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Eric Shaw has departed as chief of the Office of Planning, WAMU'S Martin Austermuhle reported Thursday morning. OP oversees land use and design review, historic preservation, and neighborhood planning; Mayor Muriel Bowser tapped Shaw to…

The District is filled with august memorials to dead men. But for decades, the city’s very best grave was built for a woman who was very much alive.

The District’s most hyperlocal political arena—Advisory Neighborhood Commissions—saw at least half a dozen longtime incumbents voted out on Tuesday, in some cases signaling shifts in neighborhood views on development, transit, zoning, and…

Next week, the DC Council is scheduled to have a final vote on a piece of legislation which would establish a regulatory framework for short-term rentals. Now, the company which largely inspired the legislation is asking the Council to hold…

If you’ve seen the meandering music video for Radiohead’s “Daydreaming,” you might already have a feel for finding your way to Reverie.

This week, the D.C. government took an alarming turn toward censorship—albeit a brief one.

The group that protested outside a Fox News host’s home is encouraging others to “confront at their homes!”

E-scooter companies that want to continue operating in the District will need to offer a cash payment option to customers, restrict scooter speeds to 10 mph and pay substantially higher fees to the city under the latest round of regulations…

It only takes a moment to realize that the Duke Ellington School of the Arts (DESA) is exceptional. Music, performance and visual arts emanates from everywhere within this Washington, DC high school, which was founded by passionate…

WASHINGTON -- Dance classes can be pricey. For many students in Center City Charter School in Petworth however, dance is not an option for them. During the day, Jordan Daugherty teaches students all about music. After school her classroom…

The rebranding of the apartel continues. Developers Toll Brothers and AECOM Capital are exploring the idea of seeking a modification of consequence to Union Place, a 14-story mixed-use development at 200 K Street NE (map) in order to set…

If one theme binds the 21 Washingtonians in City Paper’s 2018 People Issue, it’s that each of them is sure about their purpose in life. Some of them discovered what their life’s work would be as children. Others made an enduring…

WASHINGTON (Circa) — Grace Maria says she was headed back into her office in Washington, D.C. when she noticed a homeless man involved in a confrontation with police.

From jazz to go-go, D.C. has a rich musical history. But it’s never been quantified. For the first time, the city is preparing to launch a music census in order learn more about the role musicians play in the local economy.

At age 60, Deborah Johnson thought her child-rearing days were behind her. But when hardship struck her family, she found herself raising her grandsons in a cramped, two-bedroom apartment in southeast D.C.

Enrollment increased 2 percent this school year in the District’s traditional public school system, outpacing growth in the robust charter school sector, which educates nearly half of the city’s public school students.

Ward 3 community activist and transgender rights advocate Monika Nemeth won election on Tuesday to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in district 3F06, becoming the first known transgender person to be elected to an ANC seat.

The Anacostia River was supposed to get a lot cleaner this past summer, after DC Water completed a major new sewer tunnel. But water testing shows bacteria counts were, in some cases, higher in the summer of 2018 compared to 2017.

A product of D.C. Public Schools and Howard University, D.C. jazz musician Davey Yarborough promised his Howard mentor upon graduation that he would “pay it forward” — and he’s been doing that for the past 30 years as a jazz program…

While courtyards are nothing new for multi-family developments, and have even been employed in pop-back rowhouse-conversion projects, a rowhouse conversion in DC is including a first of sorts for this type of development: a small private…