Foggy Bottom businesses see increased traffic during America 250, tourist events

New General Counsel Traevena Byrd told staff she wants to help the Office of the General Counsel serve as a better resource to educate staff on legal risk at a Staff Council meeting Friday.

While a season away after a severe right shoulder injury was a frustrating setback, graduate golfer Rodrigo Barahona emphasized that watching from the sidelines left him more motivated than ever to get back on the green.

Five former employees of GW Dining contractor Chartwells Higher Education said they were disciplined or terminated after speaking out about health and safety issues within GW Dining facilities.

Graduate School of Education and Human Development officials announced at a faculty meeting in September the school will be reorganizing from a five department structure to a "faculty-of-the-whole" model by fall 2027.

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Kennedy Center Friday evening to protest the center's planned closure, forming a human chain around the building decrying President Donald Trump's continued control over the performing arts venue.

Ellizabetta La Strega, a new witch-themed Italian restaurant, opened on Sept. 8 in the West End.

The Washington Sun, formerly known as News of the United States, rebranded its publication and expanded its local section to make the it a place District residents can get all their news from weather to sports.

The Student Government Association plans to increase communication to student organizations about funding rationale and processes in efforts to mitigate the larger, persistent issue of receiving budgets too small to fund student…