Columbia Heights News

One of the escalators at the Georgia Avenue-Petworth stop in Washington, D.C., only runs 34 percent of the time, according to Metro statistics.

WASHINGTON - Authorities say four people have been arrested in a carjacking attempt in Columbia Heights that involved a struggle and a chase.

Laura Schwartz, a realtor with Keller Williams, recently worked with a luxury high-rise apartment in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington, Va.

A selection of six schools in Washington, D.C. experienced the opportunity of a lifetime when they were the first in the nation invited to participate in the Rivers of the World program which was launched in the USA in January 2010.

D.C., make sure you've checked out the Office of Planning's Central 14th Street Corridor Vision Plan and Revitalization Strategy plan, released in draft and available for comment this past month.

UDR's multi-family building in Columbia Heights broke ground in December of 2010 and has now topped out.

Our new February issue, out today, tackles the thorniest subject in US drug policy: marijuana, particularly in the past decade, which has seen the nation, state by state, lurch toward decriminalization and outright legalization.

An Occupy DC protestor's sign and tents sit in McPherson Square Park in Washington, Jan.

Washingtonians have a long history of complaining about the scarcity of excellent bakery bread.

Best Bites blog received a request last week: "Can you tell me where I can get a king cake in Washington?" Of course we can, but first a clarification: All king cakes are not created equal.

Yesterday, Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats founder, Doron Petersan and Head Baker, Jenny Webb became the first vegan bakers to win Food Network's Cupcake Wars All-Stars . This was the third Cupcake Wars appearance for the Washington, D.C. baking duo and their second win.