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At El Rey, a buzzing Mexican taqueria and bar in Northwest Washington, a bouncer planted outside on Saturday night asked the line of customers on U Street to show their vaccination cards. It was the first time staff had asked for the…

Nate Fleming, a candidate for a D.C. Council seat, reported that he was carjacked Saturday at a gas station in Northeast Washington.

As COVID cases surge in the area, activists plan a protest in Washington, D.C., against vaccine mandates and other COVID-related restrictions.

Restaurants, fitness centers and other indoor businesses in the District Saturday began requiring patrons to show proof of vaccination, the first day of a mandate in the nation’s capital that is geared toward curbing the latest surge of…

As Sarah Bryant headed into the E street Cinema on Saturday to catch a matinee of “Drive My Car,” theater workers greeted her near the door, asking to see her COVID vaccine card and ID. Once cleared, she and other moviegoers got a neon…

Scores of D.C. Public School students go to school every day without the glasses they need. A new effort plans to remedy that by providing low-income students with vision screenings, eye exams and if needed, eyeglasses — all free of…

Paid COVID-19 leave is on the way for D.C. workers.

Last week in this space, Answer Man hammered out the story of Naylor Road SE and the family that gave it its name. The Naylors who ran a ferry across the Eastern Branch (i.e., the Anacostia River) and owned farmland nearby were descended…

Potomac Riverkeeper Network says the New Year’s Day discharge blackened water and stained rocks

The fast-spreading variant has thrown transit agencies into crisis as they try to fill shifts and keep routes operating

Smithsonian museums in the D.C. area and the National Zoo will shift to a new schedule on Tuesday until further notice.

Between 3 and 4 p.m. on Monday, when the National Museum of African American History and Culture was supposed to be closed, security personnel say an unidentified man walked in through an exit-only door, bypassing metal detectors and…

Regina Greene’s 22-year-old son has been detained in the D.C. Jail since October. For the past few weeks, she says, he has been coughing when they speak on the phone.

On Monday, Winter Restaurant Week will kick off in the nation’s capital, but when diners show up, they’ll need more than a credit card to enjoy their meal — they’ll also need to show proof of vaccination.

The District’s infrastructure, specifically its bridges, will be the beneficiary in millions of federal dollars from the passage of President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

A few weeks ago, I took a fairly lengthy early-morning Metro ride to run an errand. The bright lights on the 3000 series train felt incessant, and I struggled to hear the conductor’s garbled announcements. By the time I got home, I had a…

The last day of business at the H Street Corridor spot is January 23.

The District is losing another restaurant institution with this weekend’s closing of Cafe Mozart.

Elissa Silverman’s bill aims to remove barriers to help with unemployment claims.

Rule goes into effect Saturday for customers at restaurants. bars, gyms, concert venues and more