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The Anacostia Community Museum will shut down on March 15 for seven months of renovations. Museum staff gave visitors less than three weeks notice of the closure.

A city contractor in Washington has pleaded guilty to bribing public officials at two D.C. agencies, and prosecutors say the businessman interfered with a “wider corruption investigation,” according to recently unsealed court documents.

Women in D.C. are waiting longer than women elsewhere to have babies, if they have them at all.

President Trump on Monday afternoon ostentatiously complimented D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D) — who alleges in an ongoing lawsuit that Trump is violating anti-corruption clauses in the Constitution and just last week became the…

D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson said the integrity of the D.C. Council is at stake because of a reported federal inquiry into the business dealings of Council member Jack Evans.

A bill that would give all D.C. homeowners an across-the-board break on their property taxes is drawing opposition from progressive groups that say it would cost the city tens of millions in lost revenue.

24 Hour Fitness has agreed to open a 40,000-square-foot location at Art Place at Fort Totten, the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation's mixed-used development in Northeast D.C.

A Washington Post report raises questions about Evans trying to leverage his office for personal gain.

WMATA has been testing automatic doors on Metro trains for the last two weeks, the agency announced in a press release on Monday. The doors automatically open when trains pull into the station, come to a complete stop, and are “confirmed…

The chair of the D.C. Council said member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) acted inappropriately when he emailed business proposals to potential employers and offered them his influence and connections as an elected official.

Local advocacy groups are asking for more money for a D.C. immigrant legal help fund several months after receiving $900,000 in grants. The groups ask that the city government increase the Immigrant Justice Legal Services (IJLS) grant to…

The meals are delivered three times a week, and each of those deliveries includes two days worth of food.

Luxury jeweler Tiffany, which has D.C.-area stores in Chevy Chase and Tysons Corner, has opened its first store in the District, and is showing off some of its historical works.

The news of the client subpoenas represent a wider probe into the veteran councilmember’s private dealings.

The flagship Apple Inc. store coming to D.C.’s historic Carnegie Library is expected to open in late spring, according to the building’s owner.

After 20 years, the 14th Street home goods store will close March 31.

A city auditor outlined poor conditions at the D.C. jail in a report last week while saying the District is in need of a new correctional facility.

Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s pick to lead the District’s public schools appears poised for confirmation by the D.C. Council, with a majority of the 13 members indicating they plan to vote Tuesday for Lewis D. Ferebee as the city’s next…

The Department of General Services picked proposals from Apogee Farms and Agricity.

More density is planned for Cleveland Park, this time just down the street from the Uptown Theatre.