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In homeless encampments just blocks from Capitol Hill, the routine pretty much never changes. Those living in tents pitched beneath two railroad underpasses north of Union Station not only battle poverty, the pandemic and the weather; they…

The District will soon partner with CVS pharmacies to administer COVID-19 vaccines to teachers, school staff, child care workers, health care workers and residents 65 and older, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Wednesday.

Skyland Town Center will get an outpost of D.C. fried chicken sandwich favorite Roaming Rooster, local fast-casual chain &pizza, and several other quick-service restaurants in the next year and a half, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said…

Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto circulated legislation to limit the ban on rent increases, after the mayor’s group on the rent crisis couldn’t reach agreement on this issue.

A bright green truck painted with fruits and vegetables is hitting the road, stocked with fresh foods for Ward 8 families who only have one grocery store that serves 80,000 residents.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was all smiles at Wednesday’s “March Madness” event at the Washington Convention Center.

It’s been more than a year since D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) declared a public health crisis and closed school buildings to students. The past year has devastated our community in Anacostia. Still, at Thurgood Marshall Academy Public…

Keith Carr was not trying to spark a confrontation, much less a fistfight. The 38-year-old landlord was at one of three apartment buildings he owns on Longfellow Street in Northwest Washington’s Brightwood Park on Thursday afternoon.

The fenced perimeter around the Capitol shrank significantly this week.

Like museums around the world, the Smithsonian is preparing to reopen in a landscape fraught with uncertainty.

Plenty of states have had technical and other problems. But D.C. stands out amid a federal push for racial equity.

When Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser sat in a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Monday to discuss H.R. 51, a Democratic-backed bill that would grant statehood to the District, Republican opponents of the legislation often…

He was a living resource of NBA history and a bottomless reservoir of knowledge.

In Busboys and Poets owner Andy Shallal’s nineteenth update from Everest Base Camp, he issued his readers a warning: “If you were looking for a heroic story. This may be the end of the line for you. You will be disappointed. Go pick up the…

Since the last time UrbanTurf took a look at the residential pipeline in the AU Park and Tenleytown neighborhoods, the larger projects have continued to move forward while the remainder have slowed. Below, we catch up with the developments…

Georgetown University in D.C. unveiled its commencement plans for the class of 2021 — and while several events will be virtual because of coronavirus restrictions, there will be a few opportunities for in-person gatherings.

Both Georgia senators who handed Democrats Senate control now back admitting Washington, D.C., as the 51st state.

American University will make dorms a priority in its proposed 10-year development plan, a university official said Monday. That would keep students closer the Northwest D.C. campus as the school tries to allay some fears increasing…

The District Department of Transportation is ending one of its pandemic initiatives that had mixed reviews.

A lot of things have changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, including how D.C. residents use their streets. Now, city leaders are considering what changes to keep in place in the coming post-pandemic world.