November 2021

D.C. is extending its walk-up vaccine clinics for children 5 to 11 years old who still need to receive their first dose, while also releasing a schedule for those seeking their second shot.

Sam the Barista is not pleased that his mayor gave him a new task at work, one that’s a lot harder than getting the foam just right on a cardamom latte.

With a group of Ballou High School students watching, the District’s mayor and police chief on Thursday relaunched a high school cadet program, with hopes of attracting a new generation of homegrown law enforcement officers.

Donohoe Cos. has its next D.C. development teed up: the overhaul of a Friendship Heights building it built 60 years ago.

Dozens of supporters of ranked-choice voting told the D.C. Council on Thursday that the novel system of electing officials — which was recently used for the Democratic primary in New York City — would help diversify the halls of power,…

Two weeks after the DC Council Sub-Committee on Redistricting released three hypothetical maps showing how DC's ward boundaries could be redrawn to compensate for recent population changes, the final map is up for approval.

Leaders are debating whether to adopt an electoral system in the District that has become increasingly popular in other cities: ranked-choice voting.

Two D.C. restaurants — Moon Rabbit at the Wharf and Oyster Oyster in Shaw — have been named to Esquire’s list of best new restaurants of in America this year, continuing a multi-year trend of local eateries rising to the top of prestigious…

With homicide up 13% this year, according to D.C. police data, the city is taking steps to encourage more young people to join the police force and invest in keeping their communities safe.

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) launched a new initiative Wednesday to allow people to experience exhibits from anywhere they want — as long as it has an internet connection.

Employers are buying boxed lunches, hot breakfasts, passed hors d'oeuvres, and decadent brunch spreads from local caterers.

As D.C. and the rest of the world went into lockdown in the spring of 2020, DCist and WAMU began following the stories of several local residents living through the pandemic. Now, more than year and a half later, they reflect on life…

A final proposal for redrawing D.C.’s ward boundaries would see fast-growing Navy Yard transferred to Ward 8 — the first time the ward will span both sides of the Anacostia River — while expanding Ward 7 further west into Capitol Hill.

Renovating Union Station, creating another passenger train bridge across the Potomac, repairing deficient bridges, improving the water quality in the Chesapeake Bay are just some of the items on the region’s to-do list after congress…

The D.C. Council’s Subcommittee on Redistricting publicly released its final map proposal Thursday, which is aimed at rebalancing the District’s population between the eight wards and introducing new proposed ward boundaries.

The new ‘Searchable Museum’ will bring a trove of artifacts, stories and images to the Internet.