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Traditionally, Iowa and New Hampshire lead off the presidential nominating contests. In 2004, however, the District of Columbia bucked that trend and went first. Why? To highlight our lack of full voting rights, self-determination,…

Stream Realty Partners plans to kick off a $20 million-plus renovation to the National Association of Broadcasters building near Dupont Circle once the NAB moves out for a new home near Nationals Park.

The affluent D.C. region has weathered the storm of retail closings better than many parts of the country, but the continued construction of new retail space as part of mixed-use developments has made the market more challenging for…

Nearly four years ago, we learned of plans were proposed to replace the Sweet Mango Café across the street from Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro station with 21 condos in a mixed-use building. Now, it seems those plans have been shelved.

If you’ve ever been for a hike in Rock Creek Park after a rainstorm, you probably know the smell.

D.C. officials are reportedly considering a compromise that would keep Metro running later but push back its opening by 30 minutes, according to a top Montgomery County transportation official.

Music that inspires resistance. Music sung at church or in temple. Music played at weddings and funerals. Music sung by activists around the world.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse reported in January that more than 130 people in the United States die every day due to an opioid overdose. Washington, D.C., ranks third in the country with the highest rates of overdose deaths,…

District Council member Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) last month sent a letter to the chief judge of the D.C. Superior Court asking him to amend the court’s juror nondiscrimination policy to include LGBT people in the jury selection process.

“THE LATE-NIGHT hours, I was not here when they first came into being. I did some research and saw that when they were put into being, David Gunn, who was the general manager . . . made the comment that this will be the demise of Metro. So…

D.C. leaders have hired Violence Interrupters to help fight the District's wave of violent crime. WUSA 9 looks at who is fighting to "Cure the Streets."

The bell at D.C.’s newest school will be ringing this fall.

In the early ’80s, my mother, younger sister and I went to live with my uncle Rev. Dr. James K. McCants where he presided in the church clergy house in Old Georgetown. What would become my address, 2902 O Street Northwest, was owned and…

See your options in neighborhoods like Capitol Hill and Eckington

A battle of wills is brewing between Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen and Mayor Muriel Bowser.

She has walked about 1,800 miles in those brown, desert boots.

After extended listening sessions — where acting schools chancellor Lewis Ferebee visited schools, parent groups and sat through hours of testimony in Council hearing — the chancellor announced some major changes within his upcoming budget…

The District has a number of people who are cool, smart and well-connected — and deeply in student debt.

The District Department of Transportation wants to make clear to drivers that the city’s bike lanes are not to be used for parking, or to pick up or drop off passengers; it also wants to leave no doubt about the rules for traffic…

In 2017, UrbanTurf took a closer look at the return on investment that small-scale developers can expect in DC when converting a single-family home into condominium units. Since then, home prices have steadily increased, as has the cost of…