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Charles “Shorty Corleone” Garris was born in Ward 8, and although his talents have taken him far, supporting the local community is still his priority. The D.C. business owner famously performed as one of the vocalists of go-go band Rare…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development on Thursday announced $6.8 million in grants to small businesses and local entrepreneurs.

Metro has recertified about 20 percent of its train operators who were found last week to be missing required training

A new report from Metro’s inspector general found that the appearance of stations and facilities in the transit system was “mostly positive,” though inspectors did find feces in a parking garage, vomit at a bus stop, and one dead bird.

Voters know to carefully fill in the box next to their candidate’s name on the ballot — but this year, voters in D.C.’s primary election are also being reminded to make sure their mail-in ballot ends up in the correct drop box.

Metro will offer free shuttle buses at the stations during the projects, which affect travel east of Stadium-Armory station in D.C.

In many ways, we should be happy it’s not 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic may still be with us, but we know a lot more about the virus — and are certainly more prepared to handle it. And unlike two years ago, this year’s election cycle will…

Robert White and Trayon White are both trying a novel approach in D.C. politics, but some urbanists fear they lack nuance.

The D.C. Housing Authority has sold its headquarters site on North Capitol Street NE, clearing the way for developers who plan hundreds of apartments, many of them affordable units, including deeply affordable units for DCHA residents.

Ward 1 Council member Brianne Nadeau has created a task force to address “violence and vitality” along D.C.’s U Street corridor.

Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration this morning announced the recipients of $6.8 million in grants to local entrepreneurs and small businesses.

A property management company must pay nearly $2 million to the District and tenants of the 3003 Van Ness apartment complex who say the company misled them about rent costs and later subjected them to unjust rent increases, D.C. Attorney…

D.C. Housing Authority has firmed up plans to sell interest in its NoMa headquarters site, paving the way for a major mixed-use development less than a mile north of Union Station.

Under federal code, Amtrak has authority to acquire property necessary for the use of intercity passenger rail operations

We need a National Memorial to Gun Violence, now. It must be at the end of the National Mall, near the base of the U.S. Capitol, where loyalty to the National Rifle Association has long trumped the national welfare, including the survival…

One of the greatest friends the wrens, robins and chickadees of Washington ever had was the author of a book with the wonderful title “Birds Through an Opera-Glass.” Her name was Florence Merriam Bailey and she was among the first to…

There was an additional suspected drug overdose at the D.C. Jail on Thursday, May 19, a spokesperson for D.C.’s Department of Corrections confirmed on Wednesday. A person detained at the jail was given naloxone (commonly known by the brand…

The Washington Mystics’ players and coaches spoke out on Tuesday night about the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 students and two adults dead earlier that day.

Water seeping into Metro stations is putting electrical equipment, such as escalators and elevators, at risk, and a recent inspection even turned up stalactites growing above ceiling tiles in one station, according to a new safety audit.

There are three candidates on the Democratic primary ballot for D.C. attorney general: Ryan Jones, Brian Schwalb and Bruce V. Spiva (a fourth, D.C. Council member Kenyan R. McDuffie (D-Ward 5), was declared ineligible for the ballot and…