December 2021

University officials say it has been helping descendants and a reconciliation fund will begin considering grant proposals this spring

Jewish mystical texts say God “looked into the Torah and created the world” and studying the Torah is a way of studying God’s mind. So why is it that Jewish study centers are filled almost exclusively with Orthodox men? That is the…

The return would ease a train shortage that has hobbled the region and frustrated transit riders for two months

New cases are up dramatically in the District, where the seven-day infection rate has more than doubled in the past week.

As D.C. moves closer to requiring students to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a report from the Council Office of Racial Equity (CORE), which examines legislation the council considers, found that such a mandate could exacerbate racial…

The area along Constitution Avenue including Federal Triangle is prone to flooding, as it was once a major low point and the location of Tiber Creek and the Washington Canal. Climate change is increasing the flooding concerns, and a host…

The passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) has the potential to transform the Greater Washington region from Baltimore to Richmond – if done right. The flipside: we could just as easily miss the proverbial boat. Working…

There are 19 more traffic cameras being set up in D.C. over the next three months, and the District Department of Transportation is warning residents that they have a month to get used to the new locations before the tickets start rolling…

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser on Thursday announced that the District will bolster its violence prevention and mitigation strategies after city homicides surpassed 200 for the first time since 2003.

Emergency legislation could reappear Dec. 21, the same day another encampment is scheduled for clearing.

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine on Thursday announced a first-in-the-nation bill to ban “algorithmic discrimination,” the practice of computer algorithms that discriminate against certain people who apply for jobs, seek a place to live,…

Metro says the 7000-series trains will return to service gradually instead of all at the same time, once approved to do so by the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled a plan Thursday to expand several safety programs in the district by adding more workers and money.

Austin, Texas-based Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will open its first location in the District on Friday.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a slew of expanded violence prevention efforts on Thursday, seeking to reduce gun violence as the city records its highest homicide count in 16 years.

David Krucoff, a commercial real estate agent who has made headlines in recent years as the city’s leading advocate for an alternate proposal to D.C. statehood, is challenging incumbent council member Mary M. Cheh (D) to represent Ward 3…

The notion that something, especially a location, “is almost another character” in a movie or book is a well-worn cliché. But in a city hungry for representation (on Capitol Hill, yes, but also in media that looks beyond federal…