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The Franklin School in downtown Washington has been empty for more than a decade, except for a brief period in 2011 when the Occupy Movement used it as a homeless shelter. One of the most significant historic structures in the city, and…

Tell a joke. Give a speech. Sing a classic rock anthem. You can do all of these things — and more — at Planet Word, a museum of words and language opening Oct. 22 in downtown Washington.

The coronavirus has disrupted the Marine Corps Marathon this year, forcing the annual race to go virtual. But that’s not the only adjustment some of this year’s runners have had to make.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has reimbursed the District about $90 million — or about $130 for each resident — for fighting the novel coronavirus. Neighboring Montgomery County has gotten $20,000, or about 2 cents per resident. …

The Boeing Co. has donated $5 million to Children’s National Hospital for its new Children’s National Research and Innovation Campus, currently under construction in D.C.

The term “shadow delegation” conjures up all kinds of mental imagery — few, if any of it, pleasant. It sounds like the title of a bad Tom Clancy political thriller rip-off or a conspiracy theory.

Gentrification has dramatically transformed parts of D.C. over the past decade.

Five landscape architects unveiled proposals Wednesday to save the sinking Tidal Basin on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The plans run the gamut from a conservative approach to radical reimaginings.

The D.C. Public Schools system is well on its way toward undoing a gross insult to residents of the city. At the urging of the D.C. History and Justice Collective, and with support of students, alumni, D.C. Council member Mary M. Cheh…

Happy Wednesday. A labor panel may have thrown a wrench in the District's plans to reopen elementary schools next month. A ruling from the Public Employee Relations Board says DC officials violated city law by not collectively bargaining…

Three openly gay candidates are running for seats on the D.C. Council and another three are running for seats on the city’s nine-member State Board of Education in an election on Nov. 3 with a record number of candidates competing for…

The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance announced on Sunday, Oct. 18, that it has revised its rating on LGBTQ issues for Statehood Green Party candidate Peter Bolton, who is one of four candidates running for the Ward 2 D.C. Council seat,…

The D.C. attorney general has sued Washington Hebrew Congregation, alleging that the synagogue’s preschool frequently ignored city laws designed to keep children safe amid accusations that a teacher sexually abused at least 15 toddlers and…

The D.C. government has been providing free groceries and meals since the start of the pandemic.

Workers at DC Holistic Wellness in Ward 7 unionized with UFCW Local 400

The oval of green space on East Capitol Street between RFK Stadium and the DC Armory is filling up with small white flags.

In a historic ceremony, conducted virtually on Oct. 16, D.C. Superior Court Associate Judge Anita Josey-Herring became the first African American woman to lead the court as chief judge.

The D.C. Council passed a bill Tuesday to change the name of the 300 block of 14th Place NE to honor a 24-year-old woman who grew up there and gave her life trying to protect the city.

A synagogue-operated preschool is accused of putting kids in danger by ignoring D.C.’s child safety laws in a lawsuit brought by the District’s attorney general.

D.C. workers on unemployment could soon see an extension of unemployment benefits.