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On Friday, the Washington area’s transit system unveiled a new Metrorail map that showed the 11.5-mile Silver Line extension to Dulles International Airport and points farther west. The map and, more to the point, the extension’s imminent…

Washington National Cathedral marked its 115th birthday on Sunday with the announcement that $115 million has been raised to finish repairing damages caused by an earthquake 11 years ago and lay a firm financial foundation for its future. …

The ruling is part of an ongoing lawsuit filed by D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine in 2020 following allegations of sexual abuse of toddlers

A few weeks ago, a gunman involved in an altercation at L’Enfant Plaza Metro station fired a single shot on the Green and Yellow line platform. An innocent bystander was injured. Now, let’s extrapolate.

The map also includes new names for several stations and the coming Potomac Yard station in Alexandria

A weathered D.C. flag droops from its pole above the brick plaza out front of the Franklin D. Reeves Municipal Center at 14th and U Street in a late August swelter. A woman with bugged out eyes and missing teeth does pirouettes, laughs,…

The first days of school are finally feeling “back to normal” for English teacher Clare Berke.

D.C.’s Art All Night festival returns this weekend for its 11th year, featuring more than 100 local artists, as well as live performances, interactive art activities and more spanning all eight wards.

Metro is rolling out a new version of its iconic Metrorail map today ahead of the Silver Line Phase II extension opening later this fall, potentially in November.

But in the end, developer Hossain Kamyab will get what he wants. He plans to turn a duplex in the Palisades into a 17-unit apartment building.

The fate of the old streetcar bridge in Georgetown is again in the spotlight as historic preservationists push to save it

The District’s policymakers have begun to recognize what the science of early-childhood education has been telling us for decades: Early-childhood education is the foundation of all learning for school and life.

As of this morning, the District's three monkeypox clinics are offering only walk-up vaccination services, with no need for pre-registration for either the first or second dose.

What do silent discos, fashion shows, restaurant discounts, wing-eating contests, and art galleries have in common? They’re all offered as part of D.C.’s Art All Night event, which hits all eight wards this Friday and Saturday.

A train shortage is threatening the transit system’s ability to open the long-awaited Silver Line extension in Northern Virginia

Metro officials said Thursday they’re committed to safely returning more troubled 7000-series railcars to service, though they’re still at a loss as to what’s caused the wheel-set issues that sidelined much of its fleet.

The Washington D.C. Economic Partnership is beefing up its staff as it looks to take a more active role in attracting companies to the city's business districts.

What do silent discos, fashion shows, restaurant discounts, wing-eating contests, and art galleries have in common? They’re all offered as part of D.C.’s Art All Night event, which hits all eight wards this Friday and Saturday.

Starting this Friday, monkeypox vaccine appointments at D.C. clinics will be available on a walk-up basis only — no pre-registration is required. Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health made the announcement today. Eligible individuals can visit…

The mental health care field needs more social workers, and a proposal in front of the D.C. Council might help provide them.