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The high school students wrote books about climate change, extreme weather and grief

The DC Council voted unanimously yesterday to keep open an independent office that helps monitor conditions in facilities operated by the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.

Ward 2 community members and advocates for the unhoused say they’re disturbed by the sudden announcement this month that the D.C. government will delay the opening of a homeless shelter in the West End by six months.

One observer called the situation with the city’s Science Advisory Board a “shitshow” as the Bowser administration works to stamp out oversight and transparency of another critical public safety agency.

The Office of Police Complaints identified a pattern of White officers pulling Black people’s hair during minor stops, when the person was compliant, and when the officer was in no imminent danger.

The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to authorize Mayor Muriel Bowser to extend public emergencies on the opioid crisis and youth violence through Feb. 15.

The Southeast Library, near Eastern Market, will close on Jan. 4 for a multi-year, $33 million renovation that will modernize, expand, and restore parts of the historic library, one of the oldest in the DC Public Library system. The…

D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb (D) said Monday that the city has sued a home-renovation company that claims to increase home sale prices but traps District residents into financially devastating contracts.

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb has filed a lawsuit against Potomac, Maryland-based home renovation company Curbio, alleging it uses a fraudulent scheme that targets elderly and financially disadvantaged homeowners in the District.

It’s the AG’s second lawsuit in as many months against a real estate tech company.

For the past five years, Right Care, Right Now program redirects non-emergency calls to nurses who diagnose patients over the phone

The red neon sign was in place over the entrance and the shelves were neatly stocked with wines, whiskeys and vodkas. Sorab Dilawri was ready to launch his new liquor store on that corridor of D.C. cool known as H Street NE.

New signs designate Marion Barry Avenue through Southeast DC on the corridor previously known as Good Hope Road, and a community celebration in historic Anacostia on Saturday marked the occasion with go-go music and tributes to the former…

Officials hope to introduce instruction during the 2024-2025 school year

A jubilant crowd — many of them Ward 8 residents and some of Marion Barry’s greatest admirers — gathered at a usually busy intersection in the community he loved, to witness the District’s latest honor for its former mayor.

The blue tarp covering the new street sign finally fell and the crowd erupted.

The DC Council is slated to vote Tuesday on legislation authorizing Mayor Muriel Bowser to extend the public emergencies she declared this week on the opioid crisis and youth violence.

The six-month delay comes as neighbors who oppose the project have filed a second lawsuit to block it, raising zoning concerns.

A novel study on housing insecurity in the District estimates that more than 82,000 residents – 12% of the city’s population – do not have stable housing. The overwhelming majority of those are Black and Hispanic households.

A new research report from the Urban Institute says that just over 1 in 10 residents of DC are experiencing housing insecurity, a term that encompasses factors such as a lack of affordability, inadequate accommodations, and frequent or…