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The District’s business establishment endured a devastating blow this week when its handpicked candidate to unseat a progressive lawmaker was tossed off the November ballot after it was determined her qualifying petitions were filled with…

D.C. residents voted in June to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers, but the matter is far from settled. As members of the D.C. Council consider whether to overturn the vote, saying higher wages could hurt workers in the long run, a…

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson plans to revise a bill that amends a key chapter in the city's comprehensive plan with language to establish affordable housing as a priority and provide clarity on how the Zoning Commission can…

As the twenty locales on Amazon's shortlist for a second headquarters wait with bated breath for news of a selection, many have speculated how the arrival of the economic behemoth would affect the housing market. Now, a new HotPads analysis…

As bulldozers rumbled outside, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser took a seat in the second row of the Washington Mystics’ new arena and noted the enviable proximity. Then she stood near the center of the court, as electronic dance music was…

When Benning Market food hall breaks ground in December or January, it will do so with the investment of more than $257,000 from a crowdfunding campaign launched by developer Neighborhood Development Co. But Adrian Washington, a principal…

District officials will cut the ribbon on the new Entertainment and Sports Arena (ESA) on the St. Elizabeths East Campus on Saturday, Sept. 22. The arena will host Washington Mystics home games, Washington Wizards practices, and assorted…

On Tuesday afternoon, 17 years and four hours after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh pulled up to the Engine 31 firehouse on Connecticut Avenue in Forest Hills. Six firefighters stood to attention as Cheh swept in,…

The brutal hurricane that’s heading for the Carolinas seems likely to spare the Washington region from its unrelenting rain and wind. “The way it looks now, Florence should stay far enough to our south, leaving us with just some breezy…

Two maternity wards closed last year east of the Anacostia River, complicating the lives of low-income women in need of care for high-risk pregnancies and delivery. Community of Hope Conway Health and Resource Center in Southeast is helping…

In 1942, a group of university professors, doctors, lawyers and other black professionals in Washington wanted to get together on weekends and play poker. But they had a problem. Not only did segregation in the District bar them from…

The Sept. 7 front-page article “As electric scooter use increases, so do trips to the ER,” about the medical and legal dangers of electric scooters, was timely. Walking from Adams Morgan to my office downtown, I have seen several collisions…

At-Large Council candidate dumped by Mayor Williams intends to fill the void left by the disqualification of S. Kathryn Allen.

WASHINGTON - Emergency preparations continue along the east coast with Hurricane Florence’s uncertain track. Due to the storm, officials could erect a huge levee to protect downtown D.C. from catastrophic flooding. It would be the first…

WASHINGTON — With businesses at the D.C.’s Wharf ready to mark a first year anniversary, owners and managers are getting ready for Hurricane Florence and the possible damage from flooding. Nick Fontana remembers the cleanup after Hurricane…

September 11, 2001- the day of the deadliest attack in U.S. history- left nearly 3,000 people dead and more than 6,000 others injured. 19 terrorists hijacked four planes resulting in the fall of the North and South Towers of the World Trade…