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What does it cost to advertise a city’s virtue? We’ll find out next week when the D.C. Council could set the bidding at $25 million or more with a well-intentioned but misguided plan to decriminalize fare evasion on Metro.

A woman gave birth to her baby girl in a car Thursday evening shortly before 7 p.m., when she and a male companion were driving to the hospital in the middle of downtown rush hour.

WASHINGTON — An effort to rename a portion of the street outside the Saudi Embassy “Jamal Khashoggi Way” has been put on hold after D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson decided not to consider the measure.

D.C. could welcome as many as a dozen operators of electric scooters and dockless bikes next year, up from six who are currently participating in a pilot program that runs until the end of 2018. That means the number of dockless vehicles on…

George Washington University said this week that the university opposes a contentious proposal to build a new 270-bed tower at its affiliated Foggy Bottom hospital, potentially jeopardizing a deal struck between George Washington University…

On Nov. 27, District of Columbia leaders broke ground on the Residences at St. Elizabeths East, providing high-quality affordable housing units to the Congress Heights neighborhood in Ward 8.

City lawmakers in the District of Columbia on Tuesday voted to advance a bill that would set a 100% renewable energy mandate by 2032 and require that all public transportation and privately owned fleet vehicles in the city be zero-emission…

Despite the unanimous support of the local Advisory Neighborhood Commission and Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans, the resolution to call the D.C. block where the Saudi embassy resides “Jamal Khashoggi Way” will not move forward at the D.C.…

Though it’s now technically possible to argue that purchasing your year-end gifts on Amazon amounts to buying local, ’tis the season to expand your horizons. Through the end of the year, Washington’s artisans will be selling at markets…

WASHINGTON — In addition to the ongoing Yellow Line shutdown, a major Green Line shutdown will disrupt Metro service this weekend.

There are close to 200 embassies and diplomatic missions in the District, though most Washingtonians don’t think about them unless they’re driving down Embassy Row or trying to park near a “diplomatic vehicles only” sign. But tell friends…

Almost a year ago, the District Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) published preliminary rules on enacting the District Opportunity to Purchase Act (DOPA). Now, weeks after the final rules were published, there is…

WASHINGTON — In a crucial step toward expanding train service for D.C.-area commuters and longer-distance travelers avoiding Interstate 95 traffic, the District Department of Transportation has chosen a preferred layout to double the number…

Sports betting is one step closer to becoming a reality in D.C.

The Washington Nationals, Monumental Sports and Entertainment, several major professional sports leagues, MGM, and daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel have joined together to get the D.C. Council to pass a bill that would…

The District of Columbia Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against local property management and real estate companies Evolve LLC and Evolve Property Management LLC alleging the companies “unlawfully discriminate against Section 8…

There’s still one more election left in D.C. this year, and the results could turn on the enthusiastic endorsement of D.C. literary royalty George Pelecanos.

This month, the D.C. Front Runners commemorated the 30th anniversary of their Memorial Grove by gathering about 40 volunteers to plant new trees.

He was a large, friendly dog best known in the world of social media for sticking his head out the window of his Adams Morgan home as people passed by.

WASHINGTON — A group in the District is sending an international message related to the murder of journalist and Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi.