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D.C. Health lifted its indoor mask mandate for schools and childcare facilities on Tuesday, shifting the decision to require face coverings in schools – or not – to city education leaders.

It can be expensive to begin a family in D.C., where many insurance companies don’t cover fertility problems, but a bill is aimed at changing that.

On March 1, the DC Council unanimously passed the Eviction Record Sealing Authority Amendment Act of 2021. If it becomes law, the act will seal some eviction records, eliminating a major obstacle to finding housing for many low-income…

Metro has set a date for the months-long closing of the Yellow Line crossing over the Potomac River and of a service shutdown south of Reagan National Airport.

Metro plans to replace its inspector general when his five-year contract is up in April, according to a document posted by the agency Tuesday.

Due to capital improvements scheduled to begin this year, Metro announced on Tuesday that service on the Yellow Line over the Potomac River will temporarily close beginning in September. The transit agency has several large-scale…

Urby, a co-living concept that has communities in and around New York City, is setting its sights on a D.C.-area expansion.

The Smithsonian Institution has made an agreement to return its full collection of Benin Kingdom Court Style artifacts to Nigeria, their original location before the 1897 British raid on Benin City. The Washington Post first reported the…

Metro’s board is not re-appointing Inspector General Geoff Cherrington. Board documents posted Tuesday say Cherrington’s five-year appointment is up and they plan to appoint his deputy, Rene Febles as Acting Inspector General starting…

Helmed by Beverly Lindsay-Johnson, the recently launched website The Nation’s Capital Doo-Wop tells the story of Black D.C. rhythm and blues acts from the ’40s and ’50s.

A new research project — named in honor of the late economist and DC advocate Alice Rivlin — will delve into the District's competitive standing and ways to attract and support inclusive growth.

When Mayor Muriel Bowser tapped Brenda Donald for Executive Director of D.C. Housing Authority (“DCHA”) in 2021, she needed someone politically astute with experience in dealing with troubled agencies.

Geoffrey Cherrington had been serving in the role as Metro’s internal watchdog since 2017

The D.C. Policy Center is launching a major effort to study the District's economic competitiveness and just how much the pandemic has moved that needle.

The at-large councilmember could run afoul of rules barring the use of government resources for her campaign.