Gorgeous common hardwoods like American Beech and elm fill the canopy of Washington, D.C., but it has many surprising trees, too. Some tell stories from history. Others traveled from unexpected places ...

You know how you might see one ant — a lone ant — crawling around on your cupboard shelf? And once you notice the lone ant, your eyes dial in, scanning the cupboard shelf until they land on a second ...

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 ...

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, ...

A D.C. restaurant operated by chef José Andrés will debut chicken grown in a laboratory, one of companies that produce the meat said Wednesday. The alternative protein will be on the menu at China ...

For the past two weeks, the store on “Chuck Brown Way” was forced to turn off its go-go beats, which had been cranking from stereos outside the store since it opened in 1995. Owner Don Campbell told ...

D.C. Public Schools unlawfully awarded 36 contracts worth an estimated $270 million over the last three years, raising significant concerns around its financial management and forcing the D.C. Council ...

Back in June, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, all attention was on the area surrounding the court, where protesters immediately flooded the streets. But about a 10-minute drive away, ...

Travel to Hillcrest in Southeast D.C. and you’ll be met with rolling hills, manicured lawns, and red brick houses. The quiet neighborhood east of the Anacostia River is home to about 9,000 D.C.

Every night while we’re asleep a crew is racing against the clock to repave Reagan National Airport’s main runway. It’s a nightly show as hundreds of workers and construction vehicles race to finish ...

Pepco will have to pay back ratepayers roughly $800,000, after the D.C. Public Service Commission found the utility violated the law in its management of solar programs in the District. At issue are ...

The National Park Service says it will remove Melvin Hazen’s name from a park and trail in Northwest D.C., a decision prompted by revelations that the former D.C. commissioner razed and displaced one ...