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Washington, D.C., considers training a group of residents to give tickets for some parking violations. Would it make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists?

While Georgetown has long had exciting projects in the pipeline (the restoration and revamping of the C&O Canal, the long-dormant Georgetown streetcar line), the reality of development on the ground there has been much slower. Today,…

When Republicans and Democrats snipe at each other over spending, the hype is par for the discourse in Washington.

Four men have been arrested on charges stemming from alleged bribery schemes within the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue, authorities announced Thursday.

The District’s Department of Forensic Sciences in Southwest had to update its safety and quality procedures after a worker left a faucet in a sink running overnight in one of its laboratories, causing hundreds of gallons of water to flood…

A former official of D.C.’s tax office, a former employee of the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and a D.C. businessman were arrested and charged this week for allegedly participating in a five-year-long scheme through…

To the delight of seemingly everyone involved, former President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy on Wednesday afternoon.

Charlotte, North Carolina-based Asana Partners came onto Greater Washington’s real estate scene buying up retail space in Old Town Alexandria. Now, it’s looking north to D.C.

In its first year of operation inside a renovated historic church in Adams Morgan, The Line D.C. attracted national buzz as host to some of the country’s best new restaurants and as a prime hang-out spot. Forbes went so far as to call it…

Washington has always been a transient city, with politicians, lobbyists, contractors and other professionals traveling to the nation's capital for temporary trips.

D.C. Councilmember David Grosso (I-At-Large) on Monday night appealed to the LGBT community for support for a bill he plans to reintroduce in June that would decriminalize prostitution between consenting adults in the District.

D.C. Councilman Jack Evans will not seek reelection as chair of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board of directors, he said Thursday.

The third DC location is now open, with two more opening this summer and fall.

Apparently former president Barack Obama is pro-bat flip.

This summer, you might see something new on D.C.’s streets: docks for otherwise dockless scooters.

Jack Evans is stepping down as the chairman of Metro’s board when his term ends on June 30, and the transit agency’s ethics investigation into him has ended.

D.C. Council member Jack Evans, one of the most powerful politicians in the District, has used his legislative position in ways that could benefit clients of his private consulting business, an examination of his record shows.

For more than a year, they flooded city officials’ offices with petitions, letters and calls, urging them to “save my dog park.” Dog park regulars worried it hadn’t been enough.

Sitting on a table next to Rajah Caruth's bed is a large, black book that's slowly falling apart. Caruth has flipped through it so many times that the edges are frayed and the pages have come unglued from the cover.