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The annoying, high-pitched whoosh of hair dryers is being heard less often at Last Tangle in Washington. The popular 19th Street NW hair salon in the downtown Golden Triangle is normally busy seven days a week.

A real estate team that averages more than $100 million in luxury property sales annually and has sold some of the area's most well-known homes is moving from Washington Fine Properties to 7-year-old real estate upstart Compass Inc.

Let the wedding bells ring again in the District.

WASHINGTON — The DC Council on Tuesday tackled one of the odder side effects of the partial federal government shutdown, unanimously passing emergency legislation that makes it possible for couples who want to get married in the District of…

In a city of 700,000 that continues to grow, there's nowhere to go, some say, but up—as in, physically higher, by building increasingly dense and tall apartment complexes that would increase the District's housing supply. That would also,…

If the District wants to be first out of the gate to offer wagering on sports, it also needs to be the first to ensure the integrity of a system that’s certain to be prone to ripoffs

The local author opens up about getting beyond the denial, blame, and shame of being an under or unemployed professional when you ordinarily would be eyeing retirement.

A D.C. taxi driver of 28 years who goes by Mr. Paul reports that the government shutdown has cut his daily pay by about 75 percent. “It’s hard to believe that some days I come home with $26,” he says. “Before the shutdown, I would be…

Legislation taxing and regulating recreational marijuana will “soon” be introduced in D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday.

You might expect a transitory city like Washington, D.C., to have high teacher turnover rates, but the actual numbers are alarming. That’s bad news for students who miss out on the service of veteran educators, but it can also lead to…

The federal government’s latest partial shutdown is now the second longest in history and will likely break the 21 day record of the 1995 shutdown.

A year ago, the Forest City-led development team behind The Yards filed a one-year time extension for the portion of a planned-unit development (PUD) that would deliver a 16-screen movie theater. Now, plans for that movie theater may change…

Adele Robey knew she’d been burglarized as soon as she walked into the Anacostia Playhouse on the day after Christmas.

They’re on the front lines, talking and listening to those who might be close to pulling the trigger.

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday that she is nominating her current deputy chief of staff, Lindsey Parker, to serve as the city’s next chief technology officer.

A D.C. lawmaker wants to probe crime statistics, and he wants “snitches” to spill the beans.

Six people were killed over the weekend in the District during an unusual spate of violence at the start of the year.

But if the shutdown lasts for a few months, it could harm thousands of low-income residents

On the 18th day of the partial government shutdown, American University plans to host a free skills and management training session for affected federal workers.

MRP Realty recently began construction on the first phase of a project that will bring over 1,500 units to Rhode Island Avenue NE, and the developer has just landed a new partner.