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A recent slowdown in the stream of buses bearing migrant asylum seekers to D.C. from the southwest border has paused talk about what Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) has called a “humanitarian crisis.” Don’t be misled. It is likely that many…

The music festival is celebrated annually at Chuck Brown Memorial Park to honor the D.C. legend

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Chuck Brown, and even today, his influence on the District lives on. The singer, guitarist and songwriter remains one of the city’s most recognizable figures — he’s seen on murals; he’s…

The D.C. author started writing the book ‘I Have a Choice’ before people across the country lost their right to choose

Two city residents decided to revive a century-old brand, Mt. Pleasant Club Whiskey

The District is modifying how it administers the monkeypox vaccine in an effort to stretch its limited supply.

Maurica Manyan, 25, was killed by a retired D.C. police lieutenant who was supposed to be training her in what witnesses described as a joke gone wrong.

The District on Saturday will resume giving second doses of the two-dose monkeypox vaccine regimen by using an intradermal injection technique that will stretch limited supplies of the vaccine.

Students and staff will be required to show proof of a negative coronavirus test before attending class, a measure first unveiled last school year

Ten years ago, understanding that the existing FBI headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue NW was rapidly deteriorating and its size and configuration could no longer serve the evolving needs of the agency, advocates for the demolition of the…

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Chuck Brown, and even today, his influence on the District lives on. The singer, guitarist and songwriter remains one of the city’s most recognizable figures — he’s seen on murals; he’s…

The family of a special police officer shot during an Aug. 4 training exercise at a D.C. library wants answers, and they’ve got lawyers on the case.

A D.C. Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Vincent Bernard Orange Sr., former president and CEO of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce, against the Washington Business Journal and one of its former reporters over defamation…

Family members of Maurica Manyan — the D.C. public library police officer who was fatally shot during a training earlier this month — are preparing to lay her to rest at a funeral this weekend. But they are nowhere near to finding closure,…

The team behind popular restaurants including Chez Billy Sud and El Rey is planning a new spot just steps from Audi Field, and a second closer to Nationals Park, as part of a larger ramp-up after a pandemic pause.

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced today that the city has reached a settlement of $2.54 million with Instacart. It will require the San Francisco-based online delivery company to pay the city $1.8 million to resolve claims of…

Grocery delivery service Instacart must pay D.C. $2.54 million to settle a 2020 lawsuit that alleged the company failed to pay required sales taxes and misled District consumers about its service fees over the span of two years, D.C.…

Instacart has settled a two-year-old lawsuit filed by the D.C. Office of the Attorney General for $2.54 million over what it alleged was misleading service fees and failure to pay sales taxes.

In honor of the Godfather of go-go music, Chuck Brown, D.C. is hosting a free festival featuring live music and giveaways for kids Saturday, Aug. 20.

Well, hello again, Local Opinions. Yep, it’s me again. You know, that lady who writes near the anniversary of being hit by a car? In the crosswalk with the walk light? At the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Good Hope Road…