Parkour combines elements of gymnastics and martial arts. It uses the urban environment as a kind of playground, with athletes balancing on handrails, flipping off structures, and bouncing off walls.

As hundreds of public radio and television stations brace for federal funding cuts, WAMU's leadership says the station has operated as a fixture in Washington D.C. for 64 years and will continue its ...

Beverly Smith created the nonprofit Momma’s Safe Haven to give youth a place to learn, play, and heal. “It’s okay to laugh, it’s okay to have fun. This is a safe space,” Smith says. “I think our youth ...

This week on Get Out There, we help you with your two-step by giving a round-up of dance classes, lessons, and social dances across the region.

Illegal cannabis shops have been caught selling DMT, mushrooms and other drugs.

Rev. Kenneth Nixon Jr. documents his experience being born to a parent with severe mental illness in a new memoir.

D.C.'s Chinatown has all the design elements of a traditional Chinatown. But it doesn't feel very Chinese. Dish City explores the history of the District's Chinese American community – how they've ...

Evidence is growing that a pre-Civil War African American burial ground is buried beneath a historic street full of million-dollar townhouses. But that's just one theory.

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Proponents say the pipeline would help reduce carbon emissions and energy costs. Opponents warned it would hurt local communities of color and damage the eco-system.

Vietnamese Americans have long been a reliable Republican voting bloc, but a younger generation has been turning towards Democrats.

Despite wanting to see the D.C. General family homeless shelter closed, some homeless advocates say Mayor Muriel Bowser's plan to do so this year could cause more problems than it solves.