The online delivery platform must pay the city $1.8 million in settlement money to resolve claims of charging deceptive service fees, and roughly $739,000 in back taxes.

The lawsuit says Instacart led customers to falsely believe that an optional “service fee” was a tip for workers.

Grocery delivery companies are hiring new shoppers by the tens of thousands to meet the explosion in demand.

People in Wards 7 and 8 struggle for quality food options and convenient services.

The one-month-old website wants to meet the needs of communities who can’t find what they need at the supermarket.

Since launching in February, Instacart “has grown its user base by 15 times,” according to a release.

You don’t need a membership to shop at Costco.

Now all of D.C. is served.

Locations east of the Anacostia River — both Wards 7 and 8 — are currently not served.