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Scores of D.C. Public School students go to school every day without the glasses they need. A new effort plans to remedy that by providing low-income students with vision screenings, eye exams and if needed, eyeglasses — all free of…

Paid COVID-19 leave is on the way for D.C. workers.

Last week in this space, Answer Man hammered out the story of Naylor Road SE and the family that gave it its name. The Naylors who ran a ferry across the Eastern Branch (i.e., the Anacostia River) and owned farmland nearby were descended…

Potomac Riverkeeper Network says the New Year’s Day discharge blackened water and stained rocks

The fast-spreading variant has thrown transit agencies into crisis as they try to fill shifts and keep routes operating

Smithsonian museums in the D.C. area and the National Zoo will shift to a new schedule on Tuesday until further notice.

Between 3 and 4 p.m. on Monday, when the National Museum of African American History and Culture was supposed to be closed, security personnel say an unidentified man walked in through an exit-only door, bypassing metal detectors and…

Regina Greene’s 22-year-old son has been detained in the D.C. Jail since October. For the past few weeks, she says, he has been coughing when they speak on the phone.

On Monday, Winter Restaurant Week will kick off in the nation’s capital, but when diners show up, they’ll need more than a credit card to enjoy their meal — they’ll also need to show proof of vaccination.

The District’s infrastructure, specifically its bridges, will be the beneficiary in millions of federal dollars from the passage of President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

A few weeks ago, I took a fairly lengthy early-morning Metro ride to run an errand. The bright lights on the 3000 series train felt incessant, and I struggled to hear the conductor’s garbled announcements. By the time I got home, I had a…

The last day of business at the H Street Corridor spot is January 23.

The District is losing another restaurant institution with this weekend’s closing of Cafe Mozart.

Elissa Silverman’s bill aims to remove barriers to help with unemployment claims.

Rule goes into effect Saturday for customers at restaurants. bars, gyms, concert venues and more

A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed claims of racial discrimination, defamation and breach of contract filed against the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation and its former chief, Nicky Goren.

Just a week after Mayor Muriel Bowser requires select businesses to check proof of vaccination, thousands of people appear to be planning a trip to D.C. to protest vaccine mandates on the National Mall. “Defeat the Mandates: An American…

A snowy owl is causing a hoot after landing in the District this week. Hobby ornithologists and non-birders alike are celebrating the somewhat-rare bird, which was first spotted around late December near the McMillan Reservoir, according…

Monday's event will focus on voting rights

Alcohol-serving establishments will get two warnings before receiving fines starting at $1,000.