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The parent company of Rose's Luxury, which also owns two other highly-regarded D.C. restaurants, has laid off 72 of its employees as of Sept. 15, according to an August filing.

The D.C. Council has voted unanimously for a traffic safety bill that will nearly double the number of red-light cameras in the District in less than two years, along with a host of other provisions.

A prominent Evangelical church in D.C. is suing the city over the District’s continuing restrictions on mass gatherings. The suit alleges the city government is infringing on the church’s First Amendment rights by limiting worship services…

A large, prominent evangelical Capitol Hill church late Tuesday filed a legal challenge to the District, alleging the city government is violating the First Amendment by facilitating and tolerating massive anti-racism protests but…

When coronavirus lockdown orders were imposed in D.C. last March, some child care providers were still qualified to receive their subsidy payments based on pre-pandemic attendance.

There was a time a few years that development along DC's H Street Corridor seemed omnipresent. Now, development on this stretch has slowed as the pipeline ramps up on the other side of the Starburst intersection, along with efforts to…

A sweeping bill that aims to help reduce traffic deaths in the District passed the Council unanimously Tuesday.

Metro made “substantial progress” in addressing safety concerns raised in a recent audit, but has work to do in confronting a reportedly toxic workplace culture, the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission said Tuesday.

It’s official — WAMU has announced a new host to succeed Matt McCleskey as the voice of Morning Edition. The station’s own Esther Ciammachilli will take over the host chair beginning October 1.

The National Book Festival usually hits the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

It’s uncommon for fans of fierce rivals to select the same gathering point, but Lucky Bar has been a soccer hot spot since 1998. For many, the Connecticut Avenue venue, two blocks south of Dupont Circle, is a second home.

Panic spread among Park Morton residents Monday morning after an email circulated stating that the District of Columbia Housing Authority was planning to shut down a residential building, giving residents 30 days to move. DCHA later denied…

There’s a spike in the number of stolen cars in D.C.

But the violation of rules was accidental, the investigation found.

Metro has made “substantial progress” in addressing some of the more than two dozen safety issues identified in an audit of its rail operations center, the panel responsible for safety oversight said Tuesday.

Happy Tuesday. Early in the pandemic, Mayor Muriel Bowser used one of her coronavirus updates to announce a deal for two new hospitals in the District, including a new Howard University facility slated to receive expansive tax abatements…

We officially found out Tuesday that D.C. will be gaining a second area code. The beloved 202 will stick around, but, starting in late 2022, every new phone number in the District will get a 771 instead.

Two weeks into the school year, 6-year-old Ambrose I. Lane III has already become adept at remote learning. From his home in Southeast Washington, he can use a laptop to log into his D.C. public school’s virtual classroom and get to work. …

The D.C. Council has approved legislation that would further protect renters from eviction during the coronavirus pandemic.