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Here is a sampling of headlines from our editorials in 2015 and 2016, just before and as Paul J. Wiedefeld became general manager of Metro, the Washington area’s transit system:

The former Ward 5 councilmember dropped out of the race for his old seat and announced a run to join D.C.’s shadow delegation.

In spite of the omicron surge, the Washington Auto Show is getting underway.

Chef Nick Stefanelli and his Creative Food Group are nearly ready to take the wraps off their newest D.C. restaurant, Philotimo, after delays tied to the Covid-19 pandemic set back the full-service Greek restaurant's opening from its…

After a few years of thinking about a move, Salvation Army is poised to let go of its home on the West End.

As more D.C. property owners consider converting older office buildings to residential use, they're finding the city has a clear advantage — and also a clear setback.

The dramatic upswing in COVID-19 cases that briefly made our region the epicenter of the Omicron surge is now rapidly abating.

Tabatha Knight and Leslie Clark were leaving the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice in October 2019 when a staffer caught up with them.

Meet the people who keep the ordinary and extraordinary parts of D.C. running.

D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) recently announced an expanded surveillance program that includes targeted weekly testing for PK-3 and PK-4 students, extension of safe return protocols into April, the mailing of home test kits for close…

As the D.C. government inches closer to implementing paid COVID-19 leave for its employees, teachers union representatives continue to engage D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) officials in dialogue about how the rollout of that benefit would look…

Nurses in D.C. are demanding action to change their working conditions and improve safety for themselves and their patients. The District of Columbia Nurses Association (DCNA) joined registered nurses and members of National Nurses United…

So far, the D.C. mayoral race has turned into a referendum on the Bowser administration, especially as it relates to its stewardship of public schools during the pandemic and how it addresses District residents’ economic woes.

District officials announced on Jan. 13 a new $1.5 million pilot program that will give 132 expectant and new mothers who live in Wards 5, 7 and 8 cash for living expenses.

D.C. lawmakers are taking steps to stay competitive in recruiting and retaining city workers, unanimously passing a bill to extend paid leave on its first reading.

If the prospect of another winter storm heading for the region Thursday has you down, the Smithsonian National Zoo’s prehensile-tailed porcupine couple, Beatrix and Quillbur, have a big announcement to make that may warm your heart.

An Indigenous New Mexico woman has been named to lead the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.

The replacement of a bridge connecting pedestrians to several neighborhoods in Ward 7 is moving forward as the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) plans to hold a public meeting on the project.

D.C.’s paid leave program offers two months of paid leave for new parents, two weeks for prenatal leave, six weeks for family caregiving, and six weeks for personal medical leave.

D.C. officials Wednesday announced they are resuming paid coronavirus leave for city workers — a measure that comes as cases have surged in the region, leaving employees who test positive few options other than using their sick leave to…