Streetcars, Once Nearly Extinct, Are Enjoying a Comeback

Washington is one of several U.S. cities adopting “second generation” streetcars.

Marion Barry St.: Locals Petition to Rename H Street, Benning Road

He was known as Washington, D.C.’s “mayor for life,” but he was no stranger to controversy. Even as three days of memorial observances get underway, two brothers are working to honor the late Marion Barry with the renaming of a local street in his honor.

D.C. Jazz Clubs Find Innovative Ways to Stay Afloat

As the traditional audience for jazz ages and moves out of the city, the district’s jazz clubs are thinking creatively to attract a growing younger population that seems to prefer other forms of entertainment.