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Almost as quickly as it began, omicron’s surge appears to be waning in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.

D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said at a briefing Thursday that juvenile crime in the District is still a serious concern and called for more accountability.

On Wednesday, the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board voted to draft a summary suspension notice for The Big Board, a bar on H Street NE that has received multiple warnings and citations for violating Mayor Muriel Bowser’s mask and…

For this week's development rundown, UrbanTurf catches up on the latest news regarding developments in the pipeline on and just off Howard University's campus.

As D.C. continues to open new COVID Centers, and extends its indoor mask mandate, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday that residents can pick up free masks.

For five years, Walmart has been paying more than $1 million a year to lease a vacant lot near the edge of the District, where the company once caused hard feelings by vowing to build a store, then reneging on that promise.

A new D.C. Council proposal would create a grant program for undocumented students in the District who want to attend college

The U.S. Green Building Council’s annual ranking of the Top 10 states for green buildings would have D.C. as No. 1 if it were a state — and by a long shot.

And a new COVID Center opens inside the Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ on 13th Street NW in Ward 4.

The hospitality group that's weeks away from opening an arcade-themed bar at The Wharf is also opening a wine bar just a short walk down the same Southwest D.C. waterfront promenade.

The end is in sight for omicron-related Metrobus service cuts.

A D.C. bar defended by conservatives after alleged violations of the city’s vaccine and mask regulations faces suspension of its liquor license, officials said Thursday.

Metro says it will restore regular weekday bus service starting Feb. 7, as its employees recover from the omicron wave.

Metrobus service had been reduced to a weekend schedule due to large numbers of operators sickened from the omicron coronavirus variant.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is touting a new milestone in the transit agency’s installation of new, improved faregates at “nearly” 50% of Metro stations around the D.C. area.

Mayor Muriel Bowser has extended D.C.’s indoor mask mandate for another month, as COVID-19 cases are still high albeit rapidly dropping. D.C. residents and visitors will have to mask up in public, indoor spaces until at least Feb 28.

Mayor Muriel Bowser has extended the District's indoor mask mandate through Feb. 28, in part to coincide with cold winter temperatures likely to facilitate the spread of COVID-19 by keeping people inside.

With temperatures plummeting into the teens, volunteers in D.C. headed out Wednesday night to survey how many people were sleeping on the streets as part of an annual effort to measure homelessness.

DC fans of restaurateurs Keith McNally and Stephen Starr will be excited by this news.

The D.C. State Board of Education (DC SBOE) recently approved a resolution that the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) will take into consideration as it mulls how to revamp the DC School Report Card, a tool District…