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The Smithsonian Institution has paid nearly $253.7 million for the majority of a two-building Southwest D.C. office campus to serve as its consolidated headquarters after getting the green light from Congress late last year to move forward…

In April, millions of Americans began receiving economic stimulus checks to help them weather the financial crisis caused by the coronavirus. But some 12 million who are eligible — including as many as 46,000 D.C. residents — may be left…

The toppling of statues may have reached its tipping point.

As of January, thousands of District residents who are incarcerated in federal prisons on felony convictions would have their rights to vote restored under legislation the D.C. Council is slated to adopt this summer. Currently,…

The D.C. attorney general sued four of the world’s largest oil and gas companies Thursday, asserting that they have engaged in a multimillion-dollar campaign over decades to deceive District consumers about the effects of fossil fuels on…

Franklin Park, located at 14th Street and K St NW, will close for a year on July 1 and undergo an ambitious renovation.

MIDWAY THROUGH construction of the Washington Nationals’ ballpark, Allen Y. Lew, who oversaw the project as head of the city’s sports and entertainment commission, took the media on a tour. Veteran reporter Tom Sherwood remembers him…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser urged residents and visitors to the nation’s capital to stay home this Independence Day during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Feel free to enjoy the fireworks on the Fourth of July, but plan on watching from home in small groups only, Mayor Muriel Bowser urged residents today. She expressed concern about the coronavirus circulating in the general population, and…

While DC has earned a reputation for being tenant-friendly, and large property owners enjoy membership in influential organizations, a new group wants to look out for the little guy.