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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed tax increases on commercial property and large real estate transactions look increasingly likely to become law, even though Council Chairman Phil Mendelson…

For the first time, the D.C.-based Kennedy Center is giving its highest comedy honor to a District native. The center announced Tuesday that Dave Chappelle will receive the Mark Twain Prize for…

Byah!! A hometown hero will receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center.

Drivers for ride-hailing services are striking Wednesday in major cities across the country in response to Uber’s upcoming initial public stock offering. They’re calling for a $28 hourly wage — $17…

While reverse mortgages have regained favor in the housing market, a DC agency is aiming to make the mortgages less risky.

The Metro Board was slated to hold a closed session on Tuesday to discuss an ethics investigation into the board’s chair, Jack Evans. But now, that session has been postponed, reports WTOP, and…

A 30-year-old developer has grown his company with increasingly large projects across D.C., and now he is taking on his biggest one yet.

For the ninth year in a row, more tourists have visited Washington D.C. than ever before. The city attracted 21.9 million domestic visitors in 2018, according to Destination D.C., the city’s official…

Fresh off a wave of positive reviews for his first memoir, Notes From a Young Black Chef, and a nod at this year’s RAMMY Awards, chef Kwame Onwuachi’s good year continues: The chef of Kith & Kin…

Part of Rock Creek Parkway will be closed for all of Friday and Monday’s rush hours, as well as the weekend.

The Metro Board suddenly delayed any final action Tuesday on ethics issues facing Metro Board Chairman Jack Evans.

The D.C. agency in charge of regulating everything from businesses to construction projects has failed to consistently track or collect fines for violations its inspectors find. The problem is so…

Tony Lewis Jr., 38, is a community leader and the author of “Slugg: A Boy’s Life in the Age of Mass Incarceration,” in which he discusses growing up as the son of D.C. drug kingpin Tony Lewis. In his…

How many DC playgrounds have dangerous levels of lead or other chemicals? DC City Council is set to spend more than $800,000 to find out.

If it felt crowded on the Mall or other tourist hotspots last year, that’s because it was: 21.9 million people from around the country visited the District in 2018 and spent $7.8 billion — both…

Kwame Onwuachi, the D.C.-based chef behind Kith and Kin at The Wharf, is one of the most acclaimed young chefs in the country. Now he has a James Beard Award to prove it.

Kith and Kin's Kwame Onwuachi and Tom Cunanan of Bad Saint were both honored.

Eleven weeks ago, Ebonee Hill’s 12-year-old son was shot outside her family’s Northeast Washington apartment. After a long recovery, the sixth-grader was able to return to school, though he’s still…

One by one, the prospective charter school founders made their pitches.

D.C. police are investigating the discovery of a Tagg Magazine hanging from a rope in Adams Morgan as a suspected hate crime.