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An eviction notice has been posted at Swahili Village, the Kenyan restaurant at 1990 M Street NW in downtown Washington, D.C., that had been closed for renovations with plans to reopen this past spring. The notice marks a new setback for a restaurant that has spent the past several years navigating a high-profile wage-theft settlement and, more recently, a corporate bankruptcy filing.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in the nation's capital are electing their first new mayor in 12 years, and a self-described democratic socialist is heavily favored to win. Janeese Lewis George , a D.C. council member who easily won the Democratic primary in June, is facing DC Statehood Green Party candidate Robert Gross, independent Rhonda Hamilton, and 11 write-in candidates. Republicans in heavily Democratic Washington did not field a mayoral candidate. Lewis George far outpaced six rivals, includin

A Maryland man who fatally shot a 23-year-old in the back while he played basketball at an elementary school is in trouble with the law again, this time after a stolen ATV, a foot chase, and a loaded Glock that went skidding across a DC sidewalk. Savon Lee Blanchard, 33, of Temple Hills, pleaded gui…

Deadly predawn rampage leaves one man dead, a suspect wounded and police under investigation. WASHINGTON,...

Two senior-living facilities located just outside of Arlington are among the best in the state, according to a new Newsweek ranking. Goodwin House Alexandria ranked No. 2 and Goodwin House Bailey’s Crossroads ranked No. 3 in Virginia in the magazine’s newly released list of America’s Best Nursing Homes.

Il Pizzico, the longtime Italian restaurant at 15209 Frederick Road in Rockville, has been named the best Italian restaurant in Maryland by Chowhound. A video of the restaurant experience can be seen below. The Rockville restaurant was selected as Maryland’s representative in Chowhound’s “The Absolute Best Italian Restaurant In Every...

A man has been found guilty of attacking a woman at a restroom in Pentagon City following a series of assaults in Reston last year. Koby Berry, 28, was found guilty of assault and battery following a trial on Oct. 26 in Arlington County General District Court. Berry was sentenced...

BETHESDA, Md. - Cleanup was underway Monday after hundreds of people showed up at a rented home in a quiet North Bethesda cul-de-sac for a massive Halloween Party. Illegal commercial house parties were outlawed in a 2025 Montgomery County law, but that didn't stop one from happening on Halloween night.

It was a picture-perfect Halloween on Saturday, and thousands of costumed heroes, villains, monsters and historical figures took to the streets in Alexandria. With appearances by characters like George and Martha Washington, Dr. Doom and Harry Potter, S. Lee Street in Old Town was also closed off for its traditional Halloween block party, which started around 5 p.m. and lasted several hours.

Paul Anka and Barbara Mandrell are among the new class of honorees Getty The next class of Kennedy Center honorees has been announced as the storied institution remains in turmoil . Singers Paul Anka and Barbara Mandrell, composer David Foster, actor Andy Garcia and writer David Mamet will be honored at a celebration held December 7 at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Typically held at the Kennedy Center, the celebration has been relocated due to an ongoing legal battle being pursued by