2021

I learned a great deal from an important new book from Georgetown University Press called “Between Freedom and Equality: The History of an African American Family in Washington, D.C.” But the biggest impression came from a page with hardly…

On Tuesday the D.C. Council wrapped up the city’s 2022 budget, unanimously finalizing a spending plan fueled by federal aid and a tax increase on wealthy residents that city officials have called “historic” and “transformative.”

The DC Council has concluded its summertime budget season, taking its final votes Tuesday on the District's $17.5 billion financial plan for fiscal year 2022.

The owner and operator of some of the most popular entertainment venues around Greater Washington is implementing a vaccination policy for people to attend shows.

A D.C. health club, VIDA Fitness, is implementing a “proof of vaccination” requirement — and the club’s founder tells WTOP some members have asked what took so long.

The District’s comments signal doubts that the train line would be a good fit, but don’t take a stance on the project

The troubled D.C. crime lab is getting another probing: This time by the Office of the D.C. Auditor, which will review how the Department of Forensic Sciences responded over the past year to complaints of errors and misconduct in its…

The operator of the D.C.-area’s most prominent venues said guests would need to be fully vaccinated or provide a negative COVID-19 test to be allowed to attend its shows.

The D.C. schools chancellor is offering parents a better idea of what to expect when it comes to social distancing and quarantining when class starts Aug. 30.

At the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, equity in arts funding has been the subject of sometimes bitter debate for more than a year. But the 18-member commission hasn’t given up. The racial reckoning over support for, say, D.C.…

ThinkFoodGroup's restaurants in the region include Jaleo, Zaytinya, China Chilcano, and Spanish Diner.

Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke publicly Tuesday about the viral video that showed a D.C. police officer repeatedly punching a man as other officers tried to handcuff him in Southeast.

A new baseball field is coming to Washington Highlands in Ward 8 next spring, city officials announced on Tuesday, rounding out a larger development project that’s going to include an indoor recreation center, a football field, a…

The District is offering gift cards and AirPods to incentivize 12- to 17-year-olds to get the vaccine.

The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted the final pieces of the city's $17.5 billion fiscal year 2022 budget, setting aside record-breaking investments for housing programs, raising taxes on the wealthiest residents and making key…

The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday includes billions of dollars that could lead to long-term improvements for commuters in Virginia, Maryland and D.C.