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Last year, UrbanTurf reported on plans by the Ford's Theatre Society to expand and renovate a pair of buildings across the street from the historic theater. Now, the society is seeking zoning relief for the project.

The shootings of three people in recent days in the Shaw neighborhood, the latest a teenage girl wounded while tying her shoe outside a grocery store, have unnerved residents and prompted police to investigate whether the incidents are…

Everyone in the Lincoln Memorial thought the August summer storm was over. Tourists, who had earlier rushed up the memorial’s steps to take cover from the approaching storm, were exiting back to the Mall to resume their evening activities.…

Happy Monday. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson says that tomorrow he'll announce the ad hoc committee to review the law firm’s investigation into Council member Jack Evans …

While construction continues on the redevelopment of the 66-acre Walter Reed campus, the development team is looking to activate one of the site's historic buildings.

The SUV driver had pulled into the path of the motorcyclist near Fort Slocum Park

The Orange, Blue, and Silver lines are experiencing slower service today

Metro riders should expect major delays on the Blue, Orange and Silver lines Monday after two 3000-series trains collided overnight.

Developers in D.C. continue to seize on the demand for affordable senior housing, with the latest project planned in Congress Heights.

Metro said riders should expect significant delays all day on three of its rail lines — the Blue, Orange and Silver — after two trains collided early Monday morning near the Farragut West stop.

The Washington Metro is warning of delays and crowded conditions through Monday afternoon on the Orange, Blue and Silver lines after two trains collided between Foggy Bottom and Farragut West stations.

Under new proposed regulations, the city would have more dockless devices, but fewer vendors.

On a brisk Saturday afternoon, many people showed up to do something they normally can’t do on one of D.C.’s busiest roadways: walk, run, bike and roller blade without worrying about cars.

Jeremy Munro never set out to defend Metro’s honor. He has a nonconformist ethos that would never allow him to become a shill for a transit agency viewed by some as a necessary evil: convenient for a densely packed region but frustrating…

A D.C. Council member is proposing emergency legislation to prohibit the District from cooperating with federal immigration agencies.

A new memorial in D.C.’s Pershing Park will honor members of the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I.

LGBT activists on Wednesday hand-delivered a letter to all 13 members of the D.C. City Council signed by 72 LGBT and allied organizations calling on the Council to pass a bill that would decriminalize sex work in the nation’s capital…

After months of construction and shuttered doors, the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum in Southeast will reopen to the public on Oct. 13.

Voter Turnout, Engagement Priority for New Team

A District man who has spent 22 years in prison after being convicted of a murder when he was 16, and who caught the attention and support of reality-TV star Kim Kardashian West, was ordered released from prison Friday.