2020

While the governors of Virginia and Maryland say they are moving toward an initial reopening of their economies as early as mid-May, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday that she’s not yet setting a date for when D.C. might follow suit.

Tourism revenue and visitor spending in the District has nose-dived since the coronavirus crisis started, D.C. officials said at a news conference Wednesday.

Some U.S. cities have halted construction activity during stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But in the D.C. area, not only have ongoing projects been allowed to continue, developers are breaking ground on several…

With so much happening in D.C. over the last few months, you could be forgiven for forgetting that we have an election coming up (in fact, we have two).

The coronavirus has already killed two of Sierra’s friends. She says her sister is sick. So is her half-sister’s mother, and another friend.

The Downtown DC Business Improvement District has begun economy tracking during the COVID-19 emergency, and as of April 24, it estimates the downtown D.C. economy is operating at less than 10% of its pre-emergency levels.

Until recently, weekend visitors to Eastern Market would have encountered Leda Black among the lively assembly of vendors. Black’s setup, the Female Power Project, offered prints, scarves, and other products designed to spark conversation…

Every year, more than 700,000 green card holders are naturalized in the U.S., including more than 1,600 in D.C. as of 2018. For some, the path towards citizenship—let alone a green card—can be hindered by a complicated legal process and…

Workers across the D.C. region are feeling the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. But some are feeling them a lot more acutely, according to a new report from the Urban Institute.

Happy Wednesday. Earlier this week, DC officials highlighted 16th Street Heights and Columbia Heights as two neighborhoods seeing particularly high levels of COVID-19 infections. Today, the District for the first time released data by…

Many in the District are wondering when D.C. will begin to move to Phase 1 of reopening. But according to the mayor, the city isn't ready yet.

Crowds gathered at restaurants across Washington for to-go margaritas and tacos.

Tamika Morris and her two children were staying at her aunt’s house when the coronavirus lockdowns began. But it was a little too crowded.

Looking for a quick mood boost? A new video highlights go-go culture with a focus on on the DC dance style called Beat Ya Feet.

Wednesday is National Nurses Day, and a nurse who has spent more than 50 years caring for patients in the D.C. area recently reflected on how the profession has changed.

In a waiting room overlooking a road that cuts through some of the D.C. neighborhoods hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak, a grandmother sat in a chair six feet from her granddaughter as they waited for their names to be called.

On Tuesday morning in Columbia Heights, a small crowd gathered — within the guidelines for mass gatherings in the District — for an event that by any measure has to be considered an act of extreme optimism: A groundbreaking.

Last week, the District announced agreements to build two new hospitals to serve residents in areas of the city with less health care access (and, generally, worse health outcomes): one at the St. Elizabeths campus in Ward 8, and a new…

Violent crime is down across the board in D.C., yet an annual push to reduce gun violence in targeted neighborhoods is kicking off.