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The link between domestic violence and homelessness among women has long been established. In the nation’s capital, more than half of homeless women interviewed in a recent study said they had experienced domestic violence.

There is a long-simmering, often overheated debate amongst animal lovers. It pits cat lovers, who want to help feral cats survive outdoors, against bird lovers, who say cats are causing bird populations to plummet. It’s team cat vs. team…

D.C. officials on Wednesday dismissed a campaign finance complaint against Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) for an rally in which she promoted a candidate in a heated council race. The government watchdog group Public Citizen alleged the mayor’s…

On November 6, D.C. voters will have the chance to vote for up to two candidates for at-large councilmember. The ballot has six options. There are the two incumbents—Democrat Anita Bonds and independent incumbent Elissa Silverman—as well as…

Furard Tate likes to ask people if they can remember the last time they visited a black-owned restaurant. Most people can’t—which is why Tate, the owner of Inspire Hospitality, joined together with bar consultant Audra “A.J.” Johnson and…

After months of conversations and negotiations with the Office of Planning, community stakeholders and dissenting neighbors, the development team behind The Bard development in Southwest DC is returning with a proposal even smaller than the…

The 32nd annual 17th street High Heel Race bore its traditional trappings on Tuesday night, from its colorful drag queens marching in sky-high stilettos to participants’ playful jibes at national politics. But the Dupont neighborhood’s…

On Friday, the District will reset traffic signals at 93 intersections in Navy Yard, Southwest, and neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River to give pedestrians and cyclists more time to cross the street. The move is part of D.C.’s Vision…

Last month, UrbanTurf reported on the two-building planned-unit development (PUD) proposed for a site in Brookland. Now, the zoning application has been filed and more details and renderings are emerging.

Despite the occasional diagonal state street or traffic circle, D.C.’s street grid makes it easy to navigate the city. East-west streets are lettered or named, and north-south streets are numbered. But there are plenty of exceptions to the…

Ron Moten is back with another politically themed earworm. The one-time unsuccessful Ward 7 council candidate, community activist, and co-founder of a violence prevention nonprofit released his latest music video in support of a local…

In October of 1918, during the last stages of World War I, major US cities were swept by a devastating wave of Spanish influenza. Washington was especially hit hard: an estimated 50,000 cases were reported from October 1918 to February…

The family of a restaurateur fatally struck by a driver in the District said this week they are waiting for closure more than two years after his death. Armin Amin, co-owner of Chaplin’s in the Shaw neighborhood, was struck by a…

WASHINGTON - After seven years in the United States, a Georgetown Day School teacher has just learned she must leave the country as soon as possible after her two visa applications were denied. A letter to parents from Associate Head of…

Just weeks ago, the D.C. government issued a warning about the prison in which notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger died. D.C. doesn't have its own in prison, so felons from the District are shipped across the country to serve…

Many participants left the first Southeast Library (407 7th St. SE) renovation meeting Tuesday night concerned about what services will be available during the two-year construction process. At the Oct. 30th meeting at the Hill Center (921…

The fight over tipping and how restaurant workers are paid in the nation’s capital may be returning to the ballot. The D.C. Council this month repealed Initiative 77, which voters passed in June to require employers to pay more to servers,…

D.C. Council candidate Dionne Reeder has continued raising money at a breakneck pace with help from the fundraising muscle of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D), according to newly released campaign finance reports. Reeder (I) raised $118,000 in 18…

Fulfilling a promise she made when she first ran for mayor four years ago, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Tuesday declared the D.C. General family homeless shelter closed. “The last family has moved out of the facility,” she said. “It’s no…

Last Thursday, Emily Gasoi made a strange announcement. The Ward 1 candidate for the D.C. State Board of Education tweeted that someone had used fake email addresses to impersonate her campaign on local listservs, posting racially charged…