiny while still maintaining respectful curiosity about why people believe what they believe, and always demonstrating a willingness to go where the story—and the truth—lead him. Tom is based in Austin, Texas. Please join us in welcoming him to the team. Adrienne and Jeff The Atlantic has announced a number of new hires this year, including managing editor Griff Witte; staff writers Isaac Stanley-Becker, Tyler Austin Harper, Quinta Jurecic, Nick Miroff, Toulouse Olorunnipa, Ashley Parker, Alexandra Petri, Missy Ryan, Vivian Salama, Michael Scherer, Jamie Thompson, Josh Tyrangiel, Caity Weaver, and Nancy Youssef; and senior editors Jenna Johnson and Dan Zak. Please reach out with any questions or requests.
