As we reported yesterday, there's a healthy majority of motorists out there that are convinced that most speed cameras are there for revenue more than they are for safety. Well, there's more revenue generating about to be had in D.C. more ›

According to Forbes, the Washington Metro region is second only to the other Washington (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue) on the magazine's rankings of the cities that are best for tech jobs. more ›

D.C. charges residents and business for lots of things, from basic services to licenses and permits. The D.C. Council recently published the city's master fee schedule, and we picked out some of our favorite fees. more ›

Former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams had some reassuring words for Detroit yesterday: if we could recover, you can too. more ›

Seventy years ago, almost 10,000 people lived in the alleyways of Southwest D.C. Thanks to the website Alley Connoisseur, we can see what life was like in those conditions. more ›

Did D.C. just claim a small chunk of Arlington County? Sure, if you believe Google maps. And we do, so let's welcome Arlington, D.C. to the city! more ›

Some critics are looking down on a proposal to loosen restrictions on how tall certain D.C. buildings can be. more ›

Today is the long-awaited D.C. primary, and polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you have any stories to share from your voting experience—good or bad—we'd love to hear them! more ›

More Virginians go to Nats games than do residents from D.C. and Maryland. Is there a good reason why? more ›

With the tax filing deadline approaching—it's April 17 this year—here's some handy info: more and more people are filing electronically in D.C., and they get their refunds faster. more ›

People are coming to D.C. from all over, but can they afford to stay? more ›

From George Washington to Barack Obama, many U.S. presidents have had a distinct impact on our fair city. So on this day that's dedicated to them, we look back through history to see which president did what for D.C. more ›

A popular program that allows D.C. public school students to receive tuition for private school education has had its funding cut under President Obama's 2013 budget. more ›

The lack of snow this winter may be depressing for those of us who like winter sports or snow days, but local governments certainly aren't shedding a tear. more ›

Prince George's County is considering imposing its own five-cent fee on plastic bags. more ›

No real surprise here -- according to a report from a terrorism research institute at the University of Maryland, the District came in fifth on a list of terrorism "hot spots" across the country, having been targeted 79 times from 1970 to 2008. more ›

Last week The Daily Beast didn't include the District in its list of the country's top 20 most tolerant cities, and now Travel and Leisure has us ranked as the third rudest city in the U.S.: more ›

One Virginia legislator wants to know just how much the commonwealth could take in if it sold marijuana at liquor stores. Our guess? A lot. more ›

Two Virginia Democrats are again trying to get themselves a fee on plastic bags, but five cents isn't enough for them -- they're trying for 20. more ›

If the District wants to build the Washington Redskins a training facility as Mayor Vince Gray has hinted, Loudoun County won't let the team's current facility go without a fight. more ›

While the great majority of the District's money is kept outside of local banks, that could eventually change. more ›

It doesn't look like a new crackdown on D.C. food trucks is coming tomorrow. more ›

Marylanders may be hoping to get same-sex marriage this year, but one member of the D.C. Council wants to make it easier for same-sex marriages performed here to be ended. more ›

The Post writes today that a Pew Research Center reports has found that marriage rates across the U.S. are hovering at the 50 percent mark, a drop from the 57 percent that took the plunge in 2000. more ›

You could probably be forgiven for having missed what Post columnist Mike Wise is calling the local sports story of the year -- it's been 18 years since the last boxing championship took place in D.C., after all. more ›

According to a report by the Trust for Public Land, New York City leads the country in terms of parkland as a percentage of city area, coming in at 38,000 acres, or 19.5 percent of the city's land. The District, though, is a close second, with 7,400 acres, or 19 percent of our land. Arlington squeezed into the top 10 with 1,800 acres, or 11.4 percent. more ›

You can't get into a conversation about the District without inevitably talking about how divided it is. That's because it's true. more ›

Google sure has made some controversial choices over the last few weeks, but here's one we can fully get behind. more ›

Most everyone knows that the District's government is big -- some 33,000 people work for it. But today, The Washington Times breaks down why it's so costly and how that's slowly changing. more ›