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The D.C. Housing Authority’s crisis has revealed major differences in how city leaders prefer to address what federal housing officials have characterized as a complete failure to provide safe, clean and decent affordable housing for its…

The U.S. Senate has confirmed seven judges for D.C. Superior Court and the D.C. Court of Appeals, addressing what city officials and lawmakers had loudly complained was a growing “crisis” of judicial vacancies that was slowing down the…

The lame-duck Senate has eased concerns about a judicial vacancy crisis in DC's local courts by confirming seven appointments last night.

For years, the Vanguard building in downtown D.C., once home to the Peace Corps, has sat empty. On Thursday, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) celebrated the future of the 1960s-era Vanguard — and housing in downtown — at a ceremony kicking off…

A top public safety official committed to implementing a gun violence reduction plan published earlier this year

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine has unveiled a series of proposals he says would help create a “truly independent” D.C. Housing Authority board and address some of the problems that have plagued the embattled agency charged with managing…

Shawn Townsend, D.C.’s first “night mayor,” will take over as the president and CEO of the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, the regional trade association that represents the D.C. area’s food industry.

The surge in shootings in D.C. in recent years, particularly among young people, has inspired discussions, debates and ideas from various city leaders, but the numbers keep rising and the violence continues to impact families.

The sound of fingers snapping in appreciation echoed across the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library auditorium.

Early in the pandemic, people were desperate for more room to safely spend time outdoors. Officials in the D.C. area experimented with making more space by closing certain roads to car traffic, and opening them to pedestrians. Now, motor…

The U.S.-Africa Leaders summit being held in the center of downtown D.C. is a giant show of diplomacy — and a giant headache for locals who live, dine, and own businesses between Shaw and Mt. Vernon Square.

With the DC Council's last legislative meeting of the year set for Tuesday, debate continues over how to go about reforming the District's public housing authority in the wake of a blistering report from the U.S. Department of Housing and…

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton December 14, 2022 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the possibility of a federal government shutdown on Friday night, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)…

The transit system will waive fares after 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 and stay open beyond normal service hours

Most of us think of our pets as family, and a new bill being considered by the D.C. Council acknowledges that fact, the Washington Post reports.

An exhibition of photos offers a rare look at the hard-to-see artwork that’s been atop the District’s John A. Wilson Building for more than a century.

The agreement includes raises, stipends and more planning time for teachers

Metro announced that all trips on rail and bus will be free after 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. The agency also extended all service until 2 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1.

D.C. Councilmembers Elissa Silverman and Brooke Pinto announced legislation to revamp the city’s embattled public housing authority, DCHA, on Wednesday, opposing the emergency bill introduced by Mayor Muriel Bowser and Phil Mendelson…

The plan to give D.C. residents $100 monthly SmarTrip stipends has taken a backseat to free Metrobus service across the city.