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Residents and visitors in need of a bathroom while out and about may find a bit of relief in the months ahead, thanks to an official effort to facilitate more public toilets in the District.

WASHINGTON -- Locals who live in Upper Northwest DC want DDOT to conduct a comprehensive study of potential changes to Connecticut Avenue NW.

Walking into the office of Josh Gibson, the communications director and public information officer for the D.C. Council, feels a bit like walking directly into his brain: When I visit in September, D.C. postcards, maps, photographs, pins,…

The outgoing director of the Department of General Services is a nominee, but at a Council hearing, activists claimed she lacks expertise to oversee energy utilities.

On the afternoon of Black Friday, the Trump administration stealthily rolled out the voluminous National Climate Assessment, which describes — region by region across the United States — how global warming is affecting our weather, our…

The D.C. Council is considering creating a separate office for deaf and hard-of-hearing residents because disability advocates say the city fails to provide qualified American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters.

Ever since José Andrés and his small nonprofit group took it upon themselves to feed hungry Puerto Ricans following the near-knockout punch of Hurricane Maria last year, the celebrity chef’s name has been whispered in talk about potential…

How alcohol, infighting, and a sexual harassment scandal turned the prince of DC dining into a pariah.

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington, DC, on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a local restaurant accusing the Trump International Hotel of having an unlawfully unfair advantage in attracting customers because of its ties to the…

A former D.C. Public Schools employee and her friend, a business owner, pleaded guilty Monday to a federal mail-fraud charge stemming from a bid-rigging scheme, authorities announced.

A local Advisory Neighborhood Commission is planning a vote on Wednesday for a resolution to designate the block of New Hampshire Avenue NW where the Saudi Arabian embassy sits as “Jamal Khashoggi Way,” after the journalist who U.S.…

Metro will stay open until 2 a.m. for those party animals that stay up past midnight for New Year’s Eve celebrations.

For the latest in adventurous urban living, look no further than the proposed development in Washington’s Dupont Circle neighborhood, where a builder plans to offer tenants the rare opportunity to reside underground.

At some point soon, as early as this week, the Council will vote on legislation for an education research collaborative—an independent research body that will conduct studies on the city’s public schools. The idea is to better determine how…

The former Fannie Mae headquarters will be renamed City Ridge as it undergoes a transformation into a mixed-use urban village, anchored by Wegmans’ first D.C. store.

Multifamily construction has continued at a rapid pace in recent years as the D.C. region looks to house its growing population. With Amazon now planning to create 25,000 new jobs over the next decade, significant housing development will…

Rigorous research on public education systems can be revelatory: Knowledge that researchers generate through their study of school data can change education practices, policies and schools. But to do so, researchers must be able to hold an…

The votes have been counted, the election certified, the incumbents returning to their seats. So what’s going on in Ward 4?

Four times a day, each and every weekday, a choreographed dance of the streets happens across the District. A number of lanes of traffic, and in some cases entire roadways, change direction for the duration of rush hour.