2021

Let’s say you live near a problem intersection in DC: one with rampant speeding, poor visibility, and drivers that don’t bother stopping for pedestrians. Maybe a few drivers have crashed there; maybe you’ve had to jump out of the way one…

As the DC Council Sub-Committee on Redistricting continues the city's redistricting process aimed at creating more population balance between DC's wards, three possible redistricting maps have been released for the public to consider.

The D.C. Council committee in charge of redistricting has released three maps that will influence how the panel redraws the borders of the city’s wards.

Metro is proposing a budget for next year that includes a slew of fare perks, continuing the transit agency’s attempts to draw in riders during a slow pandemic recovery process.

For the first time in nearly two decades, the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building is reopening to the public later this month — and it will give visitors a glimpse into the future.

Former D.C. Council member Vincent Orange wants to return to the District’s legislative body by reclaiming his old seat as the Ward 5 lawmaker and reminding voters of his experience and successes.

A political battle has erupted over two of the mayor's four nominees to the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Another 14th Street auto repair shop is destined for a new life.

Leaf collection starts on Monday in D.C. and Mayor Muriel Bowser is reminding locals that it also includes those pumpkins that were displayed on Halloween.

D.C. is preparing to vaccinate roughly 46,000 newly eligible children from the ages of 5 to 11, after the two-dose pediatric Pfizer vaccine was authorized by the FDA on Friday.

One might think the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities would be the city government’s agency least likely to be embroiled in the toxic issue of race. After all, the commission’s mandate is to engage and support District programs in…

Metrorail is adding seven more trains on Monday to its limited fleet, which Metro says will add service to the Silver Line and increase frequency for the Green Line.

Metro said Sunday it is putting dozens of older rail cars back in service following a derailment, and starting Monday morning, riders should see signs of improvement on the Silver and Green lines.

Animal control officers had to rescue a dog stuck in the mud at a D.C. park. Now, they are reminding owners to keep their dogs on leashes.

Annual tuition at Emerson Preparatory School was $29,000, yet Jackson Janney’s last year at the struggling private high school began in the basement of a downtown Washington hotel.

Since 2007, when the D.C. Council voted to give the mayor control over the public school system, there have been periodic attempts to claw back the historic reform. Past efforts have failed, but those who want to undermine mayoral control…