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Activists say sugar poses a health risk, with particularly dire consequences for African Americans.

Changes to the city’s Comprehensive Plan will have far-reaching implications

A rabid bat was found last week in the Adams Morgan section of Northwest Washington, the D.C. health department said.

Soda aficionados, beware: If a new bill passes, D.C.’s sugary drinks would become some of the most expensive in the country.

Metro has a plan to avoid being booed on national television: Keep trains running for fans at playoff games without playing chicken with the teams over who should pay for it.

A majority of the D.C. Council wants to impose one of the highest taxes on sugary drinks in the nation, driving up the cost of a soda in the capital city.

So far this bloody year, about 450 people have been hit by gunfire in the nation’s capital.

The D.C. Housing Authority and the D.C. Building Industry Association tried to water down tenant protections around affordable housing in the District’s Comprehensive Plan, a 20-year roadmap that…

It was a sea of four-legged furballs in the Shiloh Baptist Church parking lot late Saturday morning. The 2019 Best in Shaw Dog Show had attracted community leaders, congregation members, dog owners…

Survivors of sexual abuse in D.C. still may be able to take their attackers to court, even if a statute of limitations applies.

On display: “A Right to the City,” an exhibit about D.C.’s recent transformation

The Freedom Forum Inc. has picked America's Square to serve as its interim home as it prepares to move out of the Newseum a short distance away.

While you may think of Friendship Heights as the area around a long stretch of Wisconsin Avenue, there are actually two separate geographic entities—a special tax district called the Village of…

Last year, UrbanTurf reported on plans by the Ford's Theatre Society to expand and renovate a pair of buildings across the street from the historic theater. Now, the society is seeking zoning relief…

The shootings of three people in recent days in the Shaw neighborhood, the latest a teenage girl wounded while tying her shoe outside a grocery store, have unnerved residents and prompted police to…

Everyone in the Lincoln Memorial thought the August summer storm was over. Tourists, who had earlier rushed up the memorial’s steps to take cover from the approaching storm, were exiting back to the…

A similar measure failed back in 2010, but proponents of the legislation say grassroots organizing is stronger this time around.

While construction continues on the redevelopment of the 66-acre Walter Reed campus, the development team is looking to activate one of the site's historic buildings.

The SUV driver had pulled into the path of the motorcyclist near Fort Slocum Park

The Orange, Blue, and Silver lines are experiencing slower service today