The general election in heavily-Democratic D.C. tends to be less exciting than the primary, which decides many contests in the District. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to watch out for, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 2023 finalists for the local restaurant industry awards are out, and nominees run the gamut from The Green Zone to Founding Farmers. For the uninitiated, the RAMMY Awards are an annual industry ...

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 ...

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 ...

For the second year in a row, DCist/WAMU has selected singers, songwriters, composers, rappers, and bands who are on the rise and represent the region’s creativity and style. It’s a relatively short ...

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, ...

In forests in the eastern U.S., it can be easy to miss the fact that things are going awry. Elsewhere, in places like the Rocky Mountains or the Sierra Nevada, the signs may be more obvious: a whole ...

Potomac Yard, Metro’s newest and 98th station overall, is open as of 5 a.m. Friday morning. Alexandria residents have waited decades for this moment. The new station is on the Blue and Yellow lines ...

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 ...

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 ...