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Mayor Muriel Bowser has appointed a new “night mayor” to head DC’s Office of Nightlife and Culture. Solana Vander Nat will take over the post, which has remained empty since inaugural director Shawn…

Go and learn about the Rat Funeral.

A malfunctioning Metro train in a tunnel outside Gallery Place in D.C. briefly stranded about 100 passengers and led to even more delays Friday afternoon on a system already running limited service. …

Metrorail service resumed Friday afternoon on the Green and Yellow lines between the Mount Vernon Square and L’Enfant Plaza stations after it was briefly suspended and passengers were evacuated from…

A coalition of progressive groups in D.C. has launched a campaign to decriminalize all drugs and push towards a harm-reduction approach that would include supervised sites where people could use…

Union Kitchen took the wraps off its long-planned location in D.C.’s Eckington neighborhood on Tuesday, roughly three years after it announced plans for a shared kitchen and retail store in the…

The culinary complex hosts over a dozen vendors for sushi, fried chicken, pizza, and more.

It was gardening day on Friday in Ward 8 as volunteers worked to bring the National Cherry Blossom Festival to Southeast D.C.

A recurring problem caused a derailment. Why wasn’t this addressed sooner?

The Catholic University of America is extending its largest fundraising campaign, vying for at least another $100 million after recently meeting its $400 million goal ahead of schedule in September. …

Today, Skanska announced financing for the 275-unit building it has planned at 44 M Street NE. Dubbed OZMA, the 13-story project will include roughly 7,900 square feet of ground floor retail and…

Days after the chair of D.C.’s Housing Authority board resigned following revelations that he had approved lucrative contracts for a romantic partner, D.C. Councilmembers want the city’s inspector…

The socioeconomic benefits of affordable housing are well documented. Research has demonstrated that increased access to affordable housing is the most cost-effective way to both reduce childhood…

Erin Phillips clutched the teardrop-shaped award close to her body as she stepped to the podium and looked out toward the biggest crowd she’s likely seen in a year-plus, all bedecked in formal wear…

A technical specification that changed how the 7000-series trains’ wheels were put onto their axles appears to be a possible contributing factor to the Blue line derailment outside Rosslyn on October…

Metro’s trains will continue to run on their current reduced schedule at least through Oct. 31, Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said in a briefing Friday.

Metro says it’s trying to bring back additional older trains as fast as it can to improve service, but it won’t happen in time for next week.

Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld said Friday the transit agency will extend lower levels of service for another week, saying there was no timetable for when the new 7000-series fleet —…

As early as 2015, anyone viewing the Jefferson Memorial from a distance — say, from Independence Avenue across the Tidal Basin, or an aircraft window on approach to Reagan National Airport — could…

The recently announced Coordinated Assistance and Resources for Encampments (CARE) pilot program has been met with criticism from unhoused D.C. residents and the greater D.C. community. This program…