2018

The NoMa Parks Foundation is ready to officially turn on the 4,000 light rods hung in the M Street NE underpass on Thursday evening. The 6:30 p.m. ribbon cutting for Rain marks the completion of the first of four long-delayed light…

D.C. COUNCIL member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) does not bother with any pretense when he talks about a proposal to legalize sports betting in the District . He doesn’t gamble, doesn’t like gambling, and acknowledges the risks and dangers of…

The owner of a couple of D.C.'s original waterfront restaurants is banking on the city's newest waterfront destination: Buzzard Point. A proposed 12,000-square-foot restaurant in the RiverPoint development at 2100 Second St. SE — the…

Bartender Zac Hoffman spent a recent Wednesday filling out his application to become D.C.’s first director of nightlife and culture. More than 100 people have applied to be the city’s so-called “night mayor,” a full-time job that will pay…

When Troy Holley was looking for a new place in the D.C. region, he found himself drowning in listings for luxury apartments. “I was kind of amazed that you couldn’t really find anything that wasn’t ‘luxury’ in the title,” says Holley. Even…

The District of Columbia is becoming increasingly more segregated by race and income in many areas. As outlined in the Urban Institute report The Color of Wealth in the Nation’s Capital, this segregation is built on racist public and…

Law faculty are giving new cops in Washington a crash course on implicit bias, use of excessive force, homelessness, mental illness and other problems affecting their day-to-day job.

Subscribers to the Chevy Chase Community listserv were surprised last week when a member shared that she had received a $200 ticket from DPW—just for failing to separate recyclables from regular trash. Are garbage cops now combing through…

Here’s a timely lesson about supply and demand, courtesy of the District-based Urban Institute: If regional housing production remains sluggish, and tens of thousands of new residents arrive in the area within a short period due to the…

Homeless advocates told a D.C. Council hearing Tuesday that city’s winter shelter plan has “gaping holes” in it. Advocates and homeless people testified that the plan lacks low-barrier shelters for families, coed shelters for couples and…

When Blaine Smith arrived for work as a barista at the CityCenter Dolcezza last Wednesday, he learned that his hourly wage was changing from $13.25 an hour plus tips to $10.50 plus tips, effective that day. The shift is emblematic of a…

On Friday evening, the Washington Post editorial board published its local endorsements for the 2018 general election. Per usual, local politicos either cheered the newspaper's picks or expressed utter disgust with them—including some…

Soapstone Market doesn’t appear in “111 Places in Washington That You Must Not Miss,” but Andréa Seiger treats the grocery as if it were No. 112. Waiting to place her order, she points out several noteworthy features of the Van Ness…

San Francisco banking giant Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) will be boosting its business and charitable giving in Washington, D.C., to a total of $1.6 billion over the next five years, the bank said in an announcement.

An increase in traffic fatalities in the District is prompting Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and police to consider several new enforcement strategies, including restricting right turns on red and limiting left turns at some intersections to make…

D.C. is looking at both fast fixes and longer-term policy changes to combat the recent uptick in traffic, bike and pedestrian fatalities in the District. Representatives from more than a dozen city agencies met for two hours Monday to talk…

On 6th Street and H Street NE, across the street from Whole Foods, a new kind of Starbucks opened Tuesday where Deaf and hearing employees alike primarily communicate in American Sign Language. As Matthew Gilsbach, the store’s Deaf manager…