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The District’s Office of Planning has released its New York Avenue NE Roadmap, which includes plans to improve infrastructure, civic facilities and provide new jobs.

The sound reached Daniel Adler first: a chorus of honks that seemed to be moving closer.

With mask mandates in the Washington region lifted for most settings and attitudes about social distancing more relaxed, health officials are cautiously monitoring the behavior of the latest subvariant of the coronavirus.

The General Services Administration on Friday confirmed that the lease on the Trump International Hotel can be transferred to an affiliate of Miami’s CGI Merchant Group, setting up its eventual rebranding as the District’s first Waldorf…

Indoor areas have been closed since the start of the pandemic.

The hotel, which was a center of controversy during Trump’s presidency, will become a Waldorf Astoria under the nearly completed deal

BA.2, the highly contagious omicron subvariant of COVID-19 driving yet another surge of cases in Europe, has reached D.C., a District health official said Friday.

The drowning of a grandfather of 17, who jumped into the Washington Channel more than 30 minutes after an initial 911 call, has prompted the District’s Office of Unified Communications to review procedures when Fire and EMS calls for help…

The DC Office of Planning (OP) is turning its attention to the New York Avenue corridor for a series of planning efforts intended to facilitate additional development and housing production with the goal of adding 33,000 new housing units…

Right on time, one of the two eggs in the Bald Eagle nest at D.C.’s National Arboretum began the hatching process.

A second egg is expected to follow any day now for the eagle pair known as Mr. P and Lotus

Bowser task force had suggested about 50 sites be renamed amid protests against racial injustice

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), passed in the wake of the Watergate scandal, is a crucial tool to hold government officials accountable. Under the law, anyone can ask any D.C. agency to disclose almost any documents. The purpose is…

As a former police officer with the D.C. police, I’ve seen the fallout of the “war on drugs” and tough-on-crime policies. I’ve seen firsthand the problems they cause in our communities, ranging from family destabilization to the heartbreak…

Some of Metro’s sidelined railcars might finally go back in service this summer, along with cheaper rail fares for late-night riders, under a new budget.

A proposed initiative that would let voters decide whether to eliminate the tipped wage in D.C. remains in limbo as election officials scramble to check whether it will qualify for the June 21 ballot. The initiative’s fate hangs on the…

Siroc Restaurant, an Italian place near McPherson Square in downtown D.C., used to have anywhere between 60 to 80 patrons for lunch on Fridays before COVID-19 hit. Despite the weather being unseasonably warm on this particular Friday in…

The Tidal Basin gets a lot of attention for a certain tree species that has showy blossoms this time of year. But few of the thousands of tourists who descend on the Tidal Basin each spring appreciate it for the marvel of 19th century…

The greater Washington region is slated to receive at least $18 billion for roads and transit over five years

Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson finished her testimony Wednesday in confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. If confirmed in April, Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court…