2020

Jackson Winfrey, a high school senior from Kansas City, was on a school trip to D.C. during our unusually warm February when he noticed a tree at the Tidal Basin a bit different from the others. In fact, “the most unique one” out of all…

Everyone from the owner and executive chef down to the cook who sends money home to his or her family needs help.

Keeping a safe six feet between one another, neighbors grooved to "I Will Survive"

Although the DC area tends to be more insulated from economic downturns than other areas, the downturn triggered by the coronavirus pandemic will hit the area in a similar way to the rest of the country.

When Kristin Richards started feeling a fever about two weeks ago, she called her doctor immediately. As a first-time mother, she was understandably paranoid about what it would mean for her unborn child. During the coronavirus pandemic,…

To avoid the spread of the coronavirus, things such as classes and tours of national parks are going online. The cherry blossoms in D.C. aren’t excluded.

The union representing corrections officers at the D.C. Jail unanimously voted “no confidence” in the jail’s leadership for “guaranteeing and accelerating the rampant spread of COVID-19” after 50 inmates came in contact with a positive…

TGIF! As the District reported its first death from COVID-19 and a growing number of people in DC test positive for the coronavirus, another troubling statistic points to the economic fallout from the public health measures in place.

Tourist attractions — remember those? With both Washingtonians and tourists staying at home to prevent the spread of coronavirus, some of D.C.’s best-known landmarks are going largely unvisited.

As a working mother of three, physician and caregiver, I live and breathe health care. I firmly believe that women should control their own destinies, and that begins with taking care of our own health. I tell my daughter to eat her…

As the Uber sped away from MedStar Georgetown University Hospital through an empty downtown toward her apartment, the 27-year-old passenger tried to hold her breath.

For more than a decade, Mark Gibbs has found unmatched success as the baseball coach at St. John’s College High. He has won more than 300 games and sent more than 100 players to college programs, and his team has long been considered an…

In the 80-plus years since the American public housing system was established by the federal government, it has gone from serving as a safety net to establish living standards to something far more dysfunctional. Between federal…

Earlier this week, the Capital Area Food Bank held three pop-up pantries in Prince George’s County. Organizers brought 200 boxes of food — enough in each to feed a family of four for about four days. The events were supposed to run from 3…