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As a restaurateur, I know recipes are about balance. Touting only one ingredient is like using a soundbite to convey the whole picture. Executing an amazing dish requires the right mix of ingredients, plus mise en place, procedure,…

D.C. made it official Friday: Public schools in the District will start the new year Aug. 31 — either in-person or from home.

Saints of half-smokes be praised: The H Street location for the legendary Ben’s Chili Bowl is reopening with takeout and delivery during the pandemic.

Anna Hamilton held her younger sister Aleta as they made their way toward their mother’s casket, trying not to touch their faces while crying through surgical masks.

Twenty vote centers open across the District today for anyone who wants to cast an in-person ballot or drop off an absentee ballot for the city’s June 2 primary.

The novel coronavirus pandemic has significantly affected many aspects of daily life for D.C. residents. Students and teachers have been out of schools since the middle of March; restaurants and bars have had to close or reduce their…

The District’s ReOpen DC task force announced recommendations today to restart the economy as the growing rate of cases begins to slow. The plan includes details on D.C.’s vision for gradually returning the workforce, small businesses,…

Things have really changed in my house. Most days, I wake up at about 7 a.m. I get ready for the day by eating breakfast, brushing my teeth and putting on my clothes. Four days each week, I log into third grade. I mean, I log on to video…

When Wilson Roosevelt Jerman’s wife, Gladys, was dying of lupus in 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson sent steak and lobster to their rowhouse in Washington and asked his personal physicians to help treat her.

Serial entrepreneur Steve Salis may have made up his mind about moving Dupont Circle’s beloved Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe to a new, undisclosed location — but neighborhood boosters and business advocates say they’re not ready to…

Students in the nation’s capital should not return to full, in-person learning until there is a reliable vaccine or cure for the novel coronavirus, according to recommendations released Thursday by a group of advisers appointed by Mayor…

Fewer voters in areas east of the Anacostia River have requested absentee ballots for D.C.’s June 2 primary than in other parts of the city, raising concerns that either turnout will be low or that voters in low-income and predominantly…

So much depends upon how the city defines a bar.

When the Uptown Theatre in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Northwest D.C. closed in March, a group of fans launched a campaign to save its spot in local history by getting it designated as a city landmark.

Georgetown's infrastructural rehauls (and the expected return of the Glover Park Whole Foods) have been the big news in the neighborhood lately. There has also been increased attention given to transit accessibility, between the streetcar…

D.C. could begin a phased reopening May 29, if data continues to show improvements, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Thursday.

The advisory group Mayor Muriel Bowser convened to recommend how to reopen the city has released a four-phase approach that could take effect before the end of this month.

D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine said Thursday that the city had reached a $125,000 settlement with Greyhound Lines after suing the bus company over vehicles idling at Union Station.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday presented highly anticipated recommendations from a task force she commissioned to figure out how best to reopen the city amid the coronavirus crisis. Barring any major peaks in the number of COVID-19…

A group of advisers convened by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is suggesting a conservative four-phase process for reopening the city as the coronavirus outbreak becomes less severe — and that could begin as soon as May 29.