2020

An office building near Union Station that is losing its federal government anchor tenant could soon undergo a major redevelopment.

The first case showed up about a month ago. The child arrived at Children’s National Hospital in the District with all the classic signs of a childhood inflammatory illness called Kawasaki disease, including a rash and a red, swollen…

If you’re a registered D.C. voter, there’s a chance that at some point over the next few days you’ll receive a colorful envelope in the mail emblazoned with the message, “Decriminalize Nature D.C.” This mailing is part of an ambitious…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday extended the District’s stay-at-home order and closure of nonessential businesses through June 8.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced Wednesday that he will begin gradually reopening the state this weekend, while D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser extended the city’s stay-at-home order and closure of nonessential businesses through June…

Children's National Health System is losing about $1M a day as the pandemic is lowering the number of non-COVID-19 patients visiting hospitals, and this appears to be slowing its real estate expansion plans.

As the region’s stay-at-home order stretches into its second month and the Small Business Administration struggles to keep up with an unprecedented level of loan applications, the future for local brick-and-mortar businesses is looking…

Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Wednesday extended the social distancing restrictions in the nation’s capital from May 15 to at least June 8, saying officials have not yet seen a sustained decrease in the spread of the novel coronavirus.

PUBLIC TRANSIT’S financial model is unworkable without a degree of crowding, but crowding in an age of pandemic is a risk factor for disease and death — and may remain that way for the foreseeable future. So how can transit networks such…

The city will need to see a longer decline in cases and increased contact tracing to safely reopen

D.C.-area restaurants are scrambling to come up with social distancing plans for when restrictions allow them to reopen.

Maria Elena Velasquez never cooked small.

With Washington, D.C.’s primary elections fast approaching, the voice of the District’s homeless population is at an even higher risk than usual of being left out at the voting booth, thanks to limitations brought on by closures related to…

Like nonprofit organizations throughout the country, at least seven LGBTQ supportive nonprofit groups in D.C. that provide services for area youth and adults say the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted their fundraising efforts while…

All 23 candidates running in D.C.’s June 2 Democratic primary for seats on the City Council and three congressional seats that showed up for the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club’s virtual endorsement forum on Monday night expressed strong…

A soon-to-be-proposed map amendment could more than triple the density of some missing middle housing near DC's Starburst Plaza.

D.C. charter schools received federal aid intended to keep nonprofits and small businesses afloat during the coronavirus outbreak, drawing criticism from public school advocates and others who say the money should be reserved for…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said the District has been very methodical in how it’s approaching its reopening, and that it will continue to do so.