Crosswalks murals designed by students and local artists are part of a public safety initiative.
Thousands of women rallied at the Women’s March on Saturday, hosted by groups like Planned Parenthood, the women of the Piscataway Nation and Black Lives Matter D.C. Participants protested the recent nomination of Amy...
Days before Tyler Elementary School welcomed students back for outdoor, limited programming, the district unveiled a widespread plan to send more than 20,000 elementary students back to campus, drawing the ire of many.
Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March, public housing maintenance workers have halted routine maintenance, only responding to emergency calls.
An impromptu memorial grew on the steps of the Supreme Court over the weekend.
Crowds flocked to the Supreme Court on Friday to pay their respects to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who passed away from metastatic pancreatic cancer earlier that evening. Ginsburg, also known as 'Notorious R.B.G.' and...
A new playground. More trees. A splash pool for the summer. These are all things the District government plans to add to the plaza outside the Eastern Market metro station to make an attractive, safe place to spend time...
Protestors took to the steps of the Supreme Court to share their stories as Justices deliberated the fate of DACA.
Homeowners in historic districts are a step closer to permission for solar panels on their roofs, after the Office of Planning released new proposed sustainability guidelines on Tuesday.
Here's what you need to know from the 1,000-page plan that the mayor’s office and the Office of Planning created on affordable housing and new development projects in the District.
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