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Five hours into a Thursday hearing on a controversial bill that would decriminalize the sex trade in the nation’s capital, D.C. Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) implored the crowd to settle down. He hammered his gavel. He called for…

D.C. leaders are considering legislation that would take criminal penalties off the table for those taking part in sex work in the District. But, in an emotional hearing at city hall Thursday, the majority of more than 180 witnesses…

A new project has turned unused emergency-call boxes into works of art

Peggy Robin may have expected this week to be like any other, but instead, she’s scrambling to deal with an unexpected crisis that could impact the thousands of people that have, in one way or another, come to rely on her on a daily basis.…

A Maryland man is suing the D.C. government for allegedly keeping him imprisoned at the D.C. Jail for 11 days after his legal release date. The U.S. Attorney for D.C., Jesse Liu, is also named in the suit.

The end of a Yahoo product could put several local DC forums in jeopardy.

Hispanic and Latino people make up the largest ethnic minority in the United States and their contributions to American history run deep -- including back to the Civil War and the Texas Revolution. So where's their Smithsonian museum?

Why do we have to spend our day proving to some rando we’ve never heard of that the District is actually home to 702,000 people, not all of whom wear pleated khakis and house massive amounts of steak for lunch?

The District says it’s protecting students, but a transparency group thinks the city is flouting the law.

In an open letter to Washington Informer readers, the newspaper’s publisher Denise Rolark Barnes said the publication’s intention isn’t to swamp them with clutter but to keep them and all D.C. residents informed.

After close to a decade of stops and starts, shovels will finally turn dirt on the redevelopment of the District’s Grimke School.

Musicians, activists, advocates, and scholars are energizing a movement to preserve and celebrate the music that makes the city.

About 45 people turned out Tuesday night at National City Christian Church in Thomas Circle for an LGBT Town Hall on Sex Work to discuss a bill pending before the D.C. Council that would decriminalize sex work between consenting adults in…

The Nationals might have been dominating the Southeast D.C. waterfront this week, but The Wharf in Southwest was home to some pretty heavy hitters of its own Monday and Tuesday: some parts of the cast of reality show “American Idol.”

In its 50-year history, the Washington Blade has covered news for the LGBT community that has reflected dramatic advances as well as struggles ranging from workplace discrimination and attempts at blackmail to the AIDS epidemic and the…

D.C. hotels, bars and restaurants will enjoy an economic boost from Washington’s first World Series in 86 years, but how big a boost will depend on whether visiting fans speak with a twang like Texans or squawk like New Yorkers.

For the first time since he operated one of the most profitable crack cocaine empires in the nation’s capital, former drug kingpin Rayful Edmond III on Wednesday apologized to District residents for the wave of addiction and violence he…

Convicted D.C. drug kingpin Rayful Edmond was in court Wednesday seeking a reduction in his life sentence.

The documents also highlight the close relationship between Digi's former CEO and Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans.

In two years, the District is set to host its third major sports league championship series — and reap millions of dollars as a result.