December 2021

Those attending the D.C. Auto Show at the end of January will be required to show proof of vaccination in accordance with the mayor’s new vaccine mandate, the show announced Tuesday.

As COVID-19 case counts continue to rise in the District and the region, DC Public Schools will require students and staff to test negative before returning to their classrooms next Wednesday.

All students and staff at D.C. Public Schools will have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test before they head back to classrooms next week, city officials said Wednesday.

The Smithsonian will close four of its smaller museums through Jan. 2 because of coronavirus-related staffing shortages in its security and facilities departments.

Four Smithsonian museums in D.C. will be closed Wednesday through Monday to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 infections among staff.

Funds will support scholarships for students at the only public university in the nation’s capital.

Still have some outstanding parking or traffic tickets in D.C.? Time is running out to pay them off penalty-free.

Officials are still struggling to meet the high demand for testing

The most recent uptick in positive cases across the Washington region has hit D.C. Fire and EMS particularly hard, causing staffing shortages and prompting reports of long shifts for some first responders and an absence of some fire…

Advocates fear those who had trouble applying and receiving funds through the flawed program will be evicted in the new year.

When D.C. resident David Fridie needed a rapid COVID-19 test this week, he didn’t scour supply-starved local pharmacies or try his luck online. Instead he just drove over to the Capitol View Neighborhood Library in Southeast D.C.

On the December afternoon that I visited the Brooks, the short-term family housing building in Ward 3 was home to 26 families. By evening, that number would be 25.

The owners of Roots 657 Cafe & Local Market in Leesburg plan to open a new restaurant in D.C.’s Ward 7, one that also provides space, resources and guidance to others looking to get into the food service business.

George Washington University has submitted plans to modify a residence hall on its Foggy Bottom campus to limit what are currently public-facing dining options to those for students only, a proposal that is part of the university's work to…

The Washington Informer has added subscribers and staff in an era when many local newspapers are struggling

The city has collected $93 million through a ticket amnesty program that ends this month, but millions of dollars in fines go unpaid

To Fred Brown, the sale of his grandmother's house was a big mistake.