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A draft federal spending bill unveiled by congressional leaders on Wednesday maintains a seven-year-old prohibition on D.C. legalizing recreational marijuana sales, again frustrating local efforts to…

A wide-open race to succeed Ward 3 council member Mary Cheh has produced a political frenzy in this sleepy neighborhood, with four residents of Palisades, in addition to a few not far away, running…

A federal appeals court panel has revived class action lawsuits against two major D.C. universities that seek tuition and fee refunds over campus closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A federal appeals court has revived a pair of lawsuits against George Washington and American universities seeking refunds after the schools switched to online learning and halted on-campus…

Six of the candidates registered for the June 21 Democratic primary appeared before hundreds of residents and virtually at the Ward 7 Democrats mayoral forum on March 5, expressing their views on…

In years past, DC Public Schools employees running for the State Board of Education had to officially leave the classroom by submitting a Declaration of Intent to Not Return .

DC Health released updated COVID-19 guidelines for schools Tuesday, recommending masks only when D.C. is experiencing high community transmission.

The District lifted its indoor mask mandate for schools Tuesday afternoon, giving the school system, charter schools, private schools and day-care facilities the option of whether to require masks on…

A Metro train nearly hit a group of workers late last year, and the transit agency is making changes to keep its employees safe.

D.C. Health lifted its indoor mask mandate for schools and childcare facilities on Tuesday, shifting the decision to require face coverings in schools – or not – to city education leaders.

It can be expensive to begin a family in D.C., where many insurance companies don’t cover fertility problems, but a bill is aimed at changing that.

On March 1, the DC Council unanimously passed the Eviction Record Sealing Authority Amendment Act of 2021. If it becomes law, the act will seal some eviction records, eliminating a major obstacle to…

Metro has set a date for the months-long closing of the Yellow Line crossing over the Potomac River and of a service shutdown south of Reagan National Airport.

Metro plans to replace its inspector general when his five-year contract is up in April, according to a document posted by the agency Tuesday.

Due to capital improvements scheduled to begin this year, Metro announced on Tuesday that service on the Yellow Line over the Potomac River will temporarily close beginning in September. The transit…

Urby, a co-living concept that has communities in and around New York City, is setting its sights on a D.C.-area expansion.

The Smithsonian Institution has made an agreement to return its full collection of Benin Kingdom Court Style artifacts to Nigeria, their original location before the 1897 British raid on Benin City.…

Metro’s board is not re-appointing Inspector General Geoff Cherrington. Board documents posted Tuesday say Cherrington’s five-year appointment is up and they plan to appoint his deputy, Rene Febles…

Helmed by Beverly Lindsay-Johnson, the recently launched website The Nation’s Capital Doo-Wop tells the story of Black D.C. rhythm and blues acts from the ’40s and ’50s.

When Mayor Muriel Bowser tapped Brenda Donald for Executive Director of D.C. Housing Authority (“DCHA”) in 2021, she needed someone politically astute with experience in dealing with troubled…