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Community support is gathering behind Save Shaw Middle School, a group advocating for DC to fulfill its previous commitments to create a new neighborhood middle school at 925 Rhode Island Ave. NW. The group’s Change.org petition…

Affordable housing, DC statehood, homelessness, education reform and reducing violent crime were key issues for many District officials during Wednesday’s swearing-in ceremony at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Mayor Muriel…

Editor's Note: Originally published on Jan. 4, this post has been updated with the new Feb. 13 deadline for public comment. The District is moving forward with plans to expand its network of protected bike lanes with three new routes…

A DC Council move might speed up construction of a new hospital in Southeast Washington on the site of St. Elizabeths. Current plans call for George Washington University Hospital to run the new facility, which the city intends to serve…

Four candidates are challenging incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton in the Nov. 6 midterm election as she seeks to continue her decades-long tenure as DC delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. Early voting began Monday at One Judiciary…

The owners of several Deanwood businesses filed a legal complaint this morning against Neighborhood Development Co., the company responsible for abruptly evicting them from their properties and padlocking their storefronts days later.…

Following a summer spike in overdoses from synthetic drugs, the DC Council voted unanimously today to approve emergency legislation to help law enforcement officers crack down on suppliers of the drugs. Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed the…

Paul Devrouax, the visionary African-American architect behind many landmark DC sites — including Nationals Park, the city convention center and the building that helped rejuvenate U Street NW — now has a street dedicated to his legacy.…