D.C. Council extends the curfew till April. Navy Yard residents question whether this is a fair public safety measure.
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.
After the D.C. Council approved the new Jackson-Reed name this March, the high school in Tenleytown has been making swift progress updating signage and merchandise, and students are adjusting to their new school...
Residents along the major corridor connecting downtown D.C. and Maryland are divided over the plan to build protected bike lanes.
The D.C. Council will consider bills to decriminalize unlicensed street vendors and create a vending zone in Columbia Heights. The measures have been introduced by Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau.
The redevelopment of the Wardman Park Hotel has become a point of controversy in the community. As Woodley Park readies for 900 new apartments across two buildings, some advocates are fighting to make them more...
The Franciscan Monastery and other religious institutions in D.C.’s Ward 5 donate thousands of pounds of produce per year to help feed the hungry.
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.
In its 2022 edition, D.C. Walls––NoMa’s annual mural festival since 2016––breathes fresh life into the former fast joint before its planned demolition next year.
For one Woodley Park resident, the pursuit to reduce suicides on the Taft Bridge is personal. With support from some local officials, she is prepared to pursue the project for as long as it takes.
Roads with metered parking in Arlington County have become less valuable revenue sources for county funds after the COVID-19 pandemic halted the number of cars parking on streets.
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