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A redevelopment of the former Latham hotel site in Georgetown appears to be underway once again, with a new concept plan that dramatically scales up the project's hotel element and reduces its retail space.

Sidwell Friends School, the exclusive D.C. private school, accepted a $5.2 million loan from the federal government through a program intended to help small businesses and nonprofits stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.

It wasn’t too long ago that it was normal to stand shoulder-to-shoulder in a packed Metro train, or hop on a shared bike or scooter. But in a world changed by the coronavirus pandemic, those situations may cause anxiety for many.

The decision to close Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park to car traffic daily and open it for essential outdoor exercise during the novel coronavirus pandemic was a good one. However, the new closures are not the same as the regular weekend…

As the District confronts the coronavirus crisis, our education of our children has not been immune. Traditional public schools will remain closed until May 29, the end of the school year, and charter schools, educating half of District…

As 2020 began, before the COVID-19 crisis, a lifelong D.C. resident who calls himself the “homeless homeboy” sat atop a milk crate on a sidewalk near Franklin Square and asked passersby to consider making a donation in exchange for some of…

Stimulus payments are making their way into the mailboxes and bank accounts of people across the United States after the passage of a $2.2 trillion relief bill to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Everyone with a…

Those who live in the D.C. area would normally avoid the monuments on a sunny day during tourist season. But with stay-at-home orders and social distancing in place due to the coronavirus, one D.C. man took the opportunity to capture the…

The rent is due again. So, too, are mortgage payments, utility payments, phone bills.

No part of the restaurant industry seems to be safe from the coronavirus pandemic.

D.C. COUNCIL members in recent years haven’t had to worry about finances. A booming local economy brought in lots of tax dollars. Indeed, it seemed that council members were competing to expand services and add programs — with little…

On Thursday, the Folger Shakespeare Library announced the postponement of the National Building Museum’s annual summer exhibition Shakespeare’s Playhouse a full year, to July 2021.

LL awoke this morning to a subtweet from Ward 2 candidate Brooke Pinto criticizing a fellow candidate who has a "Super PAC funding large efforts for their campaigns." She took the opportunity to vow not to accept money from political…

Friday is the first of the month, which means rent checks are due for millions of people around the country.

As D.C. arts organizations temporarily shut down performances and events last month amid the local spread of the coronavirus, the artistic director of the local opera and theater company IN Series, Timothy Nelson, began to question whether…

More than a dozen COVID-19 cases have been reported at a residential construction site in Navy Yard, and it’s not the only site with concerns. Fears over the virus spreading further at the renovation of a congressional office building…

D.C. lawmakers could soon allow companies to claim coronavirus-inspired damages through business interruption insurance policies, and extend new rent and mortgage-related protections in another round of emergency legislation.