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“Melvin was so instrumental in bringing an enlightenment about African culture to the DMV that if you were to draw a picture, his rays would ultimately surround the whole area.”

Millions of people across D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia are under flood warnings through Saturday, with some areas reporting two to four feet of coastal flooding. It is some of the worst…

When D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) ran for reelection in 2018, she faced only nominal opposition. She breezed to victory with more than 75 percent of the vote in both the critical Democratic…

A foreign investor has acquired a healthy stake in 655 New York Ave. NW, two years after Douglas Development Corp. and Brookfield Properties (NYSE: BAM) partnered to complete the massive mixed-use…

For the past few years, it seems like there's constantly a development or three in the DC-area pipeline that includes a "woonerf", or a curbless, multi-modal street meant to encourage pedestrian…

Local health officials have released plans to vaccinate 5 to 11 year olds in D.C. and Montgomery County once federal officials grant final approval to do so.

The D.C. Council is set to consider new legislation that would allow the city to significantly ramp up enforcement against the growing number of stores and delivery services that “gift” marijuana,…

There’s no fool like an old fool. And when it comes to fighting for our equal rights, it seems we are slow learners.

The worst of Friday’s storm is expected to come around 10 a.m. and last through Friday evening as heavy rains and wind could bring the area’s worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel in 2003, the…

Last year, Simeon Deskins received a Facebook message from a retired D.C. police officer. William Ritchie, who also is a genealogy buff, was trying to track down descendants of a man who was among…

A bright yellow mural declaring “BLACK LIVES MATTER” has been permanently painted on the main roadway leading to the White House, and work to redesign the surrounding street to accommodate a…

Nicole Johnson looked at her reflection in a mirror, examining the ginger-colored bob cut framing her face. Her hair is normally brownish, but she was trying on a wig in a fresh color. She was…

Floriana owner Jamie Branda was scrolling through a D.C. subreddit page from his personal Reddit account when he happened upon a post that made him pause.

Neil Albert’s sudden resignation as the chair of the D.C. Housing Authority board of commissioners last week ends nothing. If anything, it ought to mark the beginning of what should have begun months…

It’s last call for this sad box outside the Cheesecake Factory.

Warren Davidson's longshot "Drain the Swamp Act" would clear the area of 90 percent of the federal workforce.

Scammers have been posing as D.C. police officers trying to get your money — and the real police are warning the public not to fall for it.

‘It hit me like a ton of bricks’

D.C. schools require at least 10 vaccinations against common diseases before children can start attending school. The D.C. Council is considering adding a new vaccine for students of every age.

More than a year after Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s overnight order — having “Black Lives Matter” painted in massive yellow letters on the street leading up to the White House, in the middle of a tense…