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The hottest design neighborhood in town, 14th Street between Thomas Circle and U Street NW, has no official name.

Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at House Judiciary Committee hearing to discuss the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act.

D.C. police have arrested two additional suspects in the March shooting death of a Dupont Circle shoe store worker during a robbery outside his Northeast Washington apartment, officials said Tuesday night.

District police have announced the arrest of a 17-year-old in connection with the 2009 shooting deaths of two teenagers , one of them a 15-year-old middle school student caught in a cross-fire between groups fighting over a stolen gun in Northeast Washington.

Barack Obama waves to the crowd after making a speech in front of the Victory Column in Berlin on July 24, 2008.

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, holds up a sheet detailing IRS conference spending as he makes opening remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Thursday, June 6, 2013, during the committee's hearing regarding IRS conference spending.

Rep. Ted Poe speaks during a press conference held by the House Immigration Reform Caucus at the U.S. Capitol June 12, 2013 in Washington, DC.

A Chinese government official is facing accusations of supporting a mistress with extravagant spending beyond his modest salary, in the latest sex scandal to hit the ruling Communist Party.

Sky Sitney, longtime director of AFI Docs is pictured at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring.

Cruise right up the Potomac River from the Chesapeake Bay while on a crewed yacht charter along the mid Atlantic coast of the United States and dock right next to many of the "must see" highlights of the nation's capitol, Washington DC.

WASHINGTON , June 18, 2013 - A basement level venue like the U Street Music Hall proved to be the perfect place for the Hush Sound to perform their unique brand of swirling, piano-driven indie rock.

Police intervened in a recent contentious meeting over the fate of Barry Farm, one of D.C.'s not-so-gentrifying neighborhoods.

TTR Sotheby's International Realty has listed for sale a mansion along the Potomac River that was once owned by George Washington, The Washington Post reports.

One man is dead and another is hospitalized following an attempted murder-suicide involving family members early Monday in northwest Washington.

President Obama's job approval ratings, though tepid and declining, appear to be good enough to keep him from becoming a lame duck.

TheDC's Alex Pappas reveals yet another example of this: "Believe it or not, but in the age of tea party disgust with Washington politicians, Congress is actually still quite popular.

Travelers may notice more motorcycle and scooter traffic Monday. It's the annual Ride to Work Day .

Residents of the Eckington neighborhood in Northeast Washington gathered Monday evening on the nearby Metropolitan Branch Trail to figure out how to reduce crime on the path.

Are Americans becoming more libertarian on cultural issues? I see evidence that they are, in poll findings and election results on three unrelated issues -- marijuana legalization, same-sex marriage and gun rights.

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