2023

A D.C. Council proposal would establish pedestrian corridors starting in 2026, closing roads to cars for at least some hours each week

WASHINGTON (AP) — Though it’s no longer the homicide capital of the United States, the nation’s capital is witnessing a multiyear spike in the number of homicides but solving far fewer of them.

The District has doubled its number of traffic cameras this fall, and officials say plans include adding another 140 devices before the end of March as part of a large-scale modernization and expansion of the city’s automated traffic…

Weak code enforcement and high housing costs can strand families in the city’s rapid rehousing program in terrible living conditions

Water is flowing in the century-old Dupont Circle Fountain once again following the completion of a major rehabilitation project, the National Park Service shared in a post on X on Tuesday.

Free COVID-19 rapid tests are back and available for pick-up at D.C. Public Libraries again, just in time for Thanksgiving.

Weak government oversight allows property owners to evade rent control and unlawfully raise rents on working-class Washingtonians.

The high school students wrote books about climate change, extreme weather and grief

The DC Council voted unanimously yesterday to keep open an independent office that helps monitor conditions in facilities operated by the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.

Ward 2 community members and advocates for the unhoused say they’re disturbed by the sudden announcement this month that the D.C. government will delay the opening of a homeless shelter in the West End by six months.

One observer called the situation with the city’s Science Advisory Board a “shitshow” as the Bowser administration works to stamp out oversight and transparency of another critical public safety agency.

The Office of Police Complaints identified a pattern of White officers pulling Black people’s hair during minor stops, when the person was compliant, and when the officer was in no imminent danger.

The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to authorize Mayor Muriel Bowser to extend public emergencies on the opioid crisis and youth violence through Feb. 15.

The Southeast Library, near Eastern Market, will close on Jan. 4 for a multi-year, $33 million renovation that will modernize, expand, and restore parts of the historic library, one of the oldest in the DC Public Library system. The…

D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb (D) said Monday that the city has sued a home-renovation company that claims to increase home sale prices but traps District residents into financially devastating contracts.

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb has filed a lawsuit against Potomac, Maryland-based home renovation company Curbio, alleging it uses a fraudulent scheme that targets elderly and financially disadvantaged homeowners in the District.

It’s the AG’s second lawsuit in as many months against a real estate tech company.

For the past five years, Right Care, Right Now program redirects non-emergency calls to nurses who diagnose patients over the phone

The red neon sign was in place over the entrance and the shelves were neatly stocked with wines, whiskeys and vodkas. Sorab Dilawri was ready to launch his new liquor store on that corridor of D.C. cool known as H Street NE.

New signs designate Marion Barry Avenue through Southeast DC on the corridor previously known as Good Hope Road, and a community celebration in historic Anacostia on Saturday marked the occasion with go-go music and tributes to the former…