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Beloved D.C. house band Granny and the Boys put on an impromptu stoop concert in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood last night.

The District is expanding sidewalks in five locations this week, adding more space for pedestrians in front of grocery stores and other businesses.

WASHINGTON (AP) — It started in late March with a self-professed high school “news junkie” and a lone 3D printer.

While downtown buildings have mostly emptied out amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the District’s largest private office tenant, WeWork, remains open for business. The New York City-based co-working giant is keeping all of its D.C. locations…

One patient was left alone in his hotel room for three days before anyone checked on him. Another opted to leave the hotel because she says she wasn’t receiving adequate care.

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine made moves Wednesday to oppose the prosecution of local gun cases in federal court, arguing that the policy undermines the District’s ability to try local cases in local court and disproportionately harms…

Can Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White live stream his way to a second term?

“Here’s a good opportunity to revisit a more equitable pay system because we can start all over.”

Advocates worry the pandemic might exacerbate gun violence.

Though many in the restaurant industry were turned down for loans through the Small Business Association's coronavirus-inspired Paycheck Protection Program, some in Greater Washington who were approved it will do little to help in the long…

Barney Shapiro, the owner of Tenleytown Trash in D.C., takes daily walks to help clear his head. He says he often sees signs that read, “Thank the nurses,” and “Thank the doctors.”

D.C. wants some of its essential health care workers at two hospitals to have a way to get home and to their jobs during the public health emergency.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic that has gripped the D.C. region, local landmark Ben’s Chili Bowl is fighting through it and adapting.

These days, for obvious reasons, a lot of people are eager to learn how Washingtonians got through the 1918 flu pandemic. Laura Brower Hagood’s new job is making sure people 100 years from now will understand how we got through this…

D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D) announced Wednesday that his office will oppose prosecuting local gun crimes in federal court.

Sharing space in a residential building can be awkward or frustrating even in the best of times. But as the coronavirus changes how we interact in public spaces everywhere, D.C.’s apartment dwellers are left to grapple with a series of…

Happy Wednesday. Freelancers, gig workers, independent contractors and people who are self-employed in DC will soon get access to unemployment benefits via the DC Department of Employment Services.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser expressed alarm Wednesday about the harsh impact of the novel coronavirus on the poor, sick and elderly in the nation’s capital, as officials reported 15 new fatalities — including several people who died…

Aaron Mak, a technology writer at Slate, had read reports of growing anti-China sentiment in the wake of the coronavirus’ global spread, and had been covering the subject some himself, but he hadn’t personally witnessed anything. But on…

Washingtonians are breathing the cleanest spring air they have in decades, a likely side effect of orders to stay at home during the ongoing coronavirus crisis, along with favorable weather, air quality experts say.