D.C. is at the halfway point for its ambitious waste mitigation goal, yet there’s still too much being thrown away. Even for activists fighting to stop it.
Negative media attention and the introduction of a federal oversight committee for horse racing have not deterred a Kentucky veteran from championing the sport he loves.
Some surviving families fight an uphill battle over "honor" that dampens officers' career and an ability to obtain full benefits.
The commissioner of the Southeast Library Task Force hopes to put pressure on the DC Public Library System to extend the hours of an interim service provided by the DCPL at the Arthur Capper Community Center, during the...
D.C. authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with a series of dumpster fires in the Tenleytown area, spreading into Georgetown. The fire caused significant damage to properties, including businesses like Solar...
A $2.5 million gift propels Everyone Home DC into the New Year. The nonprofit wants to expand support for families facing housing insecurity and homelessness with the largest gift in the organizations history.
The protests coincided with renewed Congressional negotiations on a comprehensive aid package to Israel.
Georgetown University and the Society of Jesus have set up funds and scholarships for the descendants of the enslaved as the institutions acknowledge their history with slavery.
Femme Fatale’s team had the goal of purchasing its current retail space in Cleveland Park. With the help of a significant grant from Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration, it achieved that goal.
Hundreds of Posties refuse to work, in hopes that paper executives will warm up to fairer labor practices.
Teachers and parents cite D.C. Public School’s lack of communication and poor temporary schooling facilities as reasons they have little faith in the success of the School Without Walls at Francis Stevens’ modernization...
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