Personal attacks and allegations of terrorist ties have become a recurring theme in the midterm race for the U.S. Senate seat in Michigan. Experts say the repeated rhetoric draws on long-standing stereotypes...
Cleveland Park Library is seeing big demand for a puzzle program that helps people socialize. And it’s changing how residents see libraries.
Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express passengers traveling through a major connection hub at Union Station in D.C. face cancellations and delays due to a track upgrade in the First Street tunnel. Travelers say Amtrak...
Crews will start relining hundreds of sewer pipelines across Del Ray East this fall, a yearlong project that will bring water shutoffs, lane closures, and parking restrictions to neighborhoods east of Commonwealth...
Cybersecurity experts, policy advocates and community members testify on the potential dangers of AI-driven license plate readers and the lack of effective guardrails.
Alpha School, an AI-powered private school, is opening a new location in Bethesda, offering a starting salary of $100,000 for its “guide” position that mentors students rather than directly teaches them. Despite the...
As Takoma Park prepares to elect its next mayor, a redevelopment proposal brings an age-old community issue back into the main conversation.
Residents near the site want the developers of the proposed Friendship Commons to stick with an agreement reached as part of a 1998 sector plan for the site.
12th Street Thift is set to open on a commercial strip that has seen many vacancies recently.
The Elephant Free School, a nonprofit focused on political education and youth programming, will open at the Lincoln Temple United Church on Oct. 10.
Cathedral Heights will welcome two new businesses this fall, Indian restaurant Botiwalla by Chai Pani and brokerage Charles Schwab, adding to the development that has been transforming the neighborhood in recent years.
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