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CLARENCE VENABLE, a 40-year-old with young children, was shot to death Nov. 22 in Southeast Washington, becoming the city’s 152nd homicide this year. His murder got more attention than is usual in a city that sadly has become too calloused…

On a day that’s dedicated to giving a holiday boost to small businesses, a D.C. and independently-owned and operated bike shop announced its closing.

As the story goes, Jack Bubis was still in his mother’s womb when she stepped into a bingo hall in Montreal, saw the jackpot and had a feeling it would be hers. She had arrived late, but instead of slipping into a seat in the back of the…

The design concept for a memorial in D.C. honoring those who served and died during operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield has been approved, putting its completion on track for 2021.

D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) on Friday challenged an attempt to recall him from office, alleging activists submitted invalid signatures on petitions to force an election.

The moment she picked up the phone, she knew something was wrong.

D.C. Council Member Jack Evans has filed a challenge to the effort to recall him, saying that more than one-third of the signatures on the petition are inaccurate or forged.

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 policy enterprises a few blocks from the…

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, it would be the first school closure…

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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 Anacostia River, you will encounter a…

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 nation’s most prominent nonprofits.

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 affluent areas, to the tune of $540…

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 ravenous, some who had not eaten in days. At…

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 happens before the big meal.

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.