Questions remain about MPD’s work with ICE. Activists want lawmakers to step in
They say the D.C. Council should publicly question MPD about cooperation on immigration enforcement.
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Questions remain about MPD’s work with ICE. Activists want lawmakers to step in
They say the D.C. Council should publicly question MPD about cooperation on immigration enforcement.
Meet D.C.'s most dedicated chess teacher
Vaughn Bennett is fighting to give young Black students an equal shot at competitive chess.
State of the unions: The shutdown made it harder to say ‘I do’ in D.C.
The congressional spending fight shuttered the office that issues marriage licenses in the city.
D.C. renters face record eviction levels amid dwindling aid and rising housing costs
New data shows evictions have surged past pre-pandemic levels, fueled by shrinking aid, high rents, and weakened tenant protections.
D.C. breweries fear a new bottle-deposit bill could sink their businesses
Lawmakers are considering the measure to help clean up the Anacostia River.
For 1,250 days, Alan has given out free water at a busy Brightwood intersection
He’s built a community that stood up for him when the threat of eviction loomed.
International teachers face uncertainty as DCPS backtracks on green card help
More than 200 teachers may soon have to leave the country because of what they say are broken promises from the city's school system.
This Anacostia nonprofit is fighting displacement east of the river
The Douglass Community Land Trust is creating permanent affordability and “pay-it-forward” homeownership to protect longtime D.C. residents.
The federal government has shut down. Here’s what it means for D.C.
You can’t legally get married, for one, and the city’s economy will take a hit.
D.C. healthcare cuts set to impact thousands, hitting the undocumented hardest
Advocates say the elimination of DC Health Care Alliance, which insures 26,000 low-income residents, could have disastrous consequences.
As invasive vines threaten to strangle our trees, volunteers are fighting them back
How local residents are restoring D.C.’s green spaces — and combating the effects of climate change.
D.C. residents are deeply disquieted by masked feds
It is legal for ICE and other agents to obscure their identity, but it comes at a cost.