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As James Patterson tells it, he did what was civically and morally right.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) said Wednesday that departing Council member Jack Evans made “some very significant mistakes” in committing the ethics violations that forced him from office.

The D.C. Board of Elections announced Wednesday it will hold a special election on June 16 to fill the seat being vacated by embattled D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), who said this week he is resigning in the wake of revelations…

The Trump Organization has set a Jan. 23 deadline for potential bidders on its downtown D.C. hotel, and there are some big names in the running, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Southeast D.C. megaproject The Yards now has its first hotel, and D.C. has its first restaurant from Danny Meyer.

As the federal investigation into D.C. Council member Jack Evans continues, Mayor Muriel Bowser made it clear Wednesday that she does not want it to serve as a distraction from the work ahead in the District.

The splashy Roman seafood trattoria debuts in Navy Yard.

As short-term rentals have become a prevalent feature of the DC housing landscape, many have speculated about the impact on housing availability and affordability. A recently-published study attempts to quantify those impacts.

Thompson Hotels has opened its first hotel in the District in Capitol Riverfront’s Navy Yard neighborhood with James Beard Award-winning restaurateur Danny Meyer’s first restaurant in D.C.

Last summer, MidCity Financial filed an application for a new 360-plus unit project to replace the Washington Apartments Complex in the 1200 block of 5th Street NW (map). Now, the development has a different color palette, more provisions…

Go-go is set to join the American Beauty rose (the state flower), the wood thrush (the state bird), and the Capitalsaurus (state dinosaur) as official symbols of the District.

"You don’t have to accept tips in restaurants. It’s not a law that you can’t pay people what you think they’re worth."

Evans out: Here’s what happens now, after Jack Evans announced he will resign his DC Council seat on Jan. 17:

Jeff Bezos may soon own a second home in DC.

Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Inc.’s CEO and founder, may have bought another home in Northwest D.C., this one across the street from the one he bought in 2016 — and has yet to move into.

Thompson Washington D.C. is the latest luxury boutique hotel to open in the District and it has a big name attached to it.

THROUGHOUT HIS 29 years on the D.C. Council, Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) proved adept at forging deals and getting the votes needed for legislative victories. His trademark phrase was “I know how to get to seven.” No surprise, then, that Mr.…