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After losing her restaurant job in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Keitisha Bonhom, a single mother of two, could not pay her rent until she received her unemployment benefits in May. Even in the months prior to the pandemic,…

In an effort to phase out its use of motels as overflow shelters for families experiencing homelessness, the District will end its relationship with Quality Inn and Suites New York Avenue this month.

The Nationals Park-proximal residential pipeline continues to grow.

Fewer than 6 percent of District residents who have sought out antibody testing, hoping to find that their bodies carried proteins that could ward off the novel coronavirus, have tested positive for the antibodies.

In a city with some of the most glaring health disparities in the country, District officials were slow to help Black residents deal with the pandemic.

Beneath the feet of Abraham Lincoln and the bent knees of the formerly enslaved man depicted in the statue at the center of Lincoln Park, handwritten notes and protest signs have been pinned to the black fence that has for weeks encircled…

For two years, D.C. resident Dannielle Brown has been agitating for the truth. She has been dealing with the grief and uncertainty surrounding the death of her son Marquis Jaylen Brown, who officials say broke a window in his dorm room at…

“The psychological impact and the emotional impact of quarantining and just waiting for results is agonizing."

For Suzan Shown Harjo, 75, the prospect of ever seeing an end to the racially offensive name of Washington’s pro football team was slim to none. She had spent a decade as lead plaintiff in a lawsuit to change the name. But to no avail.

Black conservatives on Tuesday kicked off a campaign to save the Emancipation Memorial, the statue of Abraham Lincoln and freed slave Archer Alexander now under attack by Democrats and Black Lives Matter protesters in the District.

On Monday, the Zoning Commission unanimously voted to approve zoning text amendments that could enable more alley dwellings to be constructed in DC and more alley events from arts organizations. However, the commission would also like to…

Those who protect the legacy of the storied World War II African American pilot squadron are keeping the “Red Tails” name on the table for Dan Snyder and the NFL team to pick.

Sometimes it is not only important what you do, but how you do it.

Beach Drive in D.C.’s portion of Rock Creek Park will remain closed to cars through at least Phase Four of D.C.’s reopening, which could still be weeks away.

Part of Beach Drive in Northwest Washington’s Rock Creek Park will remain closed to vehicles as the District continues to reopen.

Sylvia Crews has worked in child care for more than 20 years. In the past five, she looked after nine children under the age of three at her home based-child care service, LTH Infants and Toddlers Center. But in mid-March, she decided to…

The D.C. Council on July 7 approved in a preliminary vote $2.7 million in funds for LGBTQ-related programs as part of the city’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget. The July 7 vote was the first of two votes required by the Council to approve the…

Broccoli City had to cancel its annual music festival due to the coronavirus pandemic.

D.C., Maryland and Virginia are among 18 jurisdictions suing the Trump administration over a rule that requires international students to leave the country or risk deportation if their universities stick to only virtual classes in the fall…

Even on a busy night at his Spaghetti Garden restaurant in the Adams Morgan neighborhood, Iraj Askarinam would answer a knock at the back door of his kitchen.