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Andre “Smokey” Lee was a solid waste inspector for the Department of Public Works when he first met native Washingtonian Dionne Reeder. He recalls her as a community-minded straight shooter who could connect with everyday people with ease.

Janette Hoston Harris, whose arrest during a lunch counter sit-in led to her expulsion from Southern University in 1960, was being remembered for her role in the civil rights movement following her death Friday in Washington. She was 79. … …

In a year when D.C. schools have been marred by scandals, usually sleepy State Board of Education races have pulled in hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations. Four seats — drawing 10 contenders — are on the ballot Tuesday.…

Josh Lopez can't help himself. The former appointee of Mayor Muriel Bowser and current unbridled antagonizer has injected himself into the at-large Council race once again. In text messages between Lopez and Councilmember Trayon White, …

American socialism is having a moment. Leading up to Tuesday’s midterm elections, the ideology has been embraced by some as the future of progressive politics and shunned by others as a dangerous notion that could destroy the American way…

If you go to 900 Franklin St. NE, you will find the Stone Straw Building. The seemingly incongruous name sounds like something from the “Three Little Pigs.” Though the building is made of bricks (not stone), it was made by straws: millions…

On Sunday, the National Gallery of Art will open a new exhibit dedicated to Gordon Parks, a famed photographer, musician, poet, and filmmaker who dedicated much of his career to documenting African-American life during Jim Crow,…

Providence Health System is sticking to its plan to shut down acute care in the District by Dec. 14, but CEO Keith Vander Kolk said he’ll commit to a conversation about extending that date amid D.C. Council efforts to keep it open longer.

DC Council Member Trayon White is a man caught in the middle of what has turned into the District’s most contentious political fight of 2018. On one side is Dionne Reeder, the at-large council candidate and White’s friend who supported his…

Metro has spent nearly $1.6 million defending the advertising policy that prohibits issue-oriented ads, newly released records show. The legal tab, as of Aug. 13, includes hours billed, fees and other costs resulting from legal actions…

The most closely watched race on Tuesday’s ballot in the District is highlighting the debate over how much control the mayor should exert over the city’s schools and the role the D.C. Council plays as a check on mayoral power.

The region’s late-night economy became officially stymied on Monday when Paul J. Wiedefeld, the general manager of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, did not recommend restoring late-night service for Metrorail as part of…

Khalil Thompson was going for a treble. The low-key campaign operative, who worked in Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration as recently as this summer, offered his now-infamous nominating circulation gathering services to three candidates…

Infill development in DC historic districts often incorporates existing structures into new multi-family projects. Far less often, existing structures are moved to make way for new multi-family projects. But that is what is happening in…

Muriel Bowser is poised to become the first D.C. mayor to win a second term since 2002. She is facing no notable competition in the general election, and she’s raised $2.5 million for her reelection campaign—significantly more than her…

In 1942, an exclusive poker club was formed in the District by a handful of distinguished African American men. At the monthly gatherings, members took turns visiting each other’s homes on the weekends, where they’d socialize and play…