2020

Fittingly, the shelter has named the babies Rehoboth, Lewes, and Bethany.

Another small residential project is in the works on one of Georgetown's main corridors.

Audrick Payne has been voicing his concerns about the DCRA for two decades. Now, as he awaits a kidney transplant, he says the agency wants to let him go.

After more than three decades as one of the District’s key organizations serving the poor and hungry, the D.C. Central Kitchen is planning a relocation that will revamp the nonprofit’s ability to serve the region’s most needy.

Ana Reyes was 5 when she immigrated to America, and when she started school, she couldn’t speak or read a word of English. She began slipping behind in class.

Happy Monday. With just one month left in the DC Council's two-year term, the rush is on to act on dozens of bills that would otherwise die at the end of the year. Though the returning lawmakers would have the option of reintroducing their…

With sharply reduced ridership and lacking fresh federal relief, Metro is proposing a new operating budget with a nearly $500 million deficit.

HERE’S WHAT happens to D.C.’s Metro system if Congress remains inert on a new pandemic relief package: the death of transit as we know it.

Come next summer, Metro may be operating at “bare bones” service levels with just two-thirds of its staff.

Metro’s budget projection for its next fiscal year is the grimmest in its 50-year history.

Metro is proposing the elimination of weekend rail service in its budget for the first time as the transit agency’s financial struggles deepen amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A D.C. Council-appointed panel plans to host a virtual public forum on policing just days after a major shake-up at the top of the District’s local law enforcement body.

Popular Adams Morgan BBQ joint and pub Smoke & Barrel has closed, though the owner is hoping it will be able to reopen early next year with lower rent and less space.

Bethelehem Yirga was camped out in front of the wall of protest art along H St. at Black Lives Matter Plaza when she received a warning via text. A contingent of Proud Boys — an SPLC-designated white nationalist hate group — was coming in…

The D.C. Council is rushing to approve legislation this year that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions, force retailers to take cash payments and make it easier for former prisoners to get jobs and — in some cases — win early release.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Monday said she expects a rise in coronavirus cases in the coming weeks, underscoring concerns about holiday travel as leaders across the region lobby the federal government for more financial relief.

As the dream of a COVID-19 vaccine gets closer to becoming a reality, leaders in Washington, D.C. are pushing to secure enough doses in the initial rollout to cover healthcare workers.

An effort to crack down on tax fraud in the District has sparked a fight between several prominent D.C. lobbying groups and powerful lawmakers on the D.C. Council, including the usually business-friendly Chairman Phil Mendelson, D-At…

As concerns persist about DC residents' ability to pay for housing, small landlords' ability to pay their mortgages, and the need to preserve affordable housing in the city, another COVID-related rent relief program is being released.

If you’re anticipating getting a coronavirus vaccine once it’s shipped to the District, you might want to temper your expectations.