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The District’s public school system has proposed constructing two new schools in the Foxhall area of Northwest Washington to alleviate significant overcrowding at existing campuses.

More than a dozen D.C.-area theaters have announced that patrons will need to show proof that they are fully vaccinated to attend indoor, live performances.

More than a dozen local theaters across the D.C. region announced Thursday that they will now require audiences to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination to attend indoor performances through at least the end of the year. In a joint…

If you’re planing on attending a local theater production, you better get vaccinated.

Howard University will team three local developers to build a 260,000-square-foot laboratory and office building adjacent to its main campus, the school announced this week.

Metro Transit Police Chief Ron Pavlik Jr. will retire September 1, according to an internal memo sent Thursday to employees at the transit agency.

Metro Transit Police Department Chief Ron Pavlik is retiring effective Sept. 1 after 25 years.

If you ask most people in D.C. about fault lines, there’s a fair chance they’ll think you’re asking about politics and muse on the growing gap between Democrats and Republicans. Greg Easson, on the other hand, thinks about gaps between two…

Howard University is adding another of its properties to the development pipeline.

Advocates for ending homelessness in DC are celebrating the budget the DC Council passed this week, calling the investment in programs for the unhoused “historic” and “monumental.”

While the attorney general oversees only a small portion of the DC government's workforce, Karl Racine has stepped out in front of Mayor Muriel Bowser on a thorny issue: a vaccination mandate for employees.

Businesses will receive a warning, then a $1,000 fine.

D.C. is making sure students can get to school for free this year.

A memo to Metro employees did not say what Pavlik’s plans are upon retirement.

DC Water issued a boil water advisory on Thursday morning for parts of Northeast D.C.—including Edgewood, Brookland, Fort Lincoln, Woodridge, Queens Chapel, Michigan Park, and North Michigan Park. Residents can see if they are affected by…

A boil water advisory is in effect for parts of Northeast D.C., and DC Water says the earliest normal water use can be expected to return is Saturday.

Troubles in fixing a line resulted in a loss of safe drinking water for some in Northeast D.C.

Brentwood residents are opposed to a school-bus terminal in the area, and the city has denied the neighborhood’s request for an environmental impact assessment