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TGIF. As the District took its initial steps today toward reopening, Mayor Muriel Bowser used the occasion to announce initiatives that she says will "reimagine roads and public space."

Hundreds of demonstrators moved through D.C. Friday night, marching, chanting, holding a vigil, and, at one point, blocking highway traffic. They join a nationwide outpouring of rage and grief over the death of George Floyd, a black man…

Late May brought an expected resurgence in gun violence and tragedy to D.C. First, there was the shooting of a 71-year-old grandmother, and then a 4-year-old girl, both in communities east of the Anacostia River, where residents feel the…

The District’s sports betting website is now active and accepting bets. It’s happening at a time when live sports are few and far between all over the world, but it’s now happening.

In the early days of Brandon Todd’s first D.C. Council campaign, James Salt was among the volunteers dispatched to knock on doors and introduce the first-time candidate to Ward 4 residents.

YaVonne Boyd, a consultant who lives in Columbia Heights, likes to vote in person. But after her husband had a case of the flu earlier this year that turned into bronchitis, they decided to play it safe. “I actually enjoy going in to vote,…

Remember when President Trump suggested a month ago that “we hit the body” with UV light to kill the coronavirus?

The forced distancing required by the coronavirus prompted several cities to quickly close some public roads to make room so cooped-up residents anxious to get outside for exercise could do so safely.

Beneath a gray sky morning, the nearly 4 million people of Washington and its Northern Virginia suburbs woke up Friday in communities where, for the first time in 60 days, they were not ordered to stay home — though many did anyway.

Two years after the federal government paved the way for legal sports betting, a retail sportsbook is preparing to open three blocks from the U.S. Capitol.

D.C. will see some roadway reform as the city prepares to reopen after nearly two months of a stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus.

As the Washington region moves into its first phase of reopening — D.C. and Northern Virginia on Friday, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties next week — many people might rightfully be asking: are we really ready for this?

The 1.7M SF first phase of The Boro delivered in October, and the Tysons project could soon grow even larger.

D.C. marked the first day of Phase One in its reopening plan Friday, lifting restrictions on residents and businesses.

Residents in the Washington region have for years experienced life in ways that differ drastically depending on what racial group they belong to, according to a study released this week by researchers from American University.

Since March, Aba Kwawu says she has been deeply tempted by the prospect of “risking it all to get an underground haircut” during the stay-at-home order. And on Friday, the day D.C. and Northern Virginia start to reopen, she can score an…

After a series of stops and starts, D.C. restaurants will now be able to apply to expand outdoor cafes into public streets, parking lanes and other open spaces to allow for socially distanced dining.

LaShawn White had been working full-time as a server at the American bistro Brookland’s Finest since for about six months when coronavirus hit D.C. in mid-March. On a good weeknight, she could make as much as $150 in tips on a dinner…

The default speed limit on the streets of the District will drop to 20 mph from 25 mph beginning Monday, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced Friday, taking a bold step in implementing her centerpiece plan to reduce pedestrian deaths in…