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Parents hope to share many milestones with their newborns, and baby’s first Halloween usually gives them a chance to bust out an adorable chunky pumpkin costume.

“Melvin was so instrumental in bringing an enlightenment about African culture to the DMV that if you were to draw a picture, his rays would ultimately surround the whole area.”

Millions of people across D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia are under flood warnings through Saturday, with some areas reporting two to four feet of coastal flooding. It is some of the worst tidal flooding in years, according to the…

When D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) ran for reelection in 2018, she faced only nominal opposition. She breezed to victory with more than 75 percent of the vote in both the critical Democratic primary and the general election, becoming the…

A foreign investor has acquired a healthy stake in 655 New York Ave. NW, two years after Douglas Development Corp. and Brookfield Properties (NYSE: BAM) partnered to complete the massive mixed-use project.

For the past few years, it seems like there's constantly a development or three in the DC-area pipeline that includes a "woonerf", or a curbless, multi-modal street meant to encourage pedestrian activity.

Local health officials have released plans to vaccinate 5 to 11 year olds in D.C. and Montgomery County once federal officials grant final approval to do so.

The D.C. Council is set to consider new legislation that would allow the city to significantly ramp up enforcement against the growing number of stores and delivery services that “gift” marijuana, potentially chilling the city’s…

The District may see its most severe coastal flooding in nearly two decades, officials say.

There’s no fool like an old fool. And when it comes to fighting for our equal rights, it seems we are slow learners.

The worst of Friday’s storm is expected to come around 10 a.m. and last through Friday evening as heavy rains and wind could bring the area’s worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel in 2003, the National Weather Service says.

Last year, Simeon Deskins received a Facebook message from a retired D.C. police officer. William Ritchie, who also is a genealogy buff, was trying to track down descendants of a man who was among the District’s first Black police…

A bright yellow mural declaring “BLACK LIVES MATTER” has been permanently painted on the main roadway leading to the White House, and work to redesign the surrounding street to accommodate a pedestrian gathering space is also complete.

Nicole Johnson looked at her reflection in a mirror, examining the ginger-colored bob cut framing her face. Her hair is normally brownish, but she was trying on a wig in a fresh color. She was expecting to lose her hair soon.

Floriana owner Jamie Branda was scrolling through a D.C. subreddit page from his personal Reddit account when he happened upon a post that made him pause.

Neil Albert’s sudden resignation as the chair of the D.C. Housing Authority board of commissioners last week ends nothing. If anything, it ought to mark the beginning of what should have begun months ago: an unconditional investigation of…