Opinion

What was the most memorable part of your senior year of high school? Attending your last homecoming game? Applying to college? Prom?

At the Shipley Super Market in Southeast Washington, Crystal Dozier walked past a rack of potato chips and pork rinds. There were shelves of candy bars and cookies, but she ignored those, too. Long rows of sodas, beer and booze hardly…

Is the District waging a “war on cars?” The available evidence suggests the answer is absolutely. Drivers are struggling with fewer parking spaces, more speed cameras and the creation of bus-only lanes.

“Don’t Cry, Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go)” was a popular song in the ‘50s.

As elected officials from the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland, we are responsible for addressing the needs of our region in a coordinated way. A shortage of available, safe and affordable homes continues to be one of the most…

There was something pathetic, and yet somehow reassuring, about watching D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser “decide” to endorse former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for president.

Let’s say you invite me into your home.

If life were gentler, the call from Yaroslav Koporulin’s doctor would have come another day.

IT WOULD BE TRITE to force an Amazon metaphor onto the Washington Post in my first column just because they are both owned by the same rich guy. And for that reason, I will do it. The Washington Post is the media equivalent of Amazon’s…

It was 30 degrees on Wednesday night and David Putney said it was one of his best evenings in a long time.

In less than two months, the Supreme Court will hear its first abortion rights case since the confirmation of Justices Neil M. Gorsuch and Brett M. Kavanaugh. This case could be a major step in chipping away the protections of Roe v. Wade…

The news that a bobcat has been spotted in Washington inspires hope. The bobcat was photographed at night a few weeks ago while passing by a camera trap that had been set up to document the overabundance of feral house cats in the…

Maybe it’s the fact that Democratic presidential contenders are proposing gargantuan new government spending that in the case of Bernie Sanders on the extreme end would double the federal budget and increase outlays by a…

IN AN era of “fake news,” “alternative facts” and other assaults on the very idea of truth, you would expect the National Archives — devoted to the preservation of the nation’s history — to be at the forefront of those pushing back. “The…

The National Archives is one of the most imposing and beautiful buildings designed by architect John Russell Pope, who also created the West Building of the National Gallery of Art, the Jefferson Memorial and many of the finest houses,…

He was a titan of D.C. politics, the council member who championed business and helped a fiscally ruined city get out of the red tape and become a premiere American destination again. Jack Evans played many roles and was involved in many a…

District officials have touted increased test scores and rising enrollments as signs of improving schools. But, even though our schools have improved, we remain in an educational crisis.

Rock Creek Park runs from Lake Needwood in Maryland — where it is Rock Creek Regional Park — to downtown Washington, where it is a national park. It’s an oasis of forest and hiking paths and, of course, the creek itself, which runs through…

Washington Metropolitan High School is closing in May. But that didn't stop caring students from bringing hot food to the homeless being forced out of NoMa.

We’re proud to manage the iconic Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, the only federal building dedicated to both public and private use. As the official World Trade Center in Washington, D.C., the building features a…