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Posting photos of the cherry blossoms is a springtime tradition for both Washington newbies and longtime locals. Sure, it feels kind of basic, but those flowers are just calling to be photographed.…

On the day everything changed, Abigail Maslin sat on the front stoop of a Capitol Hill apartment building, watching her 21-month-old son play in the small yard while she dialed 911.

For five days last month, The Hip Hop Architecture Camp held its inaugural programming in the District. The program is the brainchild of Madison, Wisconsin-based architect and native Detroiter…

The D.C. official in charge of auditing government programs launched an unusual attack on the mayor’s proposed budget Monday, saying it is “not fiscally responsible” and could lead to the kind of…

Reported use-of-force incidents by D.C. police officers increased by 20 percent from 2017 to 2018, according to a report released this month by the Office of Police Complaints, which also found that…

If you haven’t been to Capitol Riverfront since the Washington Nationals 2018 season, you’re likely to notice a lot more restaurants, office buildings and condos.

Before Monday, most visitors to the National Museum of African American History and Culture were likely only familiar with the image of Harriet Tubman as an older, frail woman, as seen in the few…

Locals are happy to talk about their climate. Global warming? That's more complicated.

Officials are promoting funding for nonprofit groups in the region that could help implement a car-free event

There’s a promise of relief to at least some commuters who have faced wild rides bouncing off potholes or zigzagging around them the last few months.

On a mild afternoon in Washington, D.C., a makeshift stage has formed in the entryway of the District Architecture Center. Middle-schooler Iyana Benjamin adjusts the arms of her gold-rimmed, circular…

When the D.C. Council was set to vote on a bill legalizing sports betting late last year, Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) added a sweetener to ensure its passage: the majority of the tax revenue…

Saturday’s election is turning into a proxy war between supporters of Vince Gray and Yvette Alexander.

More than two years after the mass arrest of protesters at President Trump’s inauguration, two federal prosecutors walked into a D.C. courtroom earlier this month in a little-noticed hearing and told…

District planners have long envisioned how to redesign K Street NW — one of the city’s premier business addresses — from a sea of traffic to an iconic boulevard where buses breeze through the…

The future of the more than 120-year-old Foundry Branch Trolley Trestle, a streetcar bridge in Glover-Archbold Park in Northwest D.C. that has long been abandoned, remains uncertain.

When the children at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary in Southeast Washington left school on Friday, they had no idea what would happen there before their return on Monday.

Some kids on baseball and softball teams lacking big ticket sponsors for uniforms might feel self-conscious playing against teams in fancier duds. But, this year, 24 leagues in D.C. and Northern…

As the D.C. Council enacted reforms to reduce public corruption, federal prosecutors were probing whether its longest-serving member used his office for private gain.

If you have ever read a government resolution, you know they are written in a way no one speaks.