The history of the District of Columbia pre-dates the formation of the city itself. The story of its early inhabitants can often be found in the soil beneath the modern metropolis.

Motorists still can't drive up 14th Street between Pennsylvania and New York Avenues, but the southbound lanes are open.

D.C. Council Member Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6), fresh off an official launch of his mayoral campaign, joins Kojo and Tom in the studio.

A group of residents has proposed a moratorium on liquor licenses in the U Street area, one of the city's most vibrant nightlife destinations.

The budget includes money for affordable housing, homeless services, rental assistance, new parks, and expanded library operating hours, and scraps D.C.'s per-gallon gas tax and a tax on out-of-state municipal bonds.

The teachers at Cardozo High School and Patterson Elementary School were fired as part of a process undertaken by school officials to improve test scores at the two schools.

The statue of the famed abolitionist, who spent his last years in Anacostia, would be D.C.'s first in the U.S. Capitol.

A huge sinkhole has forced D.C. to shut down a stretch of 14th Street NW between Pennsylvania and New York Avenues, leaving motorists in this congested part of the city to find alternate routes.

The measure would allow a D.C. statue of the abolitionist to move from a D.C. government building to the U.S. Capitol's Emancipation Hall in June.

Protesters are descending upon federal building throughout the day, demanding that low-wage contracted workers receive higher pay.