2020

Despite officials and experts advising against it, some locals will still be traveling for Thanksgiving. And the region’s transportation agencies and companies are communicating a number of precautions and measures in hopes of keeping them…

The public pools were dry. The spray parks weren’t spraying. Even public fountains were turned off. But D.C.’s heat and humidity didn’t take a break during the COVID-19 summer.

When gravity finally caused one of the stuffed animal heads at the Army and Navy Club to come crashing to the floor sometime after World War II, a command decision was made: It was time to get rid of every last moose, deer, elk, buffalo,…

COVID-19 presents another challenge for the unhoused community in Washington, D.C. Will local leaders take the right actions to create positive social change after this unprecedented crisis?

As talks over another stimulus package continue to stall on Capitol Hill, the District is rolling out more financial aid to local businesses that have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

Former investigator says systemic failures in DCRA agency contributed to their deaths

A friend wrote to me this week with a question on all of our minds: When will this all end?

As the coronavirus caseload rises to record levels across the region and the nation, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says to expect new restrictions on activities “soon.”

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has canceled all of its full-capacity programs through April 25, the venue said Wednesday.

Despite years of disruptive maintenance that has cost the city millions of dollars and forced some families to temporarily relocate from their homes, the D.C. Housing Authority has failed to rectify lead paint hazards in many of its public…

The Washington Teachers’ Union has refused to sign a tentative agreement with D.C. Public Schools to reopen classrooms for in-person instruction.

The Washington Teachers’ Union has rejected an agreement with D.C. Public Schools over reopening campuses, creating another setback for the school system as it tries to bring students back to physical classrooms.

The D.C. government has launched a new program that will allocate $100 million in grant funding to local businesses, a fresh injection of cash officials hope will help carry the city’s hardest-hit industries through the coronavirus…

The Kennedy Center announced Wednesday that it is canceling all performances through at least April 25, 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

District officials will send out another $100 million in grants to businesses hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, the city’s largest effort to prop up struggling retailers and restaurants since an initial round of cash assistance this…

The Kennedy Center is canceling all scheduled live performances through April 25 as well as next summer’s slate of Broadway touring shows, pushing its pandemic-related closure into a second year, officials announced Wednesday. The annual…