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Last week, the DC Council sent a letter to the Zoning Commission asking the body to amend the zoning code to permit short-term rentals in residential zones in DC. On Monday night, at a brief special public meeting, the Commission voted to…

Cynthia Brown-Thomas’s job requires her to rise before the sun. It pays a meager stipend of $2.65 an hour. An exhausting display of patience is a must. She credits the job with saving her life. The 64-year-old retiree, who has survived two…

For years, District leaders and advocates have considered ways to redevelop the D.C. Jail, a dilapidated facility in Hill East that houses hundreds of inmates awaiting trial or transfer to federal prisons around the country. But a feasible…

Contrary to their name, the white Chevrolets adorned with a pink, blue, and black logo that have appeared on D.C.'s streets in recent weeks aren't actually free (of cost) to move. Instead, the new fleet of Free2Move vehicles is the latest…

WASHINGTON — Incumbent At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman and challenger Dionne Reeder say the battle for the seat is not about Mayor Muriel Bowser. Earlier this month, Bowser endorsed Reeder in her race against Silverman, but each…

Republican DC Council candidate Michael Bekesha has been running a sort of balance-beam campaign in which he positions himself as a moderate, socially progressive “urban Republican” while continuing to work for the right-wing, pro-Trump…

"This is like my home. This is my local marathon. I couldn't ask for anything better."

Earlier this year, three veteran Washington sportswriters launched a subscription-based website with no venture capital funding, no outside backing and no idea whether it would succeed. Eight months later, their project will end, for a…

If you thought the debate over the tipped minimum wage in D.C. is over, you may have another thing coming. A group of activists is organizing an effort to call a public referendum on the D.C. Council bill passed this month that repealed…

Metro officials are seeking to institute a slew of changes in their upcoming budget to win back riders — including charging a flat $2 fare for subway trips taken on weekends, expanding the rush-hour window to include later times on weekday…

For the past year, Adrienne Lifton has been renting her Deanwood house on Airbnb, earning enough to pay the taxes and maintenance on property that has been in her family for three generations — while providing accommodations in a part of…

Over a year ago, dockless bicycles debuted in DC, welcoming in a handful of companies whose ubiquitous bikes drew the ire of many residents while offering an alternative to Capital Bikeshare. Now, with the conclusion of the pilot phase of…

The opening of The Wharf, Audi Field and other amenities in Southwest D.C. are turning the neighborhood into one of the most sought-after destinations for visitors and residents, a trend developers say is unprecedented in the city's…

As the stories go, almost a dozen specters haunt Old Stone House, including a violent one named George. Then there's the Halcyon House and the M Street Bridge. But are there any actual hauntings in Georgetown? Maybe. WTOP's Will Vitka…

Growing up in Pittsburgh, Miriam Rieger participated in youth activities at Tree of Life synagogue. Her father ran the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh for 24 years. Her friends from summer camp attend Tree of Life. Her brother and…

Last month, the Office of State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) informed Capitol Hill Cooperative Play School (CHCPS), a parent-run playgroup for 2-year-olds, that they would be shut down if they fail to comply with legal requirements…

WASHINGTON — Young people and local celebrities alike turned out Saturday to show off their tennis chops at the annual Heart to Heart Tennis Experience, a fundraiser which is held each year at the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center in…

WASHINGTON — In light of Saturday’s shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that killed 11 people, multiple groups throughout D.C. are holding vigils Sunday and Monday to mourn one of the deadliest attacks on Jewish people in U.S. history.

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Hundreds of people with different religious beliefs gathered in front of the White House Saturday evening for a candlelight vigil in honor of those who lost their lives in the synagogue shooting.

Firefighters were called to Metro stations at least 813 times for smoke- and fire-related incidents from January 2014 through December 2017 — calls that were most prevalent at stations along the western end of the Red Line, in the downtown…