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By keeping her cool under presidential pressure, the D.C. mayor won a national following.

Scenes from a wake for the beloved DC bar, which closed permanently this summer.

From dining pods on the Potomac to a memorial on the Mall—here's how Washington architects, planners, and designers would redesign some of our favorite public gathering places.

The painstaking cleanup of what was once a World War I chemical weapons testing and disposal site, just southwest of the American University campus, is now complete, according to the project’s manager.

The District is ending its contract to house homeless families at the Days Inn on New York Avenue NE at the end of next month. The 87 families housed there by the city will move to apartments and other shelters by August 28, and the city’s…

The families of three men killed by D.C. police in 2018 say the city only partially followed new emergency protocols when it released footage from officers’ body-worn cameras to the public in late July. At least one family says the video…

A mailer from the D.C. Board of Elections was supposed to help registered voters confirm that their address was correct. Instead, it has prompted confusion over how exactly voters can notify the board that their address has changed or that…

Restaurant Week is a twice-a-year chance to sample some of the D.C. area’s most coveted dining spots from special fixed-price menus.

Meet six young leaders organizing to fight systemic racism and support those in need.

"With every scenario, something is going to suck, but you have to decide what sucks the least."

As the number of cases increases, court backlogs have made it difficult for some survivors to seek justice.

The police union calls the law reactionary, and released footage leaves families re-traumatized and with unanswered questions.

Most public schools in D.C. are within 1,000 feet of a retailer selling tobacco products, according to a Stanford-led study.

Happy Wednesday. Progressive candidate Ed Lazere has built a large war chest in his bid for an at-large DC Council seat, reporting nearly $315,000 in cash on hand with the help of public campaign financing.

Lawmakers in Maryland and D.C. grilled top health officials in their jurisdictions Wednesday over responses to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

A day after more than 100 bullets tore through a crowd and into the bodies of 20 people, Ron Moten stood under a D.C. sky, looked straight into his phone’s camera and described one way that the city was better off when it was considered…

Another new luxury apartment building at D.C.’s Buzzard Point is now leasing, with studios to three-bedroom units renting for between $1,500 and more than $5,000 a month.