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The campaign opposing Initiative 82, an upcoming ballot measure that would eliminate D.C.’s tipped wage, got a major fundraising boost from industry titans that include José Andrés’ ThinkFoodGroup, according to recent reports from D.C.’s…

In a city divided by race and class, D.C.’s Housing Authority is trying bridge the divide with a seemingly simple solution: Paying landlords competitive rates to house poor residents.

The Shrimp Boat, a well-known Ward 7 building that originally housed a popular seafood restaurant and has become a hub of other businesses over the years, is adding a Ledo Pizza, says owner Woundim Demissie. Now visitors can get chitlins,…

At the Phillips Collection, ‘Lou Stovall: The Museum Workshop’ spotlights a D.C. institution, founded in 1969, with a goal of art that was accessible to all

A half-dozen Republican senators have introduced a bill that would repeal D.C.’s requirement that any student over the age of 12 get a COVID-19 vaccine to be able to attend public school, calling the mandate “racist” and “highly…

A coalition of business and advocacy groups and government agencies has arrived at the next phase of the Georgetown Transit Enhancement to Metrorail Study on car-free transportation options between Georgetown and Metrorail services.

An outpouring of well-wishes and memories continue to come in ahead of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral next week. Several workers at Children’s National Hospital are remembering the monarch’s visit to the D.C. hospital in May 2007.

The D.C. auditor says “minimal progress” has been made on reforming the District's troubled emergency call system after an audit from last October, according to a follow-up audit by Federal Engineering, Inc.

Come November, D.C. voters will decide whether to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers through Initiative 82.

Mayor Muriel Bowser is marking the end of a lawsuit filed more than 30 years ago on behalf of children in D.C.’s foster care system.

Aryeh Wolf was installing solar panels in Southeast Washington on Aug. 10 when an assailant with a handgun shot him multiple times, killing the 25-year-old. On Aug. 24, students at the Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School in…

Chelsea Van Thof began calling for the barrier after her long-term partner, Peter Tripp, jumped from the William Howard Taft Bridge in April

After months of legal challenges and behind-the-scenes lobbying, D.C. residents in November will again vote on a controversial ballot initiative that would dramatically change how tipped workers in the District are paid.

The Office of the D.C. Auditor says efforts to fix longstanding problems in the Office of Unified Communications, which operates the 911 call center, have produced only “minimal progress.”

The family of a 9-year-old student who suffered deadly injuries outside a D.C. public charter school last year is suing the school and its security company.

Nine-year-old Kaidyn Green was hit by a driver last December outside KIPP DC school. He died this June after complications from the crash, which left him in a wheelchair, and now his family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the…

Kaidyn Green was struck by a driver in front of KIPP DC Honor Academy in December 2021 and later died. His mother says the school let him wander unsupervised before the crash.

The report from D.C. Auditor Kathleen Patterson comes as the Office of Unified Communications is under scrutiny for apparent mishaps

District Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) has repeatedly declared Washington a “sanctuary city,” driving home the point, in 2018, by denouncing the Trump administration’s policies, celebrating the city’s “diversity and inclusivity,” and…

On the heels of last week’s column on the rise of youth carjackings in D.C. came a Labor Day news conference by Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D), who drew a sharp focus on growing youth-involved crimes in her…