Georgetown University announced plans Tuesday to support community-based projects in Louisiana and elsewhere to benefit descendants of enslaved people sold in the early 19th century to pay off debts!-->…
“She used to sing around here,” Charles Bergen said as we looked at the bronze sculpture of Flora Molton nestled in an old call box in front of a Macy’s store downtown. “She sang at the intersection!-->…
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) has nominated a former federal transportation official to represent the city on the Metro board of directors, filling a vacancy in the aftermath of an ethics!-->…
FreshFarm and Community Foodworks, the operators a large portion of D.C.-area farmers markets, are combining into one entity under the FreshFarm name, the companies said Tuesday.
More than two years after a persistent rodent infestation started this long-running saga, the residents of Glover Park still do not have their Whole Foods back.
As the Humane Rescue Alliance prepares to evacuate its Northeast facility this week, the animal welfare group is waiving many adoption fees through Wednesday. There are more than 100 animals!-->…
Peter A. Sturtevant, the former headmaster of the Maret School in Washington who was credited with guiding the preparatory school’s recovery from imminent collapse to financial and academic health,!-->…
Go-go is Washington, D.C.’s music. It’s a point of pride. But as the city changes — growing more expensive and gentrifying — will the genre change along with it, or can the music shape the city’s!-->…
How does a law to abandon procurement law for the purpose of awarding a single no-bid contract end up in court, with one judge saying it likely runs afoul of the Home Rule Act, and another saying the!-->…
A D.C. panel is set to make a pivotal decision this week impacting plans to redevelop the Barry Farm public housing complex, a project more than 13 years in the making that has become a flashpoint in!-->…
A rodent infestation is forcing a one-day closure of an animal shelter in Northeast Washington, and the Humane Rescue Alliance is waiving adoption fees for cats and dogs Tuesday and Wednesday to help!-->…
Yahoo Sports users in regions that have legalized sports betting, including the District of Columbia, will find themselves only a few clicks away from a wager beginning next month thanks to a deal!-->…
A new foundation linked with the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) will help fundraise for quality-of-life improvements downtown, the BID revealed last week. The foundation, whose board!-->…