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Last summer, when gay nightclub Town Danceboutique shuttered its doors, its patrons packed in for one last sweaty, nostalgic dance party — mourning the closing as the loss of a mainstay for D.C.'s LGBTQ community.

A Texas tourist dining at the Open City cafe at Washington National Cathedral complained recently after a server told her she didn’t appreciate the customer’s Trump 2020 campaign pin. Three days later, the server was fired.

The owners hope it will be the "crowning achievement of their careers."

Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh began day two of her 13th annual public school tour at Hardy Middle School. Since she began going on these tours during her first year in office, there has been a “sea change”.

Haymakers for Hope, a charity event to benefit cancer research, is making its District debut later this year.

Nearly half of all public school students in Washington, D.C. attend a charter school. But if a student shows up in D.C. in the winter or spring — or wants to transfer schools — the chance that they’ll end up at a charter school is…

WASHINGTON (WJLA) — On hot summer days in the District, public libraries are supposed to serve as cooling centers: a place people can go to seek refuge from the heat. But how can that happen if the cooling systems in those libraries aren't…

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - Two sources tell FOX 5 D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Dr. Lewis Ferebee told a small group of parents Tuesday that 30 percent of staff have background checks that are out of compliance.

MidCity is planning to add 300 apartments to a Mount Vernon Square site it has owned since the 1960s.

"The Warmth of Other Suns" puts today's global refugee crisis into historical context.

“Most residents don’t know that the ‘red flag’ law is a tool they can use.”

The District Department of Transportation this summer is attempting to make a dent in the number of roads that are in poor condition via an extensive repaving effort.

About 1 in every 15 miles driven in the District is in an Uber or Lyft, according to a study.

Plans for a new halfway house in Northeast Washington are unsettled less than 90 days before the city’s current facility is scheduled to close, alarming activists who say the District risks being left without reentry services for men…

For a frequent Metro commuter, moving a few stops down the line could mean hundreds of dollars saved in rent per month, new research suggests.

In the District, public libraries are designated as official cooling centers, meaning that people can go to seek refuge from the heat during dangerously hot weather. But the Rosedale Library in Northeast has closed repeatedly since…

Ward 2 candidate Jordan Grossman took in thousands from family members after getting some potentially bad advice from the Office of Campaign Finance.

More than a year after D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine filed a wage theft lawsuit against Turning Natural, the health food cafe has signed a settlement agreeing to pay more than $10,000 in back wages, grant retroactive sick leave to…

Turning Natural Inc., a chain of juice bars with three locations in the District and one in suburban Maryland, has agreed to pay more than $10,000 in back pay and a $5,000 penalty to settle a wage lawsuit filed against the company in July…

The campaign didn't land HQ2 in the District, but that doesn't mean it's without value, the city says.