2021

As longtime African American residents of D.C., we find recent remarks from D.C. Council member Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3) on the D.C. Comprehensive Plan so deeply misguided as to be offensive.

The Arlington Memorial Bridge over the Potomac River is a new symbol of American possibility and infrastructure renewal.

When President Biden inked his signature onto the American Rescue Plan on Thursday, his administration not only marked its first legislative victory, but also provided a major boost for the nation’s social safety net.

DCist/WAMU has tracked the number of businesses that have permanently shuttered since the city reported its first coronavirus case last March: It's at least 235 brick-and-mortar stores so far.

The Catholic University of America is planning to return students to campus for in-person instruction during the coming fall semester, the school said Thursday.

One Georgetown Law professor was terminated and another placed on administrative leave following outcry over racist comments in a video posted online.

Here is a closer look at the plan to turn Metro’s nearly 50-year-old downtown D.C. headquarters building into a modern mini-metropolis.

We don’t typically celebrate CVS openings. The ubiquitous pharmacy-slash-grocer is barely worth a mention to be honest — there are roughly 270 of them across Greater Washington, after all.

Several Maryland counties announced complete or partial reopenings Thursday on the heels of Gov. Larry Hogan’s decision to fully lift capacity restrictions on most businesses, with Prince George’s County and Baltimore City moving more…

Bitty & Beau’s, a self-described “human rights movement disguised as a coffee shop,” is coming to Georgetown.

A Georgetown law professor was terminated and a second was placed on leave after a video clip showed a conversation between the pair that included what an official called “reprehensible” statements about Black students, officials said…

Drivers of D.C., be warned: The pandemic-induced reprieve in parking enforcement will be over one day soon.

The National Building Museum's board of trustees has tapped Aileen Fuchs to serve as its president and executive director following Chase Rynd's retirement after 17 years on the job.

For the third time, D.C.’s attorney general has filed a suit against the parent company of Washington Sports Club.

While the future of the Crummell School site remains in limbo, another residential development may be headed to the same Ivy City block.

Our education system is grappling with an unprecedented challenge for an entire generation of students. School closures as a result of the pandemic have led to massive learning loss and social disconnection — most acutely affecting our…

Pepé Diaz and his brother Kenny Gilmore started serving breakfast sandwiches and sweet tea at the Howard Deli on Georgia Ave. NW in 1988, when they took over the business.

In a typical D.C. springtime, the sidewalks of Georgetown would be packed two across with out-of-state tourists, parents visiting their D.C. college students, and shoppers popping into one of the dozens of retail shops lining M Street NW. …