For years, powdered cocaine was D.C.'s drug of choice, but when crack hit the streets, the city was plagued by levels of addiction and violence that caught residents, police and politicians by ...

This week on Get Out There, we cool down from the summer heat with a dip in the pool, a swim in the bay, a lick of ice cream, and a swing at indoor putt putt.

Despite confusion over the two symbols, Walgreens hasn't sued Major League Baseball for a trademark violation. One lawyer says that's in part because they operate in totally different markets.

There seems to be a new story every day about potentially deadly working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic. The efforts are driven in part by millennials and GenZers who “get it and ...

Brian Butcher, a history teacher at Ballou High School, sat in the bleachers of the school’s brand new football field last June watching 164 seniors receive diplomas. It was a clear, warm night, and ...

The Washington area had an important role in both the slave trade and in the underground railroad that brought enslaved people to freedom. And some evidence remains.

While tens of thousands of KKK members marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in 1925, the marches and rallies held in D.C. since then have seen far more counter-protesters than actual white supremacists.

The Big Broadcast is WAMU’s longest running program. The show features a collection of vintage radio shows from the ‘30s, ‘40s, and ‘50s, hosted by Tony-Award winning playwright, lyricist and director ...

Dupont Circle isn't the bohemian destination it once was, and group of neighborhood business owners wants to change that. But how does a once-cool neighborhood become cool again?

You may have driven by the bucolic expanse of green bordering the Petworth neighborhood in Northwest D.C. without knowing what it was. But the Old Soldiers' Home has a history dating back to the ...

Exploring the origins of a Washington suburb's hippy-dippy reputation.

Swing into the weekend with Hot Jazz Saturday Night on WAMU! Each week, host Rob Bamberger celebrates the great American music of the early twentieth century, playing vintage jazz, swing and big band ...