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D.C. was meant to be a mere stop along the way for tennis superstar Rafael Nadal as he prepares for the U.S. Open with his first-ever participation in the Citi Open. But love happens when we least expect it, and Nadal is head over heels.

With the DC Council having already given initial approval to a $17.5 billion budget two weeks ago, the bulk of the discussion on its second vote Tuesday focused on two small segments: an $11 million supplemental request from Mayor Muriel…

The fallout from Mayor Muriel Bowser‘s maskless attendance at an indoor wedding reception continues today.

The mayor is in hot water because an opinion writer at the Washington Examiner reported that she violated her own mask order while attending a reception after a wedding at which she officiated. The mayor and her office have responded with…

A National Portrait Gallery exhibit looks at the faces behind the names.

Almost 1,800 residential units have delivered in Union Market and Eckington over the past year, representing nearly half of the pipeline in the works for this slice of Northeast DC. After the remainder of the Quincy Lane project delivers,…

Days after D.C. reinstituted a mask mandate due to rising COVID-19 cases, Mayor Muriel Bowser joined officials at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to announce that the center — and several new businesses, including a new location…

Metro has agreed to share access to its closed-circuit television system with the agency that oversees rail safety, ending a months-long standoff over security issues.

The D.C. Council adopted a scaled-back version of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s request to increase the city’s police budget, agreeing Tuesday to spend an additional $5 million hiring new officers in one of its final votes on the city’s 2022…

After days of back and forth, the D.C. Council on Tuesday landed on a compromise regarding the mayor’s request for money to hire more police officers.

An explanation of the program due to receive a big boost in funding in next year's budget

The photograph that enraged the pastor appeared in The Washington Post society pages on Friday, Nov. 8, 1946, amid items on tea at the Sulgrave Club and tips on removing perspiration stains from silk.

Earlier this summer, Rock Creek Property Group shared plans for what is expected to be a by-right residential development at Georgia Avenue and Fairmont Street NW (map). Now, the raze permit application that will make redevelopment…

D.C. lawmakers have granted initial approval to a budget amendment that would send $500 to laid-off residents who endured excruciatingly long waits for unemployment benefits during the pandemic.

A month ago, covid-19 wards at hospitals across the D.C. region were empty and doctors said they were finally able to take a breath, some hopeful that increased vaccinations meant the worst of the pandemic was behind them. Now, the anxiety…

Convention-goers can now get a half-smoke and 202 t-shirts.