September 2021

It only occupies a small open area near Allen Chapel AME Church in Southeast D.C., but a newly expanded urban garden is having a big impact on the community it serves.

With the deadline looming for D.C. government workers to get at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, around 75% of them are reporting that they are fully vaccinated.

Advocates are accusing D.C. education officials of discriminating against incarcerated students with disabilities by failing to provide adequate instruction during the pandemic, according to a complaint filed earlier this week.

A partnership has been finalized that will bring doctors and other health care workers from The George Washington University to the new hospital at St. Elizabeths East in Southeast D.C.

George Washington University medical staff will provide care for adults at the new $375 million hospital at St. Elizabeths and two new urgent-care facilities in Southeast, hospital and D.C. leaders announced Thursday.

The Securities and Exchange Commission will leave its longtime headquarters near Union Station for a new home in NoMa, the General Services Administration announced Thursday.

Gender and race intersect with mental health disparities in local youth. One organization is trying to help its clients cope.

The D.C. council will introduce emergency legislation Tuesday that, if approved, would expand virtual learning and the definition of excused absences.

D.C. Central Kitchen is cooking up something big.

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that D.C. police officers wrongfully arrested six people for carrying handguns in public between 2012 and 2014, potentially creating a legal pathway for as many as 4,500 people arrested under similar…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was peppered with questions about affordable housing Thursday during an unveiling on Vine Street in Northwest meant to highlight her administration’s $400 million investment into shoring up affordable housing.

A total of 145 students, faculty and staff at Georgetown University have reported symptoms for norovirus over the last two weeks, the school said in a Thursday statement.

The door is now open for demolition to begin at the McMillan Sand Filtration Plant, a key step forward for the tortured development — but, as ever, there is still uncertainty about what comes next.

The D.C. Council returns to session on Oct. 1, which coincidentally is also the first day of the 2022 fiscal year. (Happy New Fiscal Year, everyone!) And lawmakers are unlikely to ease slowly into their duties: as always, pending…

D.C. is hosting its second “Open Streets” event this Saturday to again showcase how streets can be used for something other than car traffic. The event will feature exercise classes, outdoor shopping, live music, clinics on bike safety,…