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The first big lie of the Trump administration had to do with crowds and public space. The day after his Jan. 20, 2017 inauguration, Trump’s official spokesman cited incorrect numbers to back up the…

D.C. police are investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against a department chair at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Principal Sandi Logan informed parents Wednesday in a letter that the…

Lesbian businesswoman Dionne Reeder, who’s running as an independent for an at-large D.C. Council seat, received a rating of +7 from the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance, the same rating that GLAA…

WASHINGTON — D.C. residents can now access their vehicle registration card on their phones thanks to a new app. The D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles rolled out the app and Digital Vehicle…

After more than a year of legal challenges, the DC Court of Appeals ruled Thursday to uphold a local zoning board's approval of a plan to develop a homeless shelter in Ward 3. The decision paves the…

The District is searching for organizations to create and run urban farms at two locations in Kingman Park and Brightwood Park. Totaling more than 20,000 square feet, the parcels are currently vacant.…

Washington’s roster of Whole Foods expanded from four to five this morning, as the Amazon-owned grocer opened a new location in Navy Yard—its first-ever in Southeast DC. More than a grocery, the…

D.C. developers have spent years churning out homogeneous office buildings, maximizing the height under the city's zoning limit and creating all-glass exteriors to bring in light, but the latest…

There is a pattern of racial disparity in educational opportunity, attainment and school discipline practices in the Washington region, according to 2015-16 school year data recently released by the…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was more deeply involved than the White House has indicated in a decision to keep the FBI headquarters in D.C., according to new documents released Thursday by…

Yet more evidence has emerged that President Donald Trump was involved in the FBI's decision to scrap its original plan to find a different home for its new agency headquarters, instead opting to raze…

Try saying it — the Doritos March on Washington for Freedom. The Red Bull Rally for Refugee Rights! How about the Stayfree Protest for Women? All wrong. But that’s where we’re headed if yet another…

WASHINGTON — It’s rare for Congressional Cemetery to open its iron gates to visitors after dark. But for four days this month, the National Historic Landmark is doing just that — all for a little…

WASHINGTON — Nearly two years before he would begin his presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump arrived in Washington to show off his plans for a luxury hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue under a deal he had…

Applications from people vying to become D.C.’s first-ever nightlife director have been pouring into Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s office from across the country and around the world. Just weeks into the…

WASHINGTON — Across the Metro system, some tunnels are completely dark, which could make emergency evacuations difficult. Whack-a-mole efforts to contain water leaks are only partially making progress…

Ward 8 Council member Trayon White recently convened a State of the Ward Summit during which citizens from all corners of Southeast, not White, did most of the talking, making known their concerns…

Howard University has received $500,000 from the National Park Service (NPS) Foundation to implement handicap accessibility renovations at Founders Library. Eighteen institutions received a total of…

Meredith Kinner dashes across Rhode Island Avenue, Northeast, to perform a weekly ritual familiar to many D.C. residents — moving the car for street cleaning. It’s annoying and it can be hard to find…

If you ever wanted to go to a bar that serves pizza and hosts TEDTalks, this is probably your best opportunity. Local chain &pizza and event programmer Broccoli City are collaborating to open a…