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Stories like this rarely end well. The ideal partner turns out to be a sophisticated scam artist, and a love-struck single is left not only broken-hearted — but broke.

After nine years, Dupont Circle’s annual Groundhog Day tradition is well established. Potomac Phil, the taxidermied groundhog “brother” of Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil, emerges before an early morning crowd at the circle’s fountain and…

Property values in D.C. continue to reach new heights, generating a windfall for District coffers, the city’s latest financial data show.

Even as the streetcar tunnel-turned-arts venue Dupont Underground faces an uncertain future, a new collaboration with a local arts event coordinator hopes to draw support for the space.

Similarly to the 14th Street and H Street corridors, Adams Morgan is another locale in the District where the residential pipeline is trending downward. Between an all-affordable development and a planned church conversion to create…

A new White House Historical Association initiative aims to bring the stories and experiences of the enslaved and free African Americans who built and worked at the White House and in surrounding neighborhoods to the historical forefront. …

Is the District waging a “war on cars?” The available evidence suggests the answer is absolutely. Drivers are struggling with fewer parking spaces, more speed cameras and the creation of bus-only lanes.

He may not move, but he still has a say on weather and politics.

“Don’t Cry, Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go)” was a popular song in the ‘50s.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says it’s been a long time coming for improvements to a major corridor that connects the District and Maryland.

In the historic black church where she worshiped, the late journalist Gwen Ifill was remembered with a new Black Heritage stamp in a ceremony this week featuring dignitaries of the church, politics and journalism.

The faces of the late NBA star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gigi could be added to the well-known mural outside Ben’s Chili Bowl in Northwest Washington after a community vote.

After a photo believed to have been taken last year of a D.C. Fire recruit class showed three white men making what looked like an “OK symbol” with their hands, an internal investigation found they were not aware the hand gesture is…

Relatives and friends of inmates at the D.C. jail have gone on Twitter and other social media seeking information behind the jail’s decision to temporarily bar visitors.

It's the biggest sports betting day of the year in the U.S. But even with Washington, D.C.'s rush to get in the game last summer, the District's sports betting program will miss out on all of the Super Bowl action. One insider values the…

Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick and his family have a unique New Year’s tradition.

Two decades ago, D.C. was barely emerging from a fiscal crisis that had left the city almost bankrupt and taken over by a federal Control Board. But the last few years have seen explosive growth that has swelled D.C.’s coffers, so much so…

The Library of Congress abandoned plans last year to showcase a mural-size photograph of demonstrators at the 2017 Women’s March in Washington because of concerns it would be perceived as critical of President Trump, according to emails…

The Central Detention Facility has restricted visitation and outdoor activity as its staff conducts searches for contraband.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser opened the application process for this summer’s youth employment program on Friday.