Nearly 900 full-service restaurant jobs have vanished since March, and more than 50 restaurants have closed in just the first ...

The Trump administration enacted a slew of policies that placed some restaurants on high alert in Washington, D.C.

DC’s tipped wage will not be phased out by 2027 as scheduled. Instead, the DC Council voted 7 to 5 today to partially repeal ...

Angry protests erupted as D.C. Councilmembers voted Monday to pass a compromise amendment partially repealing Initiative 82, ...

Discover the challenges and celebrations of D.C.'s hospitality industry at the RAMMYS Awards and Gala. Learn about the fight ...

The D.C. Council on Monday voted 7–5 to partially repeal Initiative 82, a law aimed at gradually raising the tipped minimum ...

Last week, a survey by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington found that new restaurant openings are down 17 ...

The reopened conversation about I-82 comes after the Council voted in June to pause the pay bump — from $10 to $12 per hour — ...

The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington also called on the D.C. Council to repeal Initiative 82, citing that between May 2023 — when the tipped minimum wage rose from just over $5 to ...

Both supporters and opponents of Initiative 82 on the D.C council say they will re-visit this question this month before the second vote on the budget July 28, and that could lead to more talks ...

Under Initiative 82, the next increase to the minimum cash wage for tipped employees in the District was scheduled to increase from $10 per hour to $12 per hour, effective July 1, 2025.

Data shows DC restaurants have been facing a series of economic headwinds like increased rent, higher food prices, and a ...