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Political eyes are focused on the 2020 elections, when voters get to decide whether to elect a new president and vice president or keep the ones they have. The presidential race, however, is not the only game in town. In 2020, the District…

In April, I pulled into the parking lot of the Jelleff Recreation Center, home to one of the few regulation-size playing fields in Northwest Washington. I found the impeccably uniformed Maret School lacrosse team playing St. John Paul the…

Schools are opening their doors to a new group of students, ready to take lessons designed to shape their lives and worldviews in lasting, meaningful ways. But what lessons will they draw from restrictive school dress codes? Nothing good.…

Alexander Graham Bell is credited with the quote, “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.”

The D.C. Council is getting a first look at the contract between the Washington Nationals and Events D.C. under which the Nats will build a 35,000-square-foot entertainment venue attached to its stadium, and the city's conventions and…

Many neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River have long struggled to attract businesses and development, and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has a new idea on how she can spur both: putting government agencies there.

Local officials and developers seek to encourage bicycle use in D.C. with new bike lanes and larger storage facilities, but many retail bike shops have been forced to shut their doors as the market becomes more challenging for independent…

The demolition of D.C.’s RFK Memorial Stadium will likely lead to a pause in events that can be held at the festival grounds around the stadium in the near future, according to Events D.C., the city’s conventions and sports authority.

The USAO's chief deputy prosecutor incorrectly claimed D.C.'s incarceration rate is lower than any U.S. state.

With half of Barry Farm demolished and redevelopment temporarily on hold, barriers remain before work can commence on the 34-acre site in Southeast DC. In the meantime, the redevelopment team has a new overall plan for the project, and…

Since the DC zoning code was clarified three years ago to permit more by-right construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs), UrbanTurf has heard anecdotally about the frustrations associated with the ADU approval process, particularly…

In a heated public meeting, federal prosecutors and D.C. police officials on Thursday evening argued against a bill that would give certain violent offenders the chance to petition a judge for early release from prison. Speaking to a crowd…

The 58-year-old RFK Stadium is slated to be torn down as the District pursues redevelopment plans for the 190-acre site.

When attorney Laura Peña visited her client’s 7-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter at a shelter for unaccompanied migrant children, the desperation Peña encountered was so overwhelming that she could barely keep herself from crying. Her…

Trinity Washington University President Patricia (Pat) McGuire reads every incoming freshman’s essay. Stories about struggling as a teen mom, losing a parent, being undocumented. “They reflect on their trauma as a way to inspire their…

WeWork is opening another 100K SF-plus coworking space in D.C. at a new Mount Vernon Triangle development that lost its anchor tenant this week.

A law proposed in D.C. that would allow hundreds of convicted felons to apply for early release from prison has city leaders divided.

Mayor Muriel Bowser outlined a case on Wednesday for why Washington, D.C. should be recognized as a state, arguing that as things stand more than 700,000 residents are unjustly denied their full-fledged rights as American citizens.