Chao for now, 730dc en español

It’s been a blast friends. But just because we won’t be here to curate your news and events with love and affection each week doesn’t give you an excuse to take yourselves out of the loop! We’ve always depended on content from other sources, and even without 730dc en español they’ll still be just a click away. Here are some of our favorites, in no particular order.

You can also read this post in Spanish.

NEWS

Traditional news

1. El Tiempo Latino. Can’t say we always agree with what they choose to cover (and not cover), but this is by far the best-resourced Spanish-language newspaper, and it usually shows.
2. Washington Hispanic. If you can look past the typos, they often have great stories.
3. Telemundo 44 (all time fav reporter: Alberto Pimienta). For every 10 crime stories, there’s a good non-crime story about life in the DMV.
4. And let’s be honest, Twitter is a huge asset here. We created a Twitter list with ~60 rad accounts that you should check out to find the type of content we sourced each week.

Cultural content, not all DC-specific

1. Hola Cultura. Blog focused on art and culture, run by a dedicated staff of mainly young people.
2. Gatopardo. Mexican cultural magazine with fantastic interviews, longform essays and more.
3. Fierce by We are Mitu. Pop culture, with a focus on rad women.
4. Remezcla. Pop culture, with the occasional gem hidden among the articles about Bad Bunny.
5. Noisey. Music reviews in Spanish.

RECURRING EVENTS/VENUES

Music

1. Millennium Stage. Always has great shows, and every week or two there’s a great latinx group that comes through.
2. Bossa Bistro. Great spot for live salsa and a million other things.
3. Tropicalia. Stellar shows with music from all over the continent.
4. Howard Theater. Somehow ends up booking semi-famous Latin American stars.
5. Ritmos Raros @ Songbyrd. And if psychedelic cumbia is your thing, check to see where Leon City Sounds is playing.
6. There seems to be a Son Jarocho fandango at least once a week at this point. They’re high-energy, very interactive, and wonderfully political. Check out Son Cosita Seria and Son La Lucha for intel on what’s happening.
7. Crepúsculo Sereno. Late night multi-media shows that often feature latinx DJs, most recently a couple produced by the fantastic ZZK Records.
8. Peña Itinerante La Tortuga. A house collective in Columbia Heights where activism and music intersect a couple of times a month.

Art

1. Inter-American Development Bank Staff Association Art Gallery. They also have a theater and sometimes host musicians or talks.
2. Art Museum of the Americas. Also has a stellar courtyard.
3. Smithsonian Latino Center. Hosts great exhibits and talks in various local museums.
4. Teatro GALA. Beloved theater with a strong community presence and very accessible offerings.
5. Teatro de la Luna. Despite being pretty small, they have a very active programming.
6. Mexican Cultural Institute. Go for the events, stay for the murals.
7. Spain Arts + Culture. Lots of talks, concerts, plus they have a rotating gallery space.
8. Casa de la Cultura El Salvador. The new kid on the block, and even without a permanent space they manage to have fantastic offerings (peñas, concerts, book readings, theater etc.) a couple times a month.

Political organizing/community development/other awesome things

1. DC Latino Caucus. Chock full of local latinx power-players, although (unsurprisingly) they mainly seem to activate around elections.
2. DC LGBT History Project. Ongoing effort to record the contributions of queer latinx people in DC.
3. Many Languages, One Voice. Keeping DC accountable to its commitment to language access through dedicated community organizing.
4. Carecen DC. One of the OGs, and still a hub of legal resources and advocacy.
5. Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs. They fund a lot of the other groups on this list, which is hugely important. They also go in for lots of photo ops.
6. Latin American Youth Center. Education — both traditional and non-traditional — for latinx youth.
7. Latino Economic Development Center. Their small business development and housing work can’t be beat.
8. CASA de Maryland. A big player in MD, they support day laborers, folks caught up in the immigration bureaucracy and get people to TURN UP for protests.
9. Casa Ruby. Founded by a trans Salvadorian BOSS, supporting trans people of color in all the best ways.
10. CENAES. The Literacy Center in Spanish has given hundreds of free literacy classes, having a huge impact in DC and its surrounding communities.

If you have ideas about how 730dc can keep connecting you to this content without relying on a weekly newsletter, shoot us a line at hola@730dc.com. You can also write us just to say hi.