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‘We’re still second class — it’s just so unfair’

The D.C. Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) shelter capacity subcommittee submitted a proposal for how to provide enough beds and physical space in shelters this winter.

The D.C. Council unanimously approved an increase in spending on local food accessibility programs during a budget vote held virtually July 20. Even with greater market access and expanded options, however, advocates say lawmakers didn’t…

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office released its second five-year strategic plan to end homelessness in D.C. at the beginning of July. The document was released during a July 6 celebration of seven residents of the 801 East Men’s Shelter who were…

The unveiling ceremony on the north side of Lafayette Square on Wednesday wasn’t large and it didn’t last long, but history was made. Or rather, history was recognized. Finally.

Advocates and youth lead an anti-violence movement in their communities

Their thoughts on QR codes, streateries, restaurants without phone numbers, and service charges

The D.C. mayor and the police chief Wednesday stressed the need for additional recruits for the police department and increased community engagement with both violence-interruption programs and police in order to combat violent crime in…

Metro’s safety board gave its initial approval July 15 to a policy that would temporarily ban people charged with sex or weapons offenses on Metro property. The full Board of Directors is set to vote on the policy Thursday.

The owner of the Washington Capitals, Mystics and Wizards has sued its insurance provider for denying claims totaling "hundreds of millions of dollars" in losses tied to the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced it to shutter facilities…

Alexandria, Virginia reached “substantial” COVID transmission rates Tuesday, prompting city officials to recommend that residents wear masks inside of public and private buildings, regardless of vaccination status.

WASHINGTON (AP) — What started as a few public comments from former first lady Michelle Obama has resulted in a new permanent public display in Lafayette Park that details the role of enslaved people in building the White House.

Thousands of properties in the District are vacant or in need of repairs, but the city has lost out on millions in tax revenue because it is not charging the owners the higher tax rate for blighted properties.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday that the city will issue new mask guidance “if we need to do anything differently.”

The Yards development in Southeast D.C. has lured another technology company.

D.C. police have arrested a man in the death of 6-year-old Nyiah Courtney, who along with her mother was shot the night of July 16 on a street in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Southeast Washington.

D.C. police have made an arrest in the killing of 6-year-old Nyiah Courtney, who was shot to death on July 16 in Congress Heights.

Government did more for the restaurant industry over this past COVID-Year-from-Hell than anyone would have expected in a capitalist economy. Let’s not waste this opportunity to reinvent ourselves. We need to dump the old churn-and-burn…

While many projects remain stalled due to various hiccups, NoMa's residential pipeline has seen a burst of action this year, primarily on its prominent D-5-zoned sites. This zoning enables high-density mixed-use development without…

At least four D.C. bars will start taking bets through D.C.’s sportsbook, GambetDC, starting Friday.