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The District is issuing a “mask advisory” that recommends residents wear masks in indoor public settings, but is stopping short of reinstating its mask mandate as the omicron variant of the coronavirus has been identified in the U.S.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser moved to beef up the District’s coronavirus response Thursday as the country braces for the impact of the emerging omicron variant, but she refrained from bringing back her recently rescinded indoor mask mandate…

As D.C. cleared another encampment at New Jersey and O streets Northwest on Thursday, one council member proposed emergency legislation to pause such actions.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser moved to beef up the District’s coronavirus response Thursday as the country braces for the impact of the emerging omicron variant, but she refrained from bringing back her recently rescinded indoor mask mandate…

The controversial revitalization of the Hirshhorn Museum’s Sculpture Garden was approved by the National Capital Planning Commission on Thursday, ending almost three years of negotiations among the museum, advocates and federal officials. …

The District started clearing a large homeless encampment on Thursday morning, in the face of criticism from advocates and some council members who claimed many people living in the tents don’t know where to go next.

D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine on Thursday announced his office will expand its scope to push for housing affordability, and is calling on the District’s Zoning Commission to make several changes that he says will help more…

D.C.'s own Maury Wills is up this weekend for a long-stalled vote into the Baseball Hall of Fame. His election would be some end to a journey that began when Wills, a onetime Cardozo High School quarterback, played baseball barefoot with a…

Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau unveiled emergency legislation on Thursday that would prevent the city from clearing existing homeless encampments and require that it instead provide a number of services — including lavatories and…

A digital version of your DC driver's license may not be far off — and an advocacy group is hoping to convince DC leaders to let voters cast ballots from their phones.

Urban Atlantic is now working with a senior home in Friendship Heights to build a substantial addition to the property, pitching new affordable units as the neighborhood sees a surge in development applications.

CVS Health will invest $9.2 million along with real estate investment company WNC & Associates in an affordable housing project under construction in D.C.’s Congress Heights.

There are several key transportation projects to watch in our region, including dedicated bicycle and bus lanes in D.C., the long-awaited Dulles International Airport Silver Line Metro station, and highway widening in Virginia and…

Enrollment in D.C. Public Schools declined by 855 students this year, while charter schools and home schooling saw increases in enrollment.

CVS Health Corp. (NYSE: CVS) said Wednesday it is investing $9.2 million alongside Irvine, California real estate investment company WNC & Associates Inc. to build a 41-unit affordable housing complex in D.C.'s Congress Heights…

You can pay bills, swipe into a Metro station, order a car, and do countless other things on your phone. And now venture capitalist and former political operative Bradley Tusk wants D.C. residents to be able to use their phones to vote.

Roger Marmet’s son, Tom, was “a bright shining light who believed in the value of every person, no matter what they’d done or where they came from,” his father recalls. After finishing college, the 22-year-old aspiring social worker joined…

Research suggests that passing time at a pub can be as good for your emotional well-being as it is for your social life.

He lost millions running his D.C. hotel, according to financial documents, but could set a record with a $375 million sale

Sabel Harris, a newcomer to D.C. politics who won her first election less than a year ago, plans to announce her candidacy Thursday for a bigger job: the Ward 1 seat on the D.C. Council.