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Less than one week after about 160 witnesses testified for and against a controversial bill to decriminalize sex work between consenting adults in the D.C., the chair of a D.C. Council Committee in charge of the bill said the committee has…

It’s one down, three to go as the Nationals beat the Astros 5-4 Tuesday in Game 1 of the World Series, perhaps spurred on by D.C. officials’ and others’ friendly wagers and ribbing of their Houston counterparts.

This month, as birds migrate south through DC, many locals will be grabbing binoculars. We wanted to find out why.

Join Appleseed at The Federal Court on Nov. 26

One of the largest developments on tap for NoMa may get a little denser.

Congressional lawmakers covered a lot of ground with WMATA leadership during a House Oversight Subcommittee hearing Tuesday: focusing on funding, Metro’s safety record, the ethics investigation into former board chair Jack Evans,…

Student enrollment is growing at public schools across all eight wards in D.C. — up 4% from last year.

Metro has improved safety, and that has recently translated into an uptick in ridership after years of decline because of chronic safety and reliability problems. But members of Congress told transit agency officials Tuesday that they now…

The number of suspected hate crimes in the District is on pace to reach a new high in 2019, eclipsing the record set just last year.

In the 2018 fiscal year, 1.1 million citations were issued by speed cameras in the District, resulting in a record-breaking $104.5 million in revenue, according to AAA’s latest report. During the first six months of the 2019 fiscal year,…

Public comment on Comprehensive Plan reforms runs for the next few months

This spring, Georgetown Heritage and the National Park Service, along with design firm James Corner Field Operations, unveiled more precise design concepts for the envisioned reactivation of a mile-long stretch of the C&O Canal in…

D.C. Public Schools has reached enrollment numbers not seen since 2006, per preliminary numbers released on Tuesday by the city—more than 50,000 students are enrolled in the system’s public schools this academic year.

The 250-bed academic teaching facility sits on the site where Griffith Stadium once stood, where the American League’s Washington Senators played baseball for nearly 60 years — winning the 1924 World Series and playing in the Fall Classics…

Enrollment in the District’s charter school sector declined slightly this academic year, breaking a streak of growth that began in 1996 when the privately run but publicly funded campuses were established in the city, according to figures…

“The number one thing on a survivor’s mind is safety—safety planning, what’s your plan. This is going to be a key component of this safety plan.”