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D.C. students made some of the country’s biggest gains in reading and math this year on a standardized test regarded as a crucial barometer of achievement, according to results released Wednesday.

New legislation would cement the sound’s rightful place at the center of this gentrifying city’s culture.

D.C. had another race just days after the Marine Corps Marathon, and this time, the participants were in stilettos.

Georgetown University announced plans Tuesday to support community-based projects in Louisiana and elsewhere to benefit descendants of enslaved people sold in the early 19th century to pay off debts at the Jesuit school.

The memorial, already undergoing an $8.2 million external rehab, will now get improved lower-level exhibit space and new exhibits on the main level.

“She used to sing around here,” Charles Bergen said as we looked at the bronze sculpture of Flora Molton nestled in an old call box in front of a Macy’s store downtown. “She sang at the intersection of gospel and blues.”

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) has nominated a former federal transportation official to represent the city on the Metro board of directors, filling a vacancy in the aftermath of an ethics scandal.

FreshFarm and Community Foodworks, the operators a large portion of D.C.-area farmers markets, are combining into one entity under the FreshFarm name, the companies said Tuesday.

As Howard University gears up for its spring 2020 revision of the Campus Master Plan, huge redevelopment plans may be emerging.

More than two years after a persistent rodent infestation started this long-running saga, the residents of Glover Park still do not have their Whole Foods back.

The Daily Caller, the conservative news outlet co-founded by Fox News host Tucker Carlson, is involved in a legal dispute over a D.C. building sale. 

The Hamiltonian Fellows will open up about their artistry tonight for An Evening with the Artists.

The District would join other U.S. jurisdictions in permitting the practice

As the Humane Rescue Alliance prepares to evacuate its Northeast facility this week, the animal welfare group is waiving many adoption fees through Wednesday. There are more than 100 animals available for adoption.

Peter A. Sturtevant, the former headmaster of the Maret School in Washington who was credited with guiding the preparatory school’s recovery from imminent collapse to financial and academic health, died Oct. 9 at a summer home in Brooklin,…

Go-go is Washington, D.C.’s music. It’s a point of pride. But as the city changes — growing more expensive and gentrifying — will the genre change along with it, or can the music shape the city’s future?

Happy Tuesday. About 32,000 Salvadorans living in the Washington area had their Temporary Protected Status extended for one year.

How does a law to abandon procurement law for the purpose of awarding a single no-bid contract end up in court, with one judge saying it likely runs afoul of the Home Rule Act, and another saying the exact opposite?

A D.C. panel is set to make a pivotal decision this week impacting plans to redevelop the Barry Farm public housing complex, a project more than 13 years in the making that has become a flashpoint in the persistent debate over housing…

A rodent infestation is forcing a one-day closure of an animal shelter in Northeast Washington, and the Humane Rescue Alliance is waiving adoption fees for cats and dogs Tuesday and Wednesday to help the organization reduce the number of…