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In the wake of recent violence against the LGBTQ community in the D.C. area, including the killing of two transgender women, supporters gathered in Dupont Circle Friday night for a vigil.

The D.C. police said Friday on Twitter that the department will not enforce civil immigration laws, a statement that appeared to suggest opposition, at least in principle, to federal plans to begin rounding up migrant families that have…

On summer evenings in his early 20s, worried by the challenges of adulthood, Christian Hamaker would slip outside, pop a cigar in his mouth and switch on his Walkman radio.

Immigration advocates are expecting the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to carry out mass raids and arrests at migrants’ homes this weekend. And though the ICE raids haven’t been confirmed, advocates say there’s good…

The United States National Arboretum is one of the most impressive public spaces in Washington, DC. But for Carver-Langston resident Juanita Diggs, who first moved to the neighborhood in 1959, the breathtaking 446 acres are basically the…

Saturday marks the 10-year anniversary of the deadliest crash in Metro history.

On Saturday, D.C. transportation officials and advocates are hosting a high-crash site visit in Ward 8, the city’s southernmost ward and the one that has seen the most traffic fatalities so far this year—half a dozen in all. The visit is…

What a week for Jack Evans. After the release of a report outlining a slew of ethical violations and conflicts of interest while serving as the chairman of the Metro Board of Directors, Evans stepped down from the board on Thursday…

Within hours of the FBI's raid Friday morning on D.C. Council member Jack Evans’ Georgetown home, a few of his colleagues have begun calling for his removal as head of the finance and revenue committee, an effort now led by Chairman Phil…

Owner Sunyatta Amen expands her health-minded Shaw tea house.

Months after the D.C. Council voted to reprimand Jack Evans over ethics issues, council Chairman Phil Mendelson is now launching an internal investigation and plans to strip Evans of his committee chairmanship.

TGIF! FBI agents raided the Georgetown home of Jack Evans this morning, the latest development in a whirlwind two-day period that began with Evans denying any ethics violations — before he admitted he didn’t disclose a conflict of interest…

The District’s guiding development framework could take a significant step forward

It's the latest chapter in a federal investigation into Evans' relationship with clients of his consulting firm.

Downtown D.C.’s Golden Triangle Business Improvement District broke ground Thursday on 10 new rain gardens and nine expanded tree boxes along 19th Street in Northwest that not only spruce up the neighborhood, but soak up excess stormwater…

The D.C. Department of Transportation's paving work this season will include upgraded "ladder"-style crosswalks with high-visibility paint.

The local arts community and D.C. Council beat back many of the proposed changes.

The FBI on Friday morning searched the Georgetown home of D.C. Council member Jack Evans, one day after a legal memo became public saying he “knowingly” violated ethics rules to help friends and clients rather than serve the interests of…

Federal agents searched the Georgetown home of embattled D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) on Friday morning, indicating that the investigation into allegations of influence-peddling and conflicts of interests continues — and may…

FBI agents searched the Georgetown home of D.C. Councilman Jack Evans on Friday, one day after he put out a letter saying he would step down from the board that oversees the Metro transit agency.