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D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Sgt. Jessica Hawkins, who in March 2015 became the first transgender person to be named as supervisor of the department’s LGBT Liaison Unit, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant and assigned to a…

After about 150 years of being a beacon of spirituality and social justice in the Shaw community, Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ will be closing its doors because one of the city’s oldest African American congregations is…

During a news conference at Bancroft Elementary School in Northwest this month, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a third consecutive year of gains on the PARCC assessment, a measurement of college readiness in math and English that…

When it opened in 2011, the $18 million Tenley-Friendship Library was the crown jewel of the District’s crop of new public libraries. The Washington Post’s architecture critic hailed it at as “one of the best things for D.C. in decades.” It…

We need community-based solutions and partnerships to stem the tide of teacher shortages that lead to increased class sizes, uncertified teachers and teachers assigned outside their subject area. We are trying out a unique program we…

Everyone deserves a second chance. That includes the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which has the chance to reconsider its ruling that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority can ban the Catholic…

DISTRICT RESIDENTS can enjoy frozen yogurt at Menchie’s, fresh salads at Sweetgreen or craft beer at the Bruery Store — but not if they want to pay with cash. These establishments, along with many others in the city, have opted to only…

John Kelly’s Aug. 28 Metro column on the efforts of Southern segregationists to expand their reach into the D.C. area, “In the 1960s, a daring effort brought down a Maryland White Citizens’ Council,” noted that many Citizens Councils “had…

Ward 4 voters will head to the polls in 2018 not once, not twice, but three times. Or, at least that’s what we hope happens. In addition to the now-passed June 19th primary and the upcoming general election on November 6th, Ward 4 has a…

The D.C. government is working on plans to get rid of the biggest elephant under the city’s redevelopment tent and return the Washington Redskins to the nation’s capital.

Development in D.C. continues to move forward at a rapid pace, with cranes dotting the sky of the nation's capital. The construction wave is not slowing down, as developments move through the planning stages and prepare to break ground…

It was a cannon that caught Hattie Pierce’s eye nearly 40 years ago on a drive through Northeast DC. Joined by her husband, she was in search of a new home when they passed through the Fort Lincoln neighborhood.

In an email to members this week, Capital Bikeshare announced that it was updating its terms of service as of Sept. 5. But beneath the legalese was a brief preview of new bikes. “We have some exciting additions coming to the Capital…

The bulk of Providence Hospital's 12-member board of directors was abruptly fired last night via an email sent on behalf of the hospital's managing body, according to a copy of the email obtained by City Paper. 

The District’s 30-year-old Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, or TOPA, is designed to prevent tenants from being kicked out by landlords planning to sell their properties. It gives renters an opportunity to buy the properties with the…

The D.C. police top brass and leadership at the Fraternal Order of Police have reached a new collective bargaining agreement. This is the first contract that did not require impasse or arbitration since 2001, per Mayor Muriel Bowser's…

Last month, they showed up outside her house. But tomorrow, advocates for the homeless will go to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office at the John A. Wilson Building to demand that her administration pause demolition work on the campus of the…

Melissa Esposito walked two miles in the snow to get to her third prenatal appointment. It had been so hard to get a time with the doctor, she was scared to reschedule. Danielle Lloyd endured pregnancy in the food and maternal care desert…

The housing cooperative model is an attractive proposition for many in fast-developing Washington, which is experiencing one of the worst shortages in affordable housing in the country

In a city of monuments, the Franklin School is one of just 18 buildings with both its interior and exterior designated for historical protection — the highest level the city can bestow. It’s also a National Historic Landmark, a distinction…