D.C. Council extends the curfew till April. Navy Yard residents question whether this is a fair public safety measure.
The sale and use of gas-powered leaf blowers will be prohibited in the District starting in January. Environmental advocates say it’s a move in the right direction.
Organizers hope the market will help small businesses engage with the downtown environment, a market that is typically out of their reach.
As concerns over the state of health in many restaurants arise in Capitol Hill after the Popeyes incident, an ANC chair recommends implementing a new system of grading restaurants.
The Saturday shooting at the unit block of I Street SE comes amid a 2% rise in crime in the nation’s capital, with an estimated 200 homicides reported in 2021 alone.
The Afghan Resettlement Report looks at the journey of evacuees fleeing Taliban rule following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Six American University students report on local efforts to welcome evacuees into the...
Three organizational leaders spoke to The Wash about what the office should prioritize following the mayor’s appointment of a new director.
The Kennedy Center boasts a full 2021- 22 season after enduring an 18-month pandemic-induced hiatus and the fiscal challenges it created.
The National Park Service will begin major seawall repairs at the National Mall Tidal Basin in 2022 to curb major flooding. But the $500 million project will be a temporary fix to the larger threats of rising sea levels...
The administration at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts responds to students and parents one month after alumni Dave Chappelle steeped the school in scandal.
The demonstration brought together dozens of veterans, officials and residents who marched seven months after the House passed a resolution supporting the cause.
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