Mariposa Garden made strides this year, having more volunteers, more plants, and more events than in previous years.
The Adams Morgan Partnership BID wants to bulk up its ambassador program to help curb various security issues in the community. It has three ambassadors now. More could soon come.
Businesses have to pull out the cash drawers now after a financial mandate was enacted on Oct. 1. The new law requires cash transactions as a customer option, but some business owners are unhappy about it.
An Adams Morgan liquor store has remained in the neighborhood for about 86 years but other businesses tend to churn over the seasons. New and older businesses line the area’s bustling streets, but each building had a...
The Universal building in Adams Morgan joins the trend of empty office buildings being redeveloped into residential units for the neighborhood.
A transformative partnership between Sitar Arts Center and Jubilee Housing marks an innovative way to increase affordable housing and access to an arts-based after school program in Adams Morgan.
Voters and campaigners at Marie Reed Elementary School in Adams Morgan discuss the importance of education in D.C. and the safety of kids getting to and from school.
The owner of Tryst wanted to hold a community forum focused on safety, so he agreed to host Coffee with a Cop. However, community backlash forced him to refocus the event onto homelessness.
A spooky dance, put on by the Adams Morgan BID, promoted Halloween and the last day of the 18th Street pedestrian zone.
One of Peter Wood's goals as ANC Commissioner was to bring a mural to Adams Morgan. In his first year, he's done just that.
Lesbian bars have been closing nationwide. But two lesbian/queer bars in D.C. are surviving the trend and reshaping the narrative of what a lesbian and queer bar looks like.
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