TheDCLine.org - Local News, Views & Events

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will reopen Monday, Oct. 26, with a number of COVID-19 safety measures in place. Those measures include limited capacity, face mask requirements for visitors, temperature checks and social distancing…

The D.C. Council approved unanimously Tuesday a resolution to support the renaming of Woodrow Wilson High School, bringing new scrutiny to the segregationist legacy of the 28th U.S. president and lending firepower to efforts to rename…

The National Mall’s Tidal Basin is home to the city’s iconic cherry blossom trees, which provide a backdrop for the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival, not to mention countless spring outings, family photo shoots and, nowadays,…

The iconic spring D.C. event that is the National Cherry Blossom Festival will proceed next year, but without its signature parade.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is canceling its annual parade for the second straight year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, a move that highlights the reality that the ongoing crisis will disrupt another year of life and events in…

Happy Tuesday. In the early stages of the public health emergency, the DC Council pared back its regular business and focused squarely on COVID-related measures as legislators learned how to conduct hearings and pass bills without meeting…

The D.C. Council has approved a bill giving children 11 and older the option to get government-recommended vaccines without their parents’ approval.

Middle and high school employees in the District will be assigned to help staff elementary school classrooms when those campuses reopen next month, D.C. Public Schools confirmed Tuesday.

When investigators arrived to inspect evidence related to the decoupling of two Metro rail cars this month, they found workers had tampered with the evidence in violation of regulations regarding protecting the integrity of investigations,…

After the words “Black Lives Matter” were painted in bright yellow on part of 16th Street Northwest near the White House, the area was unofficially renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza over the summer.

New group of voters includes felons recently granted right to vote in DC

After recording its largest annual decrease on record, the Washington region’s economy will rebound next year and accelerate its growth in 2022, according to a new set of economic projections.

Shaun Sharkey and Margaux Riccio have secured locations for another Pow Pow, Bubbie's Plant Burgers, and Plant Food Lab.

Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto – who surprised D.C. with her narrow victory in June’s packed primary — is looking to secure a four-year term on the D.C. Council this fall.

The D.C. Council gave final approval on Tuesday to a bill establishing new rules and restrictions on the companies that rent out scooters and other shared electric mobility devices.

For months, we've told you how the pandemic is keeping people away from hospitals. And that in some cases, routine cancer screenings are being postponed.

Due to concerns raised by the community about the building, the Patricia Handy Place for Women will close down for year-long renovations in November or December based on how quickly they can move the residents, the D.C. Department of Human…