2019

D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie wants to be sure his hometown becomes a place where people regardless of race can achieve their full potential with the support of District government.

Freezing temperatures and stiff winds didn’t sway the spirits of a multiracial caravan that came down Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast on Monday to celebrate the federal holiday of the famed civil rights leader who would have…

One Judiciary Square could become the latest official commemoration to Barry

With the official opening of Anacostia Organics on Thursday, communities east of the river finally have a medical marijuana dispensary. Mayor Muriel Bowser, D.C. Congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon…

One year ago, The New York Times published “36 Hours in Washington, D.C.," a generally positive review of the District beyond K Street, with a backhanded compliment to kick it off: “No longer does the city derisively dubbed ‘the swamp’ by…

Sometimes it seems like everyone you know has their own podcast, but how many of those shows include princesses, playground fights, and dragons? The D.C.-born podcast “Flyest Fables,” which wrapped its first eight-episode season this…

This rainy Thursday morning should have been a normal workday at César Chávez PCS for Public Policy (Prep) Middle School, but the educators entering the school were tired and distraught.

A year ago, DC Council chair Phil Mendelson introduced a bill to spin off the building permitting responsibilities of DC's Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) into a newly-created Department of Buildings (DOB). Now, the…

Union Market is getting a Latin American sibling this summer with the opening of La Cosecha, a 20,000 square-foot retail/restaurant/event space debuting steps from the popular food hall. Developer Edens has signed over a dozen businesses…

The godfather of Upshur Street is stepping away from the eponymous bookstore, which will remain open with a new name and owner.

Our 2019 Very Best Restaurants list hits newsstands this week, and we’re so excited for you to check it out. The list is a culmination of nearly a year of research (and by that I mean eating and drinking), hundreds of miles of driving, and…

They called him “The Plug,” slang for drug slinger, and authorities said he kept a gun tucked at his side, boasting he was “always ready to shoot.”

There’s a lot of symbolism to be found in a new Latin American food hall and market that will open in Washington this summer. It’s a 20,000-square-foot space dedicated to the vibrancy of Latinx culture, in the heart of the nation’s…

Good Thursday morning. Many contractors registered as local companies in Ward 7 or 8 are not actually headquartered there, City Paper found, raising yet more questions about the District’s Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) program.

While DC's population exceeded 700,000 for the first time in decades last year, that's only half the story.

A Foggy Bottom office building will soon be turned into apartments after the State Department moves out this year.  

Ward 7 and 8 businesses that received funding to work on the Entertainment and Sports Arena may not be based there.