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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is donating $200 million to the Smithsonian Institution, the largest single donation since its founding gift from James Smithson in 1846, the museum announced Wednesday.

Any parent will tell you: kids always need something else. For D.C. resident Yehesuah Downie, that something else is a replacement cell phone for his 12-year-old son, a major expense given Downie’s challenging financial situation during…

A contractor hired by D.C. Public Schools refused to provide documentation to support $5.36 million in invoices and overbilled DCPS more than $421,000, according to a new report from the D.C. auditor.

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com Inc. and aerospace company Blue Origin, will donate $200 million to the Smithsonian Institution to support the National Air and Space Museum.

On a sunny, hot Wednesday, Marco Woodson zipped around a small park in downtown D.C., sweeping trash into small, neat piles. A table under a tree was set up with a cooler full of ice and water bottles. Between the honks and hums of nearby…

Affordable housing in DC can be built through Inclusionary Zoning, with funding from the Housing Production Trust Fund, or through any of the myriad other programs in the District’s affordable housing toolkit. But all of these programs…

The D.C. Council unanimously voted to phase out tenant protections including bans on evictions, utility shut offs, and rent freezes.

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress eyes an infrastructure package, a coalition of transportation agencies and Amtrak on Wednesday released a 15-year plan of rail improvements for the congested Northeast Corridor that would boost daily train…

When the District passed a total ban on noncompete clauses last December, the move didn’t attract much attention — but over the last few months, the business community has slowly begun to train its sights on the law.

The adage that it is a good time to be a home seller has never been more true in the DC region than over the past 18-24 months. A low supply of homes for sale coupled with high buyer demand has pushed home prices to new heights.

A new 850-seat venue for comedy and music performances is opening on the edge of Capitol Hill and Navy Yard, at the old “Blue Castle” building on M Street SE. The former car barn, which dates back to the 1800s, has been fully converted…

Three former WeWork locations in D.C. are coming back to life as new coworking spaces owned by their landlord, Douglas Development Corp.

A month after a viral video showed a security guard at Nellie’s Sports Bar dragging a Black woman down a flight of stairs, sparking weeks of protests and an ongoing case with the D.C. Attorney General’s office, the bar reopened this week —…

Demands include public apology, release of video

Restaurants and other food businesses approved for awards were made public this week, igniting discussion and debate.

Metro is proposing an update to its passenger conduct rules that would temporarily ban those who get caught on sex- or weapons-related offenses while on the transit agency’s property, including trains and buses.

Washington's NPR affiliate WAMU has named Erika Pulley-Hayes as its new station manager, one of the most prestigious jobs in public radio.

A unanimous DC Council voted Tuesday to lay out a timeline for the end of the District's eviction ban in hopes of avoiding a feared "tsunami of evictions" if the pandemic restrictions all expired two months after the public health…

Legislation proposed by the D.C. Council chairman would give District residents a greater say in police procedures governing the conduct of officers and would for the first time open their disciplinary records to the public.

Sidewalks have become more crowded with the increased popularity of outdoor dining, making it more difficult for people with disabilities to navigate the city