This week on Get Out There, we're exploring D.C. while saving a few bucks.

Rising sea level. Hotter days. Unpredictable weather — how climate change is playing out in the region.

Author Caty Borum discusses her new book that looks at how comedy is being used to create societal change and bring awareness to injustice.

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.

A federal funding bill that took effect last summer essentially made schools choose between continuing their Confucius Institutes or receiving money from the Department of Defense.

The employee has also been placed on administrative leave and denies any connections to the alt-right.

"Save Our Tips"! Or is it "One Fair Wage"? Breaking down a few fundamental questions about Initiative 77, a controversial ballot proposal that would change how tipped workers are paid.

"Is there a time from nonpayment when we cut someone's water off?" wondered the chairman of the DC Water board of directors, at the board's first meeting of 2019.

Metro is exploring low-cost ways to avoid crowding on station platforms, which will soon include new and improved signage for 6-car trains.

D.C. has invested repeatedly in its murals program since early June as part of its response to major social justice movements.

A limited number of grocery stores in low-income areas is taking a toll on residents already grappling with a higher concentration of poverty and diet-related diseases.

The Smithsonian Board of Regents would be charged with selecting a location for the new museum, "with priority given to a site that is on or near the National Mall" — but establishing new Smithsonian ...