2020

Metro has sold 13 football fields’ worth of space at its parking lots and garages in the District and Prince George’s County for a solar power project worth up to $50 million over 25 years, the transit agency said Wednesday.

The Rev. John C. Harper had been rector at the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church for less than a year when the 1963 March on Washington began taking shape. A lay leader in the congregation urged him to steer clear of it — but instead he…

The bottle shop at Reveler's Hour opens today with seasonal wines and summery sandwiches.

This November, a new class of voters in D.C. will be able to cast ballots in elections. On Tuesday, the D.C. Council approved a second emergency police reform bill, which included a provision extending the right to vote to any D.C.…

With classes suspended or redesigned, young dancers and their teachers must figure out how to train.

Given the historical pattern of planning and development being used to create, enforce, and perpetuate racial inequities, housing has emerged as a key issue amid nationwide protests for racial and social justice. Now, that conversation is…

A Falls Church, Virginia, man and his daughter say D.C.’s police were involved in the June 1 chemical-aided clearing of protesters Lafayette Square ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to St. John’s Episcopal Church.

A number of Howard University students and alumni took to social media on June 3 to share stories about sexual violence they’d experienced during college. The stories are graphic and disturbing. Several say a male Howard student raped them…

“The allegations show an utter disregard to Black lives.”

If you are looking for rays of hope in dark times, consider this: The urban forest in Washington is lush and vital. It is one part of our (green) infrastructure that is being maintained proactively and, from a plant lover’s perspective,…

There is a new alarming trend emerging this year in D.C.

On a recent afternoon, I clicked on the website of a publication I don’t normally read and landed on a piece that left me immediately regretful.

Following a month of protests against police brutality and new calls to defund police, the D.C. Council voted Tuesday to reallocate funds from the Metropolitan Police Department to agencies and programs involved in violence interruption…

District health officials are trying to reassure residents that it’s safe to visit their doctors — even during a pandemic.

After years of failed efforts, the District is one step closer to reaching a deal to build a new hospital in Southeast D.C., where residents face the most stark health inequities in the city.

MPD is sticking to their story.

If the mayor signs the bill, D.C. would join Maine and Vermont in allowing incarcerated people to vote.