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The city has a tentative deal for Giant to open a full-scale supermarket at Capitol Gateway Marketplace in Ward 7, where development plans stalled years ago after Walmart pulled out of plans to operate there.

Amid a flurry of announcements in the Ward 3 race, three current DC Council members said yesterday that they were endorsing Matt Frumin, with incumbent Mary Cheh having announced her support the night before.

With voters already casting ballots, two of the nine Democrats in the crowded field for the Ward 3 seat on the DC Council have dropped out of the race and are throwing their support elsewhere.

Initial figures show only one of the District's 40 early vote centers having hit triple digits for daily turnout so far.

The District's early voting centers opened today as the June 21 primary election draws closer.

A majority of the DC Council is now on record expressing support for transferring the RFK campus from the federal government but opposition to any NFL stadium on the site — regardless of how much the Washington Commanders were to throw…

With the DC Council poised to take a final vote this afternoon on how to redistrict the city's advisory neighborhood commissions, two legislators have proposed an amendment regarding a contentious matter of boundaries within Ward 3.

The DC Council may end up debating in some detail tomorrow how Ward 3's neighborhoods and commercial districts should be grouped into advisory neighborhood commissions.

Mayor Muriel Bowser today announced a summertime "202 for Peace" campaign to promote nonviolence.

Last night's televised debate brought added attention to the District's mayoral race, which pits two DC Council members against the two-term incumbent in the pivotal Democratic primary.

The National Park Service cleared a homeless encampment outside Union Station this morning, prompting familiar divisions among those who see such measures as necessary because of an imminent threat to public health and safety and others…

Today is the last day for registered DC voters to change their party affiliation in advance of the June 21 primary.

It's Memorial Day weekend, with the opening of DC's outdoor pools set for tomorrow. It's also an election year, and with the June 21 primary drawing closer, there are now only 25 days to the finish line for candidates seeking their party's…

Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration this morning announced the recipients of $6.8 million in grants to local entrepreneurs and small businesses.

The DC Council voted yesterday to approve the District's $19.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2023 after adding $20 million for payments to excluded workers ineligible for unemployment benefits, such as those in the informal economy and…

Ward 1 Council member Brianne Nadeau yesterday introduced emergency legislation to prevent price gouging on infant formula.

Back in February, Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh upended DC's local political season when she announced that she had decided to retire rather than go through with her reelection bid. Now she has announced Tricia Duncan as her favored…

Metro riders on two lines are slated to see relief from the additional service slowdown in effect this past week — and there's progress on getting at least some of the 7000-series cars back on the tracks.