2020

I recently spoke with Bowser, in a brief call arranged by the Bloomberg campaign. As Bowser’s answers became increasingly terse, I brought the interview to an end.

LGBTQ seniors, in particular, often face unique challenges due to discrimination in health care and housing. According to SAGE USA, LGBT seniors are five times less likely to seek medical care or social services than the general public…

A screening procedure that started as a pilot program in the D.C. area is credited with saving the lives of babies around the world.

Most college applicants tout their high school transcripts. Ana Petricic-Tinto has to explain hers.

There are both benefits and consequences involved in proposed regulatory changes for how food trucks operate in the vicinity of the National Mall, D.C. officials said.

The new safety commission overseeing Metrorail found several problems with how Metro maintains its tracks, including a failure to consistently check for heat-related buckling and kinks that could lead to derailments.

When the National Building Museum reopens in March after a major renovation to the floor of its iconic Great Hall, it will have a brand new visitors center and several months’ worth of planned exhibits. But something will be missing: about…

D.C. drivers are accustomed to seeing a wide assortment of license plates, from the District's own "Taxation Without Representation" plates to those representing countries around the world.

As The Wharf continues to draw new residents to Southwest and construction proceeds on its second phase, developers have moved forward with new projects that are adding apartments, retail, museums and other amenities throughout the…

As D.C. February gets further underway with no sign of truly cold weather in sight, the city’s plants (and its people) appear to be feeling a little confused.

A local restaurant is planning to open its second location at the Shops at Penn Branch redevelopment, adding a highly desired new amenity to the Southeast D.C. neighborhood.

"I'm not going to pay that kind of money anymore. It's too much."

After a few sleepier rundowns, UrbanTurf is hitting three consecutive stops on the Green Line to see what is on the boards in Pleasant Plains, Shaw, the U Street Corridor, and Mount Vernon Square. Some larger residential projects, like The…

Will Merrifield, most recently an attorney with the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, is running in the at-large race to fill incumbent David Grosso’s soon-to-be vacant seat.

A year after the beleaguered award show's comeback, its place in DC's music scene is still uncertain.

In the two years since a graduation controversy at Ballou High School exposed a serious student absenteeism problem across the city, D.C.’s traditional public schools and many of its public charter schools have deployed numerous…

Muriel Bowser may be D.C.’s mayor now, but some District residents say they received a phone poll testing the idea of having her join Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg as his vice presidential running mate. The calls come…

TGIF! The DC Council last year did not advance a bill to decriminalize sex work. Now there's a national group looking to put the issue on the ballot for voters to decide.

There soon could be a new social studies option for students in D.C. public and charter schools.