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Leaders are debating whether to adopt an electoral system in the District that has become increasingly popular in other cities: ranked-choice voting.

Two D.C. restaurants — Moon Rabbit at the Wharf and Oyster Oyster in Shaw — have been named to Esquire’s list of best new restaurants of in America this year, continuing a multi-year trend of local eateries rising to the top of prestigious…

With homicide up 13% this year, according to D.C. police data, the city is taking steps to encourage more young people to join the police force and invest in keeping their communities safe.

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) launched a new initiative Wednesday to allow people to experience exhibits from anywhere they want — as long as it has an internet connection.

Employers are buying boxed lunches, hot breakfasts, passed hors d'oeuvres, and decadent brunch spreads from local caterers.

As D.C. and the rest of the world went into lockdown in the spring of 2020, DCist and WAMU began following the stories of several local residents living through the pandemic. Now, more than year and a half later, they reflect on life…

A final proposal for redrawing D.C.’s ward boundaries would see fast-growing Navy Yard transferred to Ward 8 — the first time the ward will span both sides of the Anacostia River — while expanding Ward 7 further west into Capitol Hill.

Renovating Union Station, creating another passenger train bridge across the Potomac, repairing deficient bridges, improving the water quality in the Chesapeake Bay are just some of the items on the region’s to-do list after congress…

The D.C. Council’s Subcommittee on Redistricting publicly released its final map proposal Thursday, which is aimed at rebalancing the District’s population between the eight wards and introducing new proposed ward boundaries.

The new ‘Searchable Museum’ will bring a trove of artifacts, stories and images to the Internet.

Ten members of the D.C. Council sent a letter to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday, urging her to reverse her recent decision to drop the city’s mask mandate.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser launched a new website Thursday aimed at connecting homeowners in the District with resources to “help residents thrive,” according to a news release.

Roadwork is far from done near D.C’s Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, but one major project is due to wrap up this weekend: Drivers will see a new ramp in Anacostia leading to Interstate 295.

Residents in Ward 6 neighborhoods along the Anacostia River from the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge east to the Whitney Young Memorial Bridge may soon find themselves in a different ward.

The H Street Corridor has more or less reached a development plateau, but there is one large property along the corridor whose future is a bit up in the air.

Ten of the 13 members of the D.C. Council are urging Mayor Muriel Bowser to reverse her decision to drop the city's indoor mask mandate, citing federal guidance and other safety concerns related to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.