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D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced Thursday that she would nominate a Philadelphia school official who oversaw that city’s sprawling charter sector to serve as the District’s state superintendent of education — one of D.C.’s top…

WASHINGTON, DC — A fireworks celebration that was hosted last July by the Republican National Convention and that took place at the prompting of then-President Donald Trump caused more than $42,000 damage at the National Mall, according to…

The key to getting workers back into downtown D.C. and revitalizing the economy is through child care, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday.

Mayor Bowser took three hours worth of questions from councilmembers who are eager to get their own ideas into the budget.

Weeks after the National Zoo reopened following the latest six-month pandemic closure, the union representing its police officers says it should be closed again because there are too few officers to ensure safety.

For now, the head of D.C.’s public housing agency is out of a job. But someday, Tyrone Garrett believes his tenure heading up the D.C. Housing Authority will be vindicated.

With the lyrics of Britney Spears’s pop songs soon to fill an esteemed D.C. theater built for Shakespeare’s soliloquies, what can we expect next? Serious drama on the jumbotron at Nationals Park?

Over the last year, the 1,400 people held at the D.C. Jail have weathered a 23-hour daily lockdown and complaints about conditions ranging from access to education to where transgender inmates are housed. When the men and women who live in…

Thousands of National Guard troops are gone, but nearly five months after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, fencing still blocks the public from the grounds surrounding the iconic building.

As George Washington wrapped up his presidency, he picked up another endeavor, perhaps a bit less noble but just as thrilling: making top-notch booze.

Over the past few years the challenges of revamping Union Station into a multi-modal transit hub had been all over the regional news. But with a devout train rider as president, and federal push for more efficient transportation and…

Veteran choir soldiers undeterred through pandemic with Zoom rehearsals

For the past few years, Helena Fábryová rented kayak gear whenever she was on vacation.

City State Brewing Company will open to the public Friday, several months after originally planned, because of pandemic-related delays.

Two vintage yachts start private tours on the Potomac River this month, and the owners have partnered with Chef Bin Lu, formerly of Bourbon Steak, Cityzen and Pineapple & Pearls, to develop the onboard menus.

While some industries are seeing more of a post-pandemic rebound than others, Metro is still seeing only a fraction of the riders it used to before everything went upside down last year.

Metro officials are pitching lower fares and more frequent all-day service as two initiatives to lure riders back to the system this fall and meet the needs of current ridership. The transit agency’s board had requested a top-to-bottom…

‘Thrilled to focus programs where needed the most’

Capitol riots delayed implementation

Staff members at the transit agency have offered up several suggestions on directions Metro could take