Opinion

The Barclay, a 56-unit rent controlled apartment building near Dupont Circle, was sold three times in the last 20 years—most recently in 2021. I wanted to see if and how tenants used the District’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA)…

The kids have been saying it throughout the pandemic: They’re not okay.

D.C. public schools were in disrepair. Textbooks took forever to move from warehouses to classrooms. New teachers’ paychecks got lost in the system, and daily student attendance went largely untracked. There was no uniform curriculum and…

It was the topic of conversation everywhere I stopped Monday morning: Team Chris? Or Team Will?

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), passed in the wake of the Watergate scandal, is a crucial tool to hold government officials accountable. Under the law, anyone can ask any D.C. agency to disclose almost any documents. The purpose is…

As a former police officer with the D.C. police, I’ve seen the fallout of the “war on drugs” and tough-on-crime policies. I’ve seen firsthand the problems they cause in our communities, ranging from family destabilization to the heartbreak…

Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder’s hopes of triggering an interregional bidding war for the right to host the team’s next stadium is encountering stiff head winds — unsurprisingly. A football franchise, even one with a history as…

Seated in a classroom, three and four to a table, the children were having their palates tuned for a lifetime of healthful eating. A cart was rolled in, and farm-fresh fruits and veggies were served along with whole-wheat pasta and rice.

The shootings occurred over a span of nine days this month in cities 225 miles apart. The victims were homeless men. Five were shot, and two of them — one in D.C. and one in New York City — died.

So far, Ken Woodward has walked more than 1,900 miles and spoken with more than 1,220 people. He’s also been thanked, ignored and threatened.

Thus far, no blood has been shed. There has been no loss of life or property. No bombs have been found.

We are volunteers who led teams from two very different congregations to walk our very different D.C. neighborhoods with a gas leak detector. We were alarmed to discover a common threat: Methane is leaking all over our communities, coming…

The adage is that “nature finds a way.” However, when it comes to the healing of many of this country’s great rivers, such as the Potomac River, nature needs our help to repair the damage we have done.

During his 45 years at Channel 9 in D.C., Bruce Johnson became one of the most respected and highest-paid TV news reporters in the country. By the time he retired in 2020, he’d won 22 Emmys, among other honors, and even had his likeness…

In his years without a home, Gregory Hammett has fought off heat, cold, wind, ice, rain, snow, rats, insects, hunger, riots and robbers.

In a rare ruling — one believed to be a first for the D.C. police department — the death of Officer Jeffrey L. Smith, who died by suicide in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, has been classified as a…

Four homicides in three months have involved child witnesses. In one, a man was shot as he held his 5-year-old’s hand.

As a mom living on Capitol Hill, I have been alarmed by recent reports of carjackings taking place nearby — sometimes committed by children. Those reports also trigger memories of being robbed at gunpoint in D.C. more than 15 years ago.…

There’s good news and bad news about the D.C. transit system, whose robust recovery from the pandemic is a prerequisite for the region’s own revival. Unfortunately, the bad news about Metro is far more consequential — and regional leaders…

“What’s the difference between Jeff Bezos and me?” For some time now, I’ve asked people that question when discussing the book business, which Bezos and I are both in.