2020

The longstanding local food nonprofit DC Central Kitchen has been selected to operate the new café at D.C.’s recently reopened central public library.

Drivers rolled through the streets honking their horns. People banged on pots and pans. Go-go music blared downtown as crowds danced in the street.

The D.C. Public Library has chosen D.C. Central Kitchen to operate the cafe at the newly reopened Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, and José Andrés’ ThinkFoodGroup will consult on the cafe’s operation and menu.

An unusual culprit is up for landmark status in DC: a steakhouse.

Seven months into the coronavirus pandemic, downtown D.C. is showing more signs of economic activity after coming to a screeching halt after the first outbreak — just not much more.

Surfside, the D.C. taco restaurant, which now has three locations in the District, is opening its third spot at The Wharf Nov. 6.

D.C.’s new coronavirus travel restrictions start Monday, just ahead of the holiday travel season and as daily COVID-19 case numbers are rising across the U.S.

About two months after the Smithsonian partially reopened six of its Washington museums, attendance remains low but safety protocols are working, said Lonnie G. Bunch III, head of the nation’s largest cultural institution.

DC officials asked all businesses and property owners to remove boards and fencing that were put up last week across the District.

The president of Howard University on Sunday celebrated America’s choice of alumna Kamala Harris as vice president-elect.

Drivers rolled through the streets honking their horns. People banged on pots and pans. Go-go music blared downtown as crowds danced in the street.

A WIN. That is how the president of the Washington Teachers’ Union characterized the decision by D.C. school officials to abandon plans to provide in-person instruction this year to high-needs elementary school students. No doubt the union…

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Howard University have been in the spotlight during the 2020 presidential campaign, as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has often spoken fondly of the Black Greek organization. Some of her sorority sisters…

Washington-area leaders are feeling relief and looking forward to the far-reaching impact a Joe Biden presidency could have on the region.

Hours after the major networks projected that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have won the election, cheers and honking continued to fill the air around DC as Trump-weary residents joyfully marked the end of his presidency. Washingtonian…

The Lindens on Kalorama Road NW was built in 1754 in Danvers, Mass., for a wealthy merchant. In 1934, it was moved to Washington by George and Miriam Morris. It took more than two years to assemble the pieces in the new location.