When Amilcar Benitez bought a mobile home at Harmony Place in Alexandria, it needed a lot of work. The flooring, insulation and plumbing in the two-bedroom home he shares with his wife and two ...

This story was completed with support from SpotlightDC and in partnership with the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University. For D.C. Metropolitan Police Department sergeant Tony Giles, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Walking through the steep, narrow servant staircases of Riversdale House, it’s hard not to be struck by how separated you are from the dramatic halls, dining room, and parlors in the rest of the ...

Last decade began with the revelation that D.C. was no longer technically Chocolate City. While black Washingtonians comprised 71 percent of the District in 1970, that number had fallen to 49.2 ...

Earlier this month, the D.C. Council cast its first of two votes on an omnibus public safety bill with about 100 provisions. The bill, called “Secure DC,” is a combination of provisions from a dozen ...

Metro is rolling out a new version of its iconic Metrorail map today ahead of the Silver Line Phase II extension opening later this fall, potentially in November. The transit agency says it has 5,000 ...

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 D.C. State Board of Education voted unanimously in favor of new social studies standards Wednesday evening that will transform how the subject is taught in the city’s public and charter schools.

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 ...

More D.C. restaurants closed this year than last, and some were longtime establishments that hold sentimental value for locals. Dozens of area restaurants close every year, a byproduct of a dense ...