A contentious affordable housing proposal moves forward while the District grapples with a $727 million budget shortfall heading into fiscal year 2027.
As WMATA undertakes its most ambitious modernization in decades, residents across the District face both promise and disruption—but the payoff could reshape how millions move through the city.
A deep dive into the statistics reshaping Washington's ward-by-ward transformation shows winners, losers, and surprising gaps in the city's comeback story.
A spike in violent incidents across multiple neighborhoods has prompted the Metropolitan Police Department to deploy additional resources as the city enters the second half of 2026.
From mining deals to Middle East tensions, international turmoil is creating both unexpected opportunities and serious headwinds for DC's business community.
As the District grapples with a median home price exceeding $650,000 and persistent affordability crises across neighborhoods from Columbia Heights to Ward 8, city officials face critical zoning and development choices that will reshape the capital's future.
We asked real District families what actually works—and what nobody tells you about schools, neighborhoods, and survival strategies in America's capital.
As capital flows shift and commercial real estate prices spike, local entrepreneurs are learning to read the economic signals that determine where startups succeed—and where they struggle.
A convergence of rising rents, remote work, and Gen-Z spending is turning neighborhoods like H Street and Navy Yard into unexpected hubs for independent designers and sustainable fashion entrepreneurs.
From Eastern Market's weekend bustle to the emerging retail corridors of U Street, Washington's shopping destinations reveal the soul of their surrounding communities.
As telecommuting reshapes where affluent professionals live, savvy investors and developers in outer neighborhoods are cashing in while longtime residents face displacement.
From the U Street Corridor to Dupont Circle, a new generation of curators and artists are using exhibition spaces to challenge the capital's historical identity and build something distinctly contemporary.
From a city struggling with aging infrastructure and pollution, Washington DC has quietly assembled one of the nation's most ambitious environmental frameworks—and the path here reveals hard lessons about government, money, and public will.
As property values surge along the U Street Corridor and Shaw, longtime residents and cultural institutions are racing to document and protect the heritage that made these communities irreplaceable.
From the graffiti galleries of Wynwood to the public art installations of NoMa, here's what to know before exploring Washington's vibrant street art scene.