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“It’s like opening a peeing section in a pool,” says Ian Boden, the owner of The Shack—a small destination restaurant in Staunton, Virginia. “The truth is, well-to-do people in D.C. are going to come to Virginia as soon as it opens. With…

If you had to make a museum exhibit explaining the coronavirus pandemic to future generations, what would you put in it?

In one of D.C.’s fastest gentrifying neighborhoods, a community of renters have become part of the city’s long and rich history of turning black and brown tenants into collective owners.

The five year-old CityCenter venture was Chang's only full-service restaurant in his hometown.

The D.C. outpost of famed New York restaurant Momofuku has closed for good, according to a social media posting from the restaurant.

Georgetown University will suspend contributions to employee retirement plans, introduce a voluntary furlough program and halt some construction as it prepares to enter next academic year with a $50 million shortfall, its president…

Momofuku in CityCenterDC will not reopen after the coronavirus pandemic passes, owner David Chang said Wednesday.

As D.C. restaurants continue to suffer as a result of the coronavirus crisis, David Chang’s Momofuku CCDC announced Wednesday that it has closed for good. Momofuku Group CEO Marguerite Zabar Marisca revealed the news in a letter posted to…

Earlier this year, the Tonic family intended to gather in the District for a reunion. It was an event planned for dozens of people from branches of the family living as far away as Atlanta, Florida and New Jersey.

Happy Wednesday. Mayor Muriel Bowser has extended the District's stay-at-home order once again, this time through June 8.

D.C., you’re going to have to stay home for another few weeks.

Construction continues at the second phase of The Wharf, which will add 1.25 million square feet of mixed-use development to the stretch of the Anacostia waterfront between the Washington Channel and Maine Avenue, from 6th to 11th Streets…

An office building near Union Station that is losing its federal government anchor tenant could soon undergo a major redevelopment.

The first case showed up about a month ago. The child arrived at Children’s National Hospital in the District with all the classic signs of a childhood inflammatory illness called Kawasaki disease, including a rash and a red, swollen…

If you’re a registered D.C. voter, there’s a chance that at some point over the next few days you’ll receive a colorful envelope in the mail emblazoned with the message, “Decriminalize Nature D.C.” This mailing is part of an ambitious…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday extended the District’s stay-at-home order and closure of nonessential businesses through June 8.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced Wednesday that he will begin gradually reopening the state this weekend, while D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser extended the city’s stay-at-home order and closure of nonessential businesses through June…

Children's National Health System is losing about $1M a day as the pandemic is lowering the number of non-COVID-19 patients visiting hospitals, and this appears to be slowing its real estate expansion plans.

As the region’s stay-at-home order stretches into its second month and the Small Business Administration struggles to keep up with an unprecedented level of loan applications, the future for local brick-and-mortar businesses is looking…

Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Wednesday extended the social distancing restrictions in the nation’s capital from May 15 to at least June 8, saying officials have not yet seen a sustained decrease in the spread of the novel coronavirus.