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A Virginia state senator pledged to oppose a new arena for the Washington Wizards and Capitals in northern Virginia, a plan that could have massive implications for the Washington economy and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R). Wizards and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis and Youngkin announced a tentative deal to move both teams across the Potomac…

DC leaders have not given up hope that the Wizards and Capitals will remain in their longtime Washington, D.C., home.

Just a day after the big announcement that the Capitals and Wizards are moving to Alexandria, some area lawmakers are raising questions about aspects of the plan – namely, transportation. 

Monumental Sports & Entertainment CEO Ted Leonsis, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, and other local leaders announced Wednesday an ambitious plan for a public-private partnership that would relocate the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals from D.C. to a newly proposed entertainment district in Alexandria's Potomac Yard. 

Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson introduced a pivotal piece of legislation Tuesday that sets the stage for a comprehensive $500 million modernization of the Capital One Arena.

Plan calls for the creation of a $2 billion sports and entertainment district south of Washington in Alexandria, just miles from the existing arena.

Wellingtonian Michael Neilsen discovers a staycation at Novotel Wellington is just the ticket while experiencing the capital’s Beervana Festival and...

South Korean dog meat farmers took caged dogs to a protest against plans to ban their consumption after threatening to flood the capital’s streets with two...

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Though from a national perspective both rents and home values appear to be reaching new highs, the regions tell a different story.