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D.C.

Feb 25, 2015

Congress investigating DC’s move to legalize marijuana

Congress is investigating the District of Columbia's move to legalize marijuana and demanding documents showing how money has been spent to change the city's pot laws.

Congressional deal upends pot legalization in D.C.
Feb 24, 2015

D.C. moving forward with initiative for legal marijuana use

The nation's capital will become the first place on the East Coast with legal recreational marijuana after a voter-approved initiative takes effect this week.

Jan 5, 2015

Marion Barry’s son to run for late father’s D.C. Council seat

The only son of former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry is seeking his late father's seat on the D.C. Council.

Dec 23, 2014

D.C. farm site is ecological disaster

In May 2013, the mayor of the nation's capital announced that the city would partner with a produce supplier to build what the company called "the most productive urban farm in the world."

Go for the Food: Tapas at Jaleo in D.C.-Maryland
Dec 23, 2014

Go for the Food: Tapas at Jaleo in D.C.-Maryland

I have a love-hate relationship with famous chefs and their trendy restaurants. But there's one man who hasn't let me down — yet. He's Jose Andres, the Spanish chef behind the tapas restaurant Jaleo.

Dec 11, 2014

D.C. man gets 50 years in Baltimore man’s killing

A District of Columbia man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison in the killing of a stranger at a Prince George's County gas station.

Vincent Gray
Nov 18, 2014

Source: D.C. mayor rejected plea deal

A person familiar with an investigation of District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray says he has rejected a deal federal prosecutors offered that would have ended the probe of his actions during his 2010 campaign.

Oct 16, 2014

D.C. police chief seeks changes to concealed-carry law

People who carry concealed handguns near public events and demonstrations in the nation's capital shouldn't have to be personally warned by a police officer before they are subject to arrest, D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said Thursday.

Sep 29, 2014

First Potomac focuses on core markets, properties

Because of Greater Washington, D.C.'s soft office market, the company wants to target in-demand properties and markets.

Sep 8, 2014

D.C. statehood debate back in Senate

(AP) The long-dormant debate over statehood for the District of Columbia is about to be revived on Capitol Hill. A Senate committee announced Monday that it will hold a hearing […]

Sep 4, 2014

Plank on board for D.C. Olympic bid

Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank is among the 17 board members announced Thursday for a group seeking to bring the Olympics to Washington in 2024. Other board members for nonprofit […]

Jul 28, 2014

D.C. asks for stay of ruling allowing gun carrying

Lawyers for the District of Columbia asked a federal judge on Monday to stay his ruling that strikes down the city’s ban on carrying handguns outside the home.