Can Capital Bikeshare overcome its growing supply-and-demand issues?

Can Capital Bikeshare overcome its growing supply-and-demand issues?

Service has taken off but customers are increasingly frustrated when they can’t find or return bikes.

Tracking where cicadas been spotted so far — and giving them a taste

Tracking where cicadas been spotted so far — and giving them a taste

WEATHER GANG | Sightings have been mostly south of D.C. More importantly, how do they taste?

D.C. is 9th most expensive city in U.S.

D.C. is 9th most expensive city in U.S.

Costly housing market keeps Washington region’s cost of living high, report says.

Paint homes in one day? For this company, it’s the only way to get paid.

Paint homes in one day? For this company, it’s the only way to get paid.

COLUMN | D.C. restaurateur’s new-to-region Wow1Day Painting hopes to eventually gross $5M.

Will Tiffany & Co. give downtown D.C. a chance? Company abandons talks.

Will Tiffany & Co. give downtown D.C. a chance? Company abandons talks.

The District designed retail space to attract the jewelry maker to Connecticut Ave. and K Street NW.

Humidity takes over as warm week turns toasty before cooler holiday

Humidity takes over as warm week turns toasty before cooler holiday

WEATHER GANG | Heat to climax at near 90 midweek before retreating for the Memorial Day weekend.

Ask Boswell: Your sports Qs answered

Ask Boswell: Your sports Qs answered

TRANSCRIPT | Post columnist weighs in on Nationals’ pitching struggles and lacking bullpen.

PostLocal's Va.-Md.-D.C. bloggers

Virginia postpones action on North-South highway through Loudoun, Prince William

After hearing concerns from Rep. Frank Wolf, state board delays vote on Bi-County Parkway to June.

Hello again: A new home for Rosenwald, Md. content

A blog evolves. We've been rethinking blogs here at the Post. Take a look and tell us what you think.

Tommy Wells discusses his mayoral run

Ahead of his formal announcement Saturday, Wells sat for a lengthy interview on why he's running and his vision for the city.

Recent Videos

Timelapse: How to paint a house in eight hours

Timelapse: How to paint a house in eight hours

Using a team of twelve skilled painters, watch as crew from house painting company Wow1Day transforms a house in Chantilly, Va. in only eight hours.
A go-go blowout sends Chuck Brown home

A go-go blowout sends Chuck Brown home

Thousands attended Chuck Brown’s funeral. But if anyone wanted to shed a tear for Chuck they needed to squeeze it in between dance sessions — the funeral was a party.
Remembering Chuck Brown, creator of go-go music

Remembering Chuck Brown, creator of go-go music

The Washington Post’s Chris Richards remembers Chuck Brown. Richards highlights the 75-year-old musician’s devotion to D.C., early years in prison where he is said to have learned music, and how Brown created the go-go sound.
Body of missing grandmother found near D.C. airport

Body of missing grandmother found near D.C. airport

Authorities say searchers have found the body of 83-year-old Victoria Kong, who went missing after arriving at a Washington airport from Barbados.
Michelle Obama holds book signing at Politics & Prose

Michelle Obama holds book signing at Politics & Prose

First lady Michelle Obama talked about the inspiration behind "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America," at a book signing at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C.
Grandmother missing after arrival at D.C. airport

Grandmother missing after arrival at D.C. airport

The search is on around Washington, D.C. for an 83-year-old grandmother who wandered away from Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Holtby, Caps deny Rangers

Holtby, Caps deny Rangers

VIDEO | The Capitals discuss their 3-1 win over the Rangers in the playoff opener.
Bill Clinton, Elie Wiesel mark Holocaust Museum’s 20 years

Bill Clinton, Elie Wiesel mark Holocaust Museum’s 20 years

"The historic suffering and slaughter of the holocaust reflects a human disease that takes different forms--the idea that our differences are more important than our common humanity," said former President Bill Clinton, marking the U.S. Holocaust Museum's twentieth anniversary.
McMillian commits to Virginia Tech

McMillian commits to Virginia Tech

Hylton junior uarterback, Travon McMillian, committed to Virginia Tech.
A sprawling Range

A sprawling Range

Rustic pizzas, raspberry thyme bon-bons, and local brews whirl around Bryan Voltaggio’s bustling 295-seat restaurant in Friendship Heights.
D.C. athletes wish you a happy Valentine’s Day

D.C. athletes wish you a happy Valentine’s Day

Washington Wizards and Capitals players say happy Valentine’s Day, each in their native language. Athletes include Alex Ovechkin, Tomas Kundratek, Jan Vesely, Michal Neuvirth, Kevin Seraphin, Marcus Johansson and Karl Alzner.
A pillow fight on the National Mall

A pillow fight on the National Mall

A pillow fight broke out on the National Mall as part of Pillow Fight Day, an effort by the Urban Playground Movement to energize public spaces.
Zero Peep Thirty

Zero Peep Thirty

An iconic moment in history, recreated for the film “Zero Dark Thirty,” is now recreated in Peeps.
Behind the scenes: Alfred Morris’ Eastern Motors commercial

Behind the scenes: Alfred Morris’ Eastern Motors commercial

The Washington Post takes you behind the scenes to the making of Redskins’ Running Back Alfred Morris’ Eastern Motors commercial. ¶
The Winner: Twinkie: Rest in Peeps

The Winner: Twinkie: Rest in Peeps

After Hostess Brands declared bankruptcy last year, people across the country mourned the loss of their beloved Twinkie, and the Peeps were no different.
Despeepable Congress

Despeepable Congress

This Peeps diorama took the partisan bickering in Congress and the State of the Union and turned it into “Despeepable Congress.”

Local Columns

John Kelly

John Kelly

Seventeen years trapped in a loveless marriage: The story of Walter and Lois, cicadas.

Robert McCartney

Robert McCartney

COLUMN | Va. voters must learn whether the GOP firebrand would moderate his agenda as governor.

Robert Thomson

Robert Thomson

She suggests better announcements, bigger signs and better-trained staff.

Petula Dvorak

Petula Dvorak

COLUMN | 16-year-olds can now vote in Takoma Park, and there’s one thing they seem to agree on.

Photo Galleries

At-home visits may be the new pre-preschool

In an effort to close the achievement gap, new programs get to kids early

First lady Michelle Obama at Bowie State

In her commencement speech, Obama encourages graduates to live up to the legacy of their university’s founders.

Life with and without D.C.’s child care subsidy

The process of getting and keeping a child-care subsidy can be so brutally difficult that it often hinders rather than helps.

Getting their sea legs in Annapolis

First-year midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy undergo sea trials.

‘Crime and Punishment’ for juvenile offenders

At Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Center, inmates say a Russian literature class has had a profound effect on them.

Pomp in purple

Howard University holds its 145th commencement ceremony, with former president Bill Clinton as the keynote speaker.

Blue Mass ceremony honors first responders

Cardinal Donald Wuerl led the Blue Mass ceremony at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, kicking off National Police Week.

Woman who disappeared from airport found dead

Her family said the 83-year-old had memory loss and was sometimes confused.

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