2021

Businesses have the right to set rules that are more strict than what the city or CDC says.

As coronavirus pandemic restrictions begin to lift, the D.C. Council is considering making it easier to resume evictions too — a suggestion that has caused an outcry among some legislators and advocates, and also has raised concerns among…

After being closed for six months, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is reopening to the public on Friday, May 21. The museum will be open between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Fridays through Tuesdays and requires free,…

If you’re looking to visit the National Museum of Women in the Arts, time is of the essence.

D.C. incarcerates a lot of Black people. If D.C. were a state, it would have the highest incarceration rate in the country — the same country that incarcerates more people than anywhere in the world. Although Black people make up less than…

The National Museum of Women in the Arts will close Aug. 9 for a two-year renovation that will add gallery space and an education studio, improve accessibility, and upgrade the mechanical systems in its historic building. The $66 million…

The Holocaust Memorial Museum is reopening to the public Monday. But there is reduced visitation, required face coverings, temperature checks, social distancing and other safety steps.

When Patterson Elementary in Southwest Washington reopened for in-person learning, about half of the 71 students who signed up were in classrooms those first days. Many of those absent lacked the required immunizations — including the…

Visitors stood in line at the National Museum of African American History and Culture Saturday, a moment many have waited months to experience. The museum is one of the handful of Smithsonian museums to welcome visitors back this week.

For a moment, on a recent evening, 12-year-old Elizabeth “Izzie” Sims isn’t focused on the hospital room around her.

Thousands of National Guard troops are set to leave their mission at the U.S. Capitol on May 23 following months of on and off deployments in the wake of the insurrection on Jan. 6. And there are now discussions in Congress about…

More than 100 MetroAccess reservation-takers and dispatchers went on strike Friday in a dispute with a Texas-based transportation provider over pay and working conditions.

Professors reported feeling blindsided by major decisions and a culture of distrust

The D.C. Police Union is planning to file a class grievance against the city after a cybergang leaked thousands of sensitive police documents in an extortion attempt.