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Georgetown University, anchor of the riverfront D.C. neighborhood that shares its name, is quietly expanding in the city’s core with plans for an 11-story student residence hall and new academic and…

D.C. Public Schools is proposing closing Washington Metropolitan, an alternative high school in Ward 1, due to what officials said is limited academic progress and low enrollment. Should it happen,…

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If you travel past the U.S. Capitol and head along East Capitol Street, you will pass the diverse neighborhoods of Lincoln Park, Kingman Park, Barney Circle and Hill East. But before you reach the…

The District is a magnet for some of the nation’s wealthiest and most powerful people. It’s also home to world-class museums, top-flight thinkers and the national headquarters for many of our…

THE PUBLIC has been aware for months that a federal program created to steer government business to small companies in disadvantaged areas has actually subsidized companies in the District’s most…

Marc O’Brien was panicking. Like millions across the country, he was in charge of preparing a Thanksgiving meal. But instead of a family or party, he stood to disappoint 400 men — many of them…

In D.C., Thanksgiving is not only known for turkey, it’s also known for the Turkey Bowl. In its 50th year, Dunbar High School defeated H.D. Woodson 21-12 in what has become an annual tradition that…

The food on the table is sumptuous, but for 700 people battling serious illnesses, this year’s menu includes a healthy serving of generosity.

RuQuan Brown, a D.C. high school student, has gained admission into 25 college universities including Ivy League schools and full ride scholarships.

The disco hit “We Are Family” might not scream Thanksgiving for most people, but for Elizabeth Stockton, it perfectly expresses her holiday mission.

A 67-year-old inmate, who was being held on a misdemeanor credit card fraud offense, died at a hospital Wednesday after being found unresponsive in his cell, D.C. corrections officials said.

Food banks and charities around the District, Maryland and Virginia are experiencing declines in donations — of money, of food, of clothing — this holiday season, crippling their ability to serve the…

Julie Tayac Yates squinted at the sunlight dancing in the Anacostia River. Growing up,Thanksgiving preparations would start here, she said, along its banks.

Rev. Fred Taylor cared about children. He cared about them so much that in 1968, he became the founding executive director of For Love of Children, a D.C. nonprofit that has helped over 10,000 kids…

As many as 5,000 people flocked to the Washington Convention Center on Wednesday for a Thanksgiving meal as part of the annual Feast of Sharing event.

The developer of The Wharf has finalized the team that will build out the massive Southwest waterfront project’s second phase.

Brian Kenner, once the District’s top economic development official, is facing questions around the future of RFK Stadium and the Events D.C. budget in his bid to re-join the agency’s governing…

Maurice Vaughn raised his fist and told his players to take a knee. The Dunbar High football team had just finished one of its final practices before Thursday’s Turkey Bowl, but its coach wanted to…