August 2020

In 1963, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton was in law school, and volunteering in Mississippi for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, or SNCC, when she got a phone call.

Tens of thousands of people are expected to gather on the National Mall today for the March on Washington 2020, which will be led by families of Black people killed by police officers.

The D.C. Public Schools system is scrambling to get laptops to thousands of students this week before the virtual start of the 2020-21 school year on Monday — but many parents remain in the dark as to whether their kids will have laptops…

The last night of the Republican National Convention is underway and hundreds of people are protesting at Black Lives Matter Plaza.

Hundreds of protesters chanted, marched and played music near the White House on Thursday as President Trump spoke on the final night of the Republican National Convention — a loud and often raucous rejoinder to a leader they say has…

Delaware has been taken off D.C.’s list of high-risk states, and those coming from the state to D.C. will not have to self-quarantine for 14 days.

D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D) has filed a lawsuit against the grocery delivery service Instacart, ­alleging it has failed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in District sales tax and deceived local consumers into believing…

The D.C. Court of Appeals issued an opinion Thursday finding that a D.C. hearing officer acted properly in approving the demolition of the historic West Heating Plant in Georgetown over objections of the D.C. Preservation League.

The 194 protesters arrested the night of June 1 on a Northwest D.C. street are still waiting for the D.C. Attorney General’s Office to decide whether they will be prosecuted.

Twins Jazz, a club that helped bring jazz back to U Street NW during the resurgence of the area once known as D.C.’s Black Broadway, is closing permanently.

Kids are gathering in the parking lots outside schools, county libraries, McDonald’s and Starbucks.

A popular grocery delivery service, made even more in-demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, is being sued by D.C.’s attorney general.

Marvin Fauntroy Recalls Tales First Heard at the Feet of His Father

Homeless K-12 students need more than just a device and access to an internet hotspot to succeed in the upcoming fall semester. They face a unique set of challenges that not only make in-person learning hard, but make virtual learning…

The Duke Zeibert's maitre d' was once one of the most revered gatekeepers in town.

Some local sports standouts are being inducted into the District of Columbia State Athletic Association (DCSAA) High School Hall of Fame.

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine filed a lawsuit against on-demand delivery company Instacart on Thursday, alleging that the San Francisco-based company charged Washingtonians millions of dollars in deceptive fees and failed to pay D.C.…