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D.C. Councilmember Robert White (D-At Large) on Wednesday pledged to dramatically expand vocational education and open a network of public boarding schools if he’s elected mayor.

The longtime home of the Kirov Academy ballet school in D.C.'s Brookland neighborhood is on the market.

D.C. mayoral candidate Robert C. White Jr. said he wants to open more public boarding schools in the District, perhaps for students as young as kindergarten.

"The public does not really get what's going to happen if this decision comes down as written."

Karoly Freeman sat down on the outside patio at The Potter’s House on a routine Monday afternoon in late March. After some hopeful warm days, the cold was back again. He sipped the hot coffee with sugar and light cream and sighed. Freeman…

Students at Edmund Burke School in Northwest D.C. returned to class Wednesday for the first time since a sniper attack in their neighborhood nearly two weeks ago.

While the tourism numbers for D.C. are much better than 2020, there is still a way to go.

Two-plus years into the coronavirus pandemic, the businesses and office space that make up downtown D.C.'s Central Business District are still struggling to stay occupied and attract the workers and visitors necessary for a vibrant…

Union leaders and workers said they will continue the work stoppage until an agreement is reached

A new national ranking once again puts DC's park system at the top among big cities.

The potential overturn of Roe v. Wade has Democratic leaders around the region fearful about Republicans intervening in the District and the possibility of Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin pushing to restrict abortion access.

Donations began pouring in to the DC Abortion Fund within hours of news breaking that the Supreme Court intended to strike down Roe v. Wade.

Workers at the D.C. food retailer Union Kitchen worry that with five workers who voted in favor of unionization fired and their certification stalled indefinitely, their fight for justice will be a long one.

The lobbyist says she hasn’t voted in the same sort of local Democratic primary she’s now running in.

Good news, D.C. and Arlington: The District was rated No. 1 in the U.S. for its park system and Arlington came in at No. 3 on the Trust for Public Land‘s 2022 rankings, made public Wednesday.

Four of the seven Democratic candidates for the Ward 5 D.C. Council seat had plenty to say about their platform and each other during a candidates forum Saturday at the Union Wesley AME Zion Church in Northeast.

The day after a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion in the U.S. was leaked, D.C. leaders gathered at Planned Parenthood in Northeast.

May marks Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, as well as D.C.’s launch of the anti-Asian violence prevention program that includes the “Hate Stops with Us” campaign.

The workers intend to strike until an agreement is reached, with negotiations resuming Wednesday