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Activists in Washington say the mayor’s proposed budget would worsen disinvestment in black communities.

DOES wants the Line to get its $46 million tax abatement anyway.

Ride-hail drivers in several cities around the country are supposed to be going on strike Wednesday as part of an effort to push Uber and Lyft to offer drivers more protections.

The growing number of people killed on D.C. roads could spur major changes to traffic laws, roadway and development design, and parking enforcement.

In the lobby of the new Spy Museum at L’Enfant Plaza, a diorama depicts a raggedy looking man in a loin cloth, perched atop a tree, staring out at an aerial drone hanging from the ceiling. And there, in a nutshell, is the essence of the…

Centuries of espionage, including its cloistered history, images and tradecraft, are set to go on display in D.C. on May 12.

Wednesday’s planned strike involving Uber and Lyft drivers around the nation and world isn’t expected to cause great disruptions in the D.C. area, but that could change, and contingency plans are in the works.

A major piece of legislation that aims to reduce traffic fatalities and reach the District’s Vision Zero goals reads like a laundry list — nearly 25 ideas from ban right turns on red everywhere to lower speed limits and putting more…

After closing its doors in Penn Quarter on New Year's Day, the International Spy Museum has returned with more than 7,000 new artifacts in a new 140,000-square-foot facility.

The D.C. Council’s health committee nixed a plan last Thursday that was supposed to expedite the construction of a new hospital in Ward 8.

Comedian Dave Chappelle will be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor this year, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed tax increases on commercial property and large real estate transactions look increasingly likely to become law, even though Council Chairman Phil Mendelson believes she’s used “misleading” tactics to…

For the first time, the D.C.-based Kennedy Center is giving its highest comedy honor to a District native. The center announced Tuesday that Dave Chappelle will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Byah!! A hometown hero will receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center.

Drivers for ride-hailing services are striking Wednesday in major cities across the country in response to Uber’s upcoming initial public stock offering. They’re calling for a $28 hourly wage — $17 after expenses — healthcare, paid time…

While reverse mortgages have regained favor in the housing market, a DC agency is aiming to make the mortgages less risky.

The Metro Board was slated to hold a closed session on Tuesday to discuss an ethics investigation into the board’s chair, Jack Evans. But now, that session has been postponed, reports WTOP, and replaced with a closed session for the Metro…

A 30-year-old developer has grown his company with increasingly large projects across D.C., and now he is taking on his biggest one yet.

For the ninth year in a row, more tourists have visited Washington D.C. than ever before. The city attracted 21.9 million domestic visitors in 2018, according to Destination D.C., the city’s official tourism and marketing office. That’s…

Fresh off a wave of positive reviews for his first memoir, Notes From a Young Black Chef, and a nod at this year’s RAMMY Awards, chef Kwame Onwuachi’s good year continues: The chef of Kith & Kin took home the rising star chef award at…