Fifty years ago, D.C. residents gained the right to elect their own mayor and council members. It was the first time in generations that Washingtonians would head to the polls to vote for a local ...

Taking stock of the housing crisis in D.C. and across the country, it’s not difficult to see that something has to change: As housing and living costs rise, more people than ever are spending at least ...

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors approved proposals to build a massive and controversial new data center complex next to Manassas Battlefield National Park. The 4-3 vote was carried by ...

On December 2, 1997, 26 years ago this week, the MCI Center opened at the corner of F and 6th Streets Northwest in the District’s Chinatown neighborhood. City officials celebrated, hoping the arena ...

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb is suing 14 of the city’s largest landlords, alleging in a sweeping antitrust lawsuit filed Wednesday that they colluded with property management software company ...

D.C.’s first sobering center, or “stabilization” center, opens this week to provide short-term care for people experiencing a substance-use crisis or emergency. The stabilization center at 35 K St. NE ...

This story was completed with support from SpotlightDC. When you walk into Mike Savage’s house in Waldorf, Maryland, one of the first things you see is a table full of medals, awards, and photos — a ...

What do goats, satellites, and tiny solar panels have to do with Chesapeake Bay water quality? Potentially a lot: agriculture is the biggest single source of pollution flowing into the bay. Farms ...

On a recent Friday evening outside of D.C., musicians, videographers, managers, and invited guests mill around a brick house on a wooded lane in an otherwise quiet residential neighborhood. Drinks are ...

High school students at the D.C. Jail have reached a settlement in a lawsuit over the city’s failure to provide incarcerated students with adequate education during the pandemic. Three students at the ...

Building E on the Foreign Service Institute’s leafy Arlington campus is stately, with columns out front and a beige brick facade. These days, the place houses administrative offices and a handful of ...

Chef James Robinson didn’t expect to close his H Street restaurant, KitchenCray, just three years into operation. Robinson, who overcame homelessness and is now a chef to the stars, opened it back in ...