November 2021

The District is advancing a $35 million remake of a major commuter intersection that Washingtonians refer to as “Dave Thomas Circle” in tribute to the founder of Wendy’s, which once had a restaurant at the center of this thoroughfare.

Students in D.C. fell significantly behind last school year compared with pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from education group EmpowerK12.

The omakase den may finally draw sushi lovers who refused to step foot on the former President's property.

After a saga spanning years and including everything from purple prose from city officials to a skeptical arts commission and, of course, the drama of eminent domain, it’s finally here: There’s a new future on the horizon for the…

A hemmed-in territory surrounded by a sea of unbounded states.

The District has recorded its 199th homicide of the year, topping 2020’s tally with more than a month left to go in 2021. It’s the city’s single highest homicide count in 16 years.

Medically Necessary Foods Coverage Act of 2021 would require insurance companies to cover medically necessary food.

The Downtown D.C. Business Improvement District’s annual Downtown Holiday Market starts Nov. 19 and runs for five weeks through Dec. 23.

Not many public schools offer any kind of shop class anymore, and some students are missing out on early training that could spark an interest in carpentry and lead to a good-paying career as a result.

The District will lift its current mask mandate Nov. 22, removing the requirement for masks to be worn inside most businesses but retaining it for public transportation and some other public settings.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia will lift its indoor mask requirement starting next week, as local COVID-19 infection cases continue to trend downward.

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced D.C. will lift its current mask mandate next Monday, citing the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing most hospitalizations and deaths.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser will lift the District’s indoor mask mandate on Monday, she said during a briefing on Tuesday.

Starting next Monday, D.C. will no longer require mask-wearing in most business settings, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health director LaQuandra Nesbitt announced Tuesday.

Washington’s local mask mandate, one of the strictest in the nation since late July, will relax greatly beginning Monday, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced Tuesday.

Additional protected bicycle lanes have been added to the final plans for the massive reconfiguration project of one of D.C.’s most convoluted intersections.

The District is dropping the mask mandate in most indoor settings as of Monday, saying that the third wave of COVID-19 infections peaked locally in mid-September and has declined since then despite a recent plateau.

Elementary and middle school students in D.C. showed academic progress last school year despite remote learning — but growth rates were still far lower than before the pandemic, according to a study released Tuesday.