Opinion

I am fully prepared to entertain the argument that the persons who fired the weapons Wednesday night in Southeast D.C., which struck a vehicle multiple times and killed 15-month-old Carmelo Duncan, strapped in a car seat next to his…

Many D.C. families are struggling and need help during these unsettling days. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, nonprofits like ours were the hands and arms of D.C. government agencies; today, our work is more important than ever.

The D.C. Council on Tuesday passed a bill that provides scooter users the same protection as pedestrians, bicyclists and other “vulnerable users.”

THE D.C. POLICE department that Peter Newsham is departing as chief is mercifully far different from the one he joined 31 years ago. Once notorious for leading the nation in the number of people shot and killed by police, the department…

A couple days before Thanksgiving, John Wall and his John Wall Family Foundation crew posted up outside Henry’s Soul Café on Alabama Ave. in Southeast, a main drag through our city’s neediest section. They handed out Thanksgiving meals. At…

HERE’S WHAT happens to D.C.’s Metro system if Congress remains inert on a new pandemic relief package: the death of transit as we know it.

During a different decade, before I had this column or children or a single piece of non-Ikea furniture, I had a candid conversation with the Prince William County police chief.

Given the recent surge in coronavirus cases, the recent temporary closing of the Smithsonian museums is understandable, yet disappointing, to those of us who love our city’s free and diverse cultural institutions.

News that D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham is pulling up stakes and setting out for greener pastures in Northern Virginia should come as no surprise to anyone who has given thought to the state of public safety in the District of Columbia.…

From the addiction treatment clinic that he runs in Northwest Washington, Johnny Allem can sometimes see cars double-parked in front of a nearby liquor store. Customers come out hauling booze by the bag, the box, the case.

SPARE A thought this Thanksgiving week for Kazi Mannan, the polite, unfailingly compassionate owner of a no-frills Indian-Pakistani buffet restaurant a few blocks from the White House. Since he opened Sakina Halal Grill, in 2013, Mr.…

In the United States today, where you live often determines how long you live. Our Zip codes are more reliable predictors of our health outcomes than our genetic codes.

A friend wrote to me this week with a question on all of our minds: When will this all end?

The Washington region is built around theaters. They are anchor institutions across our neighborhoods, catalysts for restaurant booms and small business-filled blocks.

“GET GOING — do your job and don’t hold back!!!” So tweeted the president of the United States as violent encounters between his supporters and opponents broke out Saturday night on the streets of downtown D.C. Police did do their job, and…

THE EFFORT by Senate Republicans to hold onto majority control of the chamber — now accelerating into high gear with Georgia’s upcoming runoff elections for two Senate seats — has been larded with ominous warnings about the dangers of…

Years ago, I purchased my first home, a condo in a brand new high-rise in Washington, D.C. The building was sold as a “luxury boutique” property with all of the best amenities, appliances and finishes. As I and my fellow owners moved in,…

Black emerging adults, ages 18 to 25, though just 5.5 percent of D.C.’s population, account for the overwhelming majority of people with justice system involvement. Despite being only 1 in 18 residents, Black emerging adults account for 1…

By now many area residents have heard that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is facing a significant financial crisis. Because of low ridership in the coronavirus pandemic, its expected budget gap for fiscal 2021 is…

With all the emphasis on the presidential race, less emphasis has been given to the political impacts of the national elections on this region. Here we examine what this year’s election means for Virginia, Maryland and D.C.