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Reports of drug use and violence have prompted the closure of a pair of Northwest D.C. parks and the clearing of homeless encampments assembled there.

For the second day in a row, the Washington Monument is closed after it was struck by lightning over the weekend.

Foxtrot Market, a Chicago-based chain of stores that combines a gourmet market with a coffee shop and curated home delivery, will open a Dupont Circle location at 1601 Connecticut Ave. NW.

The Washington Monument still needs work done, after a lightning strike during Sunday’s thunderstorms caused damage that led to its closure.

Metro is rolling out new incentives to lure riders back to the transit system after months of low ridership.

A larger share of area residents say they have seriously considered moving to a new community since the pandemic began.

The District’s public school system probably tested just 4 percent of students attending in-person classes in its asymptomatic testing program in the spring, falling short of city and federal health suggestions, according to a new report…

District officials said Monday that they will publicly release body-camera video from a D.C. police officer who was seen repeatedly punching a man in the face during an arrest in a gun case in Southeast Washington last week.

For the 15 or so unhoused people who made a home at Burke Park, on 12th St. NW and Massachusetts Avenue, the area offered convenient access to necessities like laundry services, and the chance to be around people who understood their…

An educator and artist, Alma W. Thomas helped shape the DC art scene

Visitors to attractions maintained by the National Park Service, such as the Washington Monument in D.C., must wear a mask inside all buildings and in crowded outdoor spaces.

With some charter school classes underway and the start date for DCPS (Aug. 30) quickly approaching, D.C. residents have lots of concerns about COVID safety in schools. And not just about masks or quarantine close-contact rules.

All health-care employees in D.C. must get at least the first dose of a coronavirus vaccine by Sept. 30, city officials announced Monday — the latest step in the District’s drive to push workers to get vaccinated as cases continue to…

The Washington Monument was closed Monday and is expected to remain closed Tuesday after being struck by lightning over the weekend.

Starting Sept. 5, Metro will be adding more trains and buses, extending train service on the weekends and lowering fares, the transit agency announced Monday.

Franklin Square in downtown Washington is expected to reopen this fall after a major renovation. But one group that serves meals to unhoused residents in the park is worried they won’t be welcome back.

Although official counts show the total number of homeless people in the District is going down, the number of chronically homeless people is increasing — and burgeoning encampments are now part of the fabric of downtown Washington.

All D.C. health care workers are required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of September.

A year after buying an office building south of Observatory Circle in Northwest D.C., Grosvenor is homing in on a plan for a mixed-use redevelopment.

A little over a year ago, a new design and program was proposed for the site of the old Latham Hotel in Georgetown. A couple of months after that, a beer garden was floated for the site. Now, Thor Equities is taking another stab at a…