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A crumbling sea wall, frequent flooding and overcrowding have landed iconic stretch of Washington, D.C.’s National Mall on a new list of at-risk historic places.

Donatelli Development has landed an equity partner for part of its long-planned Reservation 13 project by the Stadium-Armory Metro in Southeast D.C.

The most fundamental premise upon which American democracy stands is the right of every citizen to cast a vote and have that vote counted equally. From Bunker Hill to Bull Run, from Seneca Falls to Selma, the arc of our history has been…

Happy Thursday. The lone holdout for statehood in the Washington area's congressional delegation has given his support. Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer wrote in a WaPo op-ed posted this morning that he is "hesitant" no more in supporting…

Changes are on the boards for a DC institution.

The planned store would bring greater food access to an underserved part of D.C.

Townhouses in the District are a hot commodity. Single-family detached? Not nearly as much.

The Tidal Basin, framed by cherry trees and the Washington Monument, is a masterpiece of 19th century engineering, and a marvelous spot to take a selfie or an engagement photo. But it’s also sinking into the Potomac River, and threatened…

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is being drained to repair a broken water line, according to the National Park Service.

Is it time to rebrand “East of the River”?

D.C.’s Florida Avenue Market is alive, an ecosystem unto itself. Boxes of produce exit trucks and enter warehouses, where they await chefs with discerning eyes. An electric saw rends chickens in two. People shop for Mother’s Day gifts,…

The stories are stitched or scribbled onto squares of red fabric, sometimes a single word, sometimes many, sometimes just a symbol: “I was raped by two or three men while I studied abroad.” “It wasn’t my fault.” “I’m still afraid to be…

There’s no mistaking when you’ve entered Navy Yard — Nationals Park is by far the D.C. neighborhood’s most distinguishable landmark. But long before there was a venue to root for the home team, the area was the city’s busiest hub for queer…

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform will hold a hearing on D.C. statehood on July 24, marking the first time in about a quarter century that the issue will be formally reviewed by a House committee, officials will announce…

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has a lot of details to work out with regard to the Reach, it’s three-pavilion expansion, but one thing is for sure: It will be a big, long party when it opens in September.

The latest Washington Teachers’ Union election is reviving a bitter rivalry as president Elizabeth Davis faces a challenge from Nathan Saunders — the man she ousted from the role in 2013 to win one of the District’s most powerful labor…

The historic appointment of Lonnie G. Bunch III as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution creates a leadership vacuum at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, where he has been founding director since 2005.

Mid-way through the opening number of the Cappies, I found myself wishing I had followed one event organizer’s advice and worn earplugs.

There’s a lobbying campaign underway to grant hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax relief—not for a tech giant, but for a small bookstore and cafe near Howard University.

A day after 15-year-old Maurice Scott was shot and killed a few blocks from his Washington D.C. charter school, Demont Pinder got to work.