2021

Inside the Congress Heights Metro development sham that left a crime-plagued neighborhood in decay

A new beer garden has been pitched to activate a long dormant hotel site along Georgetown's main drag, UrbanTurf has learned.

The District is preparing to elect a representative for the 1,400 inmates being held at the D.C. jail — and the candidates are also behind bars, making it the first election of its kind.

When Lisa Mallory left her last job leading D.C.'s Department of Employment Services, Mayor Vincent Gray quickly praised two standout qualities she'd used to change the organization: management skills and big-picture thinking.

An Episcopal priest at the Lafayette Square protest a little over a year ago is speaking out against an internal report released on the violence used to clear the area.

The Pridemobile Parade cruised through several D.C. neighborhoods on Saturday, bringing with it a much-missed celebration for the region’s LGBTQ residents. This year’s festivities saw a thick crowd of people turn out since last year’s…

As the Washington region’s coronavirus vaccination efforts continue, public health officials are homing in on segments of the population slow to get the shot — such as law enforcement officers.

For Andie U., coming out to D.C.’s pride celebration on Saturday was special — and not just because it marked an in-person return to the exuberance of the day that was lost to the pandemic last year.

A jubilant crowd marched through downtown Washington Saturday to celebrate the return of Pride, flooding into Freedom Plaza shoulder to shoulder and mostly unmasked to mark a moment that felt to many like a milestone in the pandemic.

More Metro buses could soon be electric.

The air conditioning still hadn’t returned to her Southeast D.C. apartment building Thursday afternoon, forcing Tamicka Lewis and her young children to again seek refuge from the sweltering heat.

Repairs on Metro’s Red Line scheduled to start in July will involve round-the-clock single tracking and station closures that the transit agency said are expected to cause “significant impacts” for customers.

Veteran community activist to take new job workplace bias consultant

A proposal for a new tax on soda and other sugary drinks is off the table.

Hair a mess, clothes dirty, Len Williams felt seen.

Improving tunnel ventilation stems from a National Transportation Safety Board order in response to a smoke emergency at L’Enfant Plaza six years ago

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) wants the city to spend less money on police and nearly triple spending for an office dedicated to alternative justice programs and violence interruption, reflecting in part a push to address crime as a…

The National Park Service will hold a virtual public meeting next month to hear from the public on the future management of the part of Beach Drive that goes from Broad Branch Road Northwest to the Maryland border.