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The term “shadow delegation” conjures up all kinds of mental imagery — few, if any of it, pleasant. It sounds like the title of a bad Tom Clancy political thriller rip-off or a conspiracy theory.

Gentrification has dramatically transformed parts of D.C. over the past decade.

Five landscape architects unveiled proposals Wednesday to save the sinking Tidal Basin on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The plans run the gamut from a conservative approach to radical reimaginings.

The D.C. Public Schools system is well on its way toward undoing a gross insult to residents of the city. At the urging of the D.C. History and Justice Collective, and with support of students, alumni, D.C. Council member Mary M. Cheh…

Three openly gay candidates are running for seats on the D.C. Council and another three are running for seats on the city’s nine-member State Board of Education in an election on Nov. 3 with a record number of candidates competing for…

The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance announced on Sunday, Oct. 18, that it has revised its rating on LGBTQ issues for Statehood Green Party candidate Peter Bolton, who is one of four candidates running for the Ward 2 D.C. Council seat,…

The D.C. attorney general has sued Washington Hebrew Congregation, alleging that the synagogue’s preschool frequently ignored city laws designed to keep children safe amid accusations that a teacher sexually abused at least 15 toddlers and…

The D.C. government has been providing free groceries and meals since the start of the pandemic.

Workers at DC Holistic Wellness in Ward 7 unionized with UFCW Local 400

The oval of green space on East Capitol Street between RFK Stadium and the DC Armory is filling up with small white flags.

In a historic ceremony, conducted virtually on Oct. 16, D.C. Superior Court Associate Judge Anita Josey-Herring became the first African American woman to lead the court as chief judge.

The D.C. Council passed a bill Tuesday to change the name of the 300 block of 14th Place NE to honor a 24-year-old woman who grew up there and gave her life trying to protect the city.

A synagogue-operated preschool is accused of putting kids in danger by ignoring D.C.’s child safety laws in a lawsuit brought by the District’s attorney general.

D.C. workers on unemployment could soon see an extension of unemployment benefits.

A panel that mediates labor disputes in the District found that D.C. Public Schools violated city law by failing to collectively bargain with the Washington Teachers’ Union over plans for reopening schools. The preliminary ruling could…

Some D.C. ballots aren’t being counted because they’re not filled out right. How should voters be filling out their ballot to make sure it’s counted?

The Tidal Basin Ideas Lab asked five architecture firms to come up with new ideas for the area.

On Wednesday, a combination of non-profit organizations, companies, and design teams launched the Tidal Basin Ideas Lab, an online exhibit that presents new plans for building a more sustainable Tidal Basin.

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced Wednesday that he is suing Washington Hebrew Congregation, a synagogue that also operates a childcare center, for allegedly endangering children and violating local childcare laws.

Two more well-established D.C. restaurants have become victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.