The Newsroom — Local services in Washington

It was incredible visiting The Newsroom in Washington, DC. We had just dined at the Vietnamese restaurant next door, and decided to pop inside The Newsroom to satisfy the word lovers inside us, and we weren’t disappointed.

Steven was quite kind, and his curiosity only made our visit more memorable. There are books and newspapers and magazines of all kinds and from different times. It’s a trip down memory lane, with memories of Obama to Al Gore to Rachel Carson and so much else. And the icing on the cake was Steven showing us the newspapers he’s collected over the years in the levels below.

We spent around 2-3 hours perusing the eclectic collection, and chatting with Steven. At a time when print media has been dwindling, The Newsroom provides a lot of hope for lovers of the print(and written word) like me. People like Steven are keeping that hope alive. I highly recommend visiting here if you’re in the area.

I agree that the organization of books inside the store can be better, but for us that was part of the fun exploring and figuring things out.

Parking nearby is street parking. We left the store chuffed with a huge selection of books...

I came upon this amazing shop while searching for a hard copy of the Atlantic for my Mom while she’s visiting because she wanted a specific article. I was surprised to find it’s nearly impossible to find hard copies of news in most of DC! I went to Kramer’s bookshop, but they don’t carry magazines. They pointed me to the Newsroom. What a gem! I felt like I was back in the Dupont Circle of two decades ago before all the franchises came in and Chipotlified everything. I had a lovely chat with the Kenyan and Guatemalan owners and ended up getting a bunch of magazines and newspapers. They were so kind- they gave me free recent copies of the Atlantic for my mom. There is something so soothing and cathartic about the smell and vibe of a news shop, and being able to turn pages and really take in content. I’ll...

My husband met the owner when he dropped in there to pick up some gloves and and umbrella. The people there were amazingly helpful. He and my husband exchanged numbers, as both are business minded people. When my husband returned back to our hotel to get dressed for the evening event we were going to, he discovered he had left his cuff links. He called Steve hoping He may by chance carry them in his store. Steve did not. However Steve called Macy’s and went and picked some up AND brought them to my husband at our hotel. We paid Steve and wanted to give him extra but Steve wouldn’t take it. He said it was his pleasure and in his home country they believed in helping others. This place has an amazing person...