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A proposal to redesign the notorious “Dave Thomas Circle” drew critical marks from a federal design review board Thursday.

The D.C. Housing Authority Board of Commissioners rejected a resolution that would have authorized Director Tyrone Garrett to begin negotiations with a development team about Greenleaf Gardens, one of its properties most in need of repair.…

The day before Halloween in 1996, Melvin Lee was picking up leaves for the D.C. government near the Marine Barracks on Capitol Hill. About lunchtime, he was riding on the back of the collection truck when the driver, trying to make a…

The majority of recent validated complaints of police misconduct in D.C. were not met with serious punishment, a new report finds.

The coworking outfit says goodbye to its Manhattan Laundry, Wonder Bread Factory, and Chinatown spaces.

Over the last few months, some Adams Morgan business owners and residents have pushed for a more aggressive effort to police Unity Park of alleged illegal activity, including drug use, drug sales, drinking, and public urination/defecation.…

When Dee Curry recently stopped by Pathways to Housing’s Brookland office a few weeks ago to pick up her Social Security check, a staff member standing outside asked her if she wanted to register to vote. Curry, 65, has been registered for…

As a coalition of city leaders around the country gathers to support a guaranteed income, D.C. is still struggling to define what its own program could look like.

Lajuan Baylor has been homeless since 2002, and lived on the streets of D.C. for 17 years. She started staying at the Harriet Tubman Women’s Shelter in December under advice that it would put her on the fast-track to housing. But 10 months…

A design and an unconventional approach to retail has been unveiled for the latest residential building planned at Walter Reed.

Riders, the public, and elected officials are being asked to weigh in as the Metro’s Board of Directors considers how to close a major hole in the agency’s budget caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. Metro’s Chief Financial Officer says the…

Denis Gallegos was two months behind on rent when he came home to find his locks had been changed.

Robert Turner used to use the bathroom at Starbucks locations and public libraries in the heart of D.C. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Turner, who is 41 and has lived on the street for five years, was shut out of his usual spots.

Eight-year-old Sadie loves ice cream, especially on Friday nights when she gets to enjoy her favorite flavors — cookies and cream or mint chocolate chip — with her grandma. She also loves going outside.

The District of Columbia’s 911 call center reportedly took 14 minutes to dispatch Fire and EMS crews to help more than 100 passengers stranded on an uncoupled Metro train last Friday.

One of the items being voted on right now is a measure that would make so-called “magic mushrooms” and other psychedelic plants among the lowest law enforcement priorities in the District.

The latest in a long series of failures sending timely help to rail emergencies in DC

Amid the economic, health and educational uncertainties caused by the coronavirus, an equally virulent pandemic co-exists: the increased instances of intimate partner violence.

While the independent at-large D.C. Council and D.C. State Board of Education races receive a lot of attention from the District’s electorate for the Nov. 3 general election, there are also about 300 individual advisory neighborhood…

The election campaign signs for two lesbians running for Advisory Neighborhood Commission seats in the Logan Circle area and a gay man running for a Dupont Circle area ANC seat have been repeatedly pulled down or damaged while signs for…