2018

For the first time in human history, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities, a shift that is resulting in new challenges. The Smithsonian Institution’s Anacostia Community Museum, with its 50th anniversary exhibition, A…

One Hecht of a redevelopment: Brewers and distillers have moved into Ivy City and brought life to the once-sleepy northeast neighborhood. A massive redevelopment project on the New York Avenue corridor seems sure to accelerate the…

Earlier this month, D.C.’s Office of the State Superintendent (OSSE) quietly released an update on the school residency fraud case at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts.

A neighborhood advisory panel in Washington that typically focuses on liquor license applications and other local concerns is inserting itself into the international furor prompted by the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last month at…

The Scottish Rite Masonic temple in Dupont Circle plans to build apartments on some empty space behind its building. One element of the project is two levels of apartments below the ground level. This has raised the question: is underground…

The Initiative 77 chess match continues. 

14th Street in Columbia Heights could get bus lanes, if a proposal from the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) becomes reality. The plans are in the early stages, and agency and neighborhood officials are looking for feedback.

It’s 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving Eve when DC Brau opens up its taproom. Customers trickle in, grabbing six-packs out of the fridge in the corner or getting growlers of beer filled to take home for the holiday.

Urgent climate change warnings are piling up: just last week, the federal government released its latest, most alarming National Climate Assessment.

With the goal of safeguarding its future in Washington, the Citi Open, which has brought top tennis pros to the D.C. region for a half-century, is in the late stages of negotiations to transfer management of the tournament to…

A push for a public vote to overturn the D.C. Council’s repeal of Initiative 77 hit a significant roadblock on Tuesday, as a D.C. bartender filed a lawsuit looking to delay, if not outright derail the proposed referendum.

DC's landmark Studio Theatre is joining the ranks of establishments on the 14th Street Corridor looking to capitalize on their prime location.

The D.C. Council unanimously voted Tuesday to allow Mayor Muriel Bowser to invoke eminent domain on a trash transfer station in Northeast D.C. that nearby residents have pushed to close for decades. City officials say they plan to use the…

Nearly two-thirds of students who stood accused of committing residency fraud at the District’s acclaimed arts school have been cleared, according to a city investigation.

Washington has several events planned around the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day. 

Residents and visitors in need of a bathroom while out and about may find a bit of relief in the months ahead, thanks to an official effort to facilitate more public toilets in the District.