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As talks over another stimulus package continue to stall on Capitol Hill, the District is rolling out more financial aid to local businesses that have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

Former investigator says systemic failures in DCRA agency contributed to their deaths

A friend wrote to me this week with a question on all of our minds: When will this all end?

As the coronavirus caseload rises to record levels across the region and the nation, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says to expect new restrictions on activities “soon.”

Despite years of disruptive maintenance that has cost the city millions of dollars and forced some families to temporarily relocate from their homes, the D.C. Housing Authority has failed to rectify lead paint hazards in many of its public…

The Washington Teachers’ Union has refused to sign a tentative agreement with D.C. Public Schools to reopen classrooms for in-person instruction.

The Washington Teachers’ Union has rejected an agreement with D.C. Public Schools over reopening campuses, creating another setback for the school system as it tries to bring students back to physical classrooms.

The D.C. government has launched a new program that will allocate $100 million in grant funding to local businesses, a fresh injection of cash officials hope will help carry the city’s hardest-hit industries through the coronavirus…

The Kennedy Center announced Wednesday that it is canceling all performances through at least April 25, 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

District officials will send out another $100 million in grants to businesses hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, the city’s largest effort to prop up struggling retailers and restaurants since an initial round of cash assistance this…

The Kennedy Center is canceling all scheduled live performances through April 25 as well as next summer’s slate of Broadway touring shows, pushing its pandemic-related closure into a second year, officials announced Wednesday. The annual…

AFSCME Local 1959 president Corey Upchurch, who represents about 900 bus drivers and attendants in D.C., has spent weeks in a holding pattern, watching as local plans for school reopening shift.

In its ongoing efforts toward transparency, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) is giving the public an easy way to check up on housing violations.

Matchbox Food Group, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August, has emerged from reorganization under new ownership and with plans to open new locations.

After D.C. Police logged more than $40 million in overtime in recent months to staff protests and civil unrest, the D.C. Council passed emergency legislation Tuesday to get a better handle on the costs.

"I’m taking it not just for myself. It’s for others," Councilmember Mary Cheh said. "This is something we have to do collectively to defeat this thing."

When Christina Henderson managed to win an at-large seat on the D.C. Council earlier this month, business groups and progressive advocates both rushed to claim victory.

Renters in D.C. can now see whether landlords at prospective properties have outstanding or unaddressed housing violations.

As colder weather approaches and D.C.’s coronavirus cases increase, some of Petworth’s favorite restaurants are preparing for whatever the winter weather holds.

D.C. business owners are eyeing the possibility of another lockdown as COVID-19 cases surge across the country. But they don’t know if their businesses can sustain another closure.