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A development less than 2 miles east of the U.S. Capitol is benefiting from the federal government's opportunity zone program with a new investment partner.

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) said Thursday he wants to see the District become the 51st state, reversing his long-held opposition to D.C. statehood.

Two years ago, former mayor and Ward 7 councilmember Vince Gray beta-tested the term "East End" when referring to East of the River (EOTR), sparking a conversation about neighborhood rebranding and citywide inequities despite the new name…

The countdown clock to a big public unveiling at the Kennedy Center is underway. In 100 days, a new expanded campus welcomes you to the REACH with a free 16-day festival.

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s the soundtrack of “Chocolate City,” the nonfederal Washington that has traditionally been a tent pole of black America.

A crumbling sea wall, frequent flooding and overcrowding have landed iconic stretch of Washington, D.C.’s National Mall on a new list of at-risk historic places.

Donatelli Development has landed an equity partner for part of its long-planned Reservation 13 project by the Stadium-Armory Metro in Southeast D.C.

The most fundamental premise upon which American democracy stands is the right of every citizen to cast a vote and have that vote counted equally. From Bunker Hill to Bull Run, from Seneca Falls to Selma, the arc of our history has been…

Happy Thursday. The lone holdout for statehood in the Washington area's congressional delegation has given his support. Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer wrote in a WaPo op-ed posted this morning that he is "hesitant" no more in supporting…

Changes are on the boards for a DC institution.

The planned store would bring greater food access to an underserved part of D.C.

Townhouses in the District are a hot commodity. Single-family detached? Not nearly as much.

The Tidal Basin, framed by cherry trees and the Washington Monument, is a masterpiece of 19th century engineering, and a marvelous spot to take a selfie or an engagement photo. But it’s also sinking into the Potomac River, and threatened…

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is being drained to repair a broken water line, according to the National Park Service.

Is it time to rebrand “East of the River”?

D.C.’s Florida Avenue Market is alive, an ecosystem unto itself. Boxes of produce exit trucks and enter warehouses, where they await chefs with discerning eyes. An electric saw rends chickens in two. People shop for Mother’s Day gifts,…

The stories are stitched or scribbled onto squares of red fabric, sometimes a single word, sometimes many, sometimes just a symbol: “I was raped by two or three men while I studied abroad.” “It wasn’t my fault.” “I’m still afraid to be…

There’s no mistaking when you’ve entered Navy Yard — Nationals Park is by far the D.C. neighborhood’s most distinguishable landmark. But long before there was a venue to root for the home team, the area was the city’s busiest hub for queer…