The District Report
Last Updated: March 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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- House voting today on a bill that would severely limit home rule, ramp up deportations, increase federal law enforcement throughout the city, and jeopardize the sanctuary city status. H.R. 5103
- ICE spotted at Dulles
- Je-Mean Pirro at ANC meeting Last night
- Tidal Basin - Almost Peak Bloom!
- Blossoms at the Basilica yesterday
- Absence of Spotted Lantern Flies appreciation post.
- Perfume guy on the metro followed me home
- Uber driver in DC explaining how to plans to 💀 her husband to random passenger.
- Where is Train Station?
- Can’t even enjoy the Cherry Blossoms 🙄
Washingtonian
- Where to Eat Near the National Mall
- Trump-Backed Candidates Had a Rough Night, Bovino Says He’s Nothing Like Sean Penn, and There’s a Sinkhole on the National Mall
- This House in Old Town Alexandria Sold for a Record-Breaking $7.1 Million
- White House Deploys More People to Stand Around, This Time in Airports; DC Cyclists’ Suit Pauses Bike Lane Demolition; There’s Still Some Snowcrete in Arlington
- Neighborhood Guide: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in Arlington
- Is Your Cat the Cutest? Show Us!
- 26 Things to Do in the DC Area This Week and Weekend
- Trump Takes a DC Bike Lane, Chickens Out of Bombing Iranian Power Plants, Installs Statue of Columbus
- DC’s “Bug Lady” Finds Fame Online
- Meet the Leaders Helping to Create a World Without Blood Cancer
WTOP
- Sweeping carpets of color: The Virginia bluebells are on their way
- DC Water set to fly drones along Potomac Interceptor after massive sewage spill
- Metro will halt trains between Friendship Heights and North Bethesda this summer
- One woman made it her decadeslong mission to get cherry trees at the Tidal Basin
- Man charged in US Park Police officer shooting involved in prior drug arrest, court records show
- DC residents react to future RFK Stadium campus plans during open house
- WATCH: WTOP’s Top Local Headlines for March 25
- ‘Mattresses all over the place’: Maryland begins yearly operation to clean state highways
- Murder trial begins for 2023 Rock Creek Parkway crash that left 3 dead
- Parents at a Prince George’s Co. school named after Cesar Chavez struggle to process new allegations against him
- Filling up the heart and home again after grieving a pet
- ‘We are creating conditions for a labor market crisis’: Why nearly half-million women left US workplace
- Montgomery County Council passes bill to limit ICE access in county buildings
- 1 person hospitalized after being shot by police in Montgomery Village
- 9 suspected pipe bombs recovered from Prince George’s Co. park
DC News Now
- 5th grade Loudoun County student wins Virginia Lottery's Thank a Teacher Art contest
- Gradually warming back up with more clouds around
- Maryland Day events you can attend across the state
- Maryland State Police troopers credited with saving choking infant's life in Lusby
- 'Agony': Savannah Guthrie opens up about mom's disappearance in 'Today' interview
- Gov. Wes Moore offers financial support, helping federal employees during shutdown
- DC police investigating fatal shooting on Benning Road in Northeast
- Temporary switch to chlorine in DC-area water mains: What to know
- Montgomery County police officer shoots person while on patrol, officials say
- DC police arrest 2 people in USPP officer shooting
Popville
- Power Outages reported in Trinidad – H Street NE Area
- “Last night, a parent was detained by 10 federal agents at Petworth Rec Center for having an open container.”
- DC Fresh Finds for March 24, 2026
- About the “Amtrak Trip Alert | Special Event Washington, DC Union Station” – Trump Speaking at Nation Republican Congressional Committee’s (NRCC) annual fundraising dinner
- All Purpose Riverfront Still Closed in Navy Yard. Reopening Soon? STAY TUNED.
- Your guide to Community Forklift’s free 2026 events
- EXCLUSIVE: More info on Skylark Billiards coming to Navy Yard near Nats Park – From the folks behind Kingfisher, Bedrock Billiards, Jackpot, and Rocket Bar!!!!
- Awesome New Sculpture Outside the Eastern Market Metro by Jay Coleman
- Today* in Corgis*** Around Town – Parrot at the Park!
- The Salty Grand Opening “countdown is officially ON.”
- Random Reader Rant and/or Revel
- Man Drives Car onto Capitol Hill Yard Earlier this Evening
- Impromptu Memorial for Colman McCarthy at Friendship Park (Turtle Park)
- “Yes, it’s another street sweeping rant.”
- “Dry Cleaner recommendations, specifically for smells?”
- “Guy Filming Me near Columbia Heights Metro”
- Apparently there is a Sinkhole on the National Mall. Wait, What?
- “The Last Ride: A Farewell to the DC Streetcar” This Sunday on H Street, NE!
- What the Helen of Troy is This? Car Counter?
- “Bicyclist group sues National Park Service to block removal of 15th Street Protected Bike Lanes”
Arlington Now
- DEVELOPING: Road closed near Courthouse due to suspicious package
- BizTalk: Growth Continues: Inside Arlington’s Latest Business Moves
- Black Wellness Expo comes to Green Valley for the first time, promoting health resources
- Just Reduced Properties in Arlington: March 25, 2026
- Va. Square-based AI company goes public after merger with health tech firm
- Falls Church budget proposes more spending on schools, higher fees for property owners
- Zoning proposal seeks to make it easier to charge electric vehicles in Arlington
- Morning Notes for March 25, 2026
- ARLnow Daily Debrief for Mar 24, 2026
- W-L grad guards a familiar foe during college basketball playoff game
- The latest twist in Virginia’s redistricting battle: a ‘pink slime’ newspaper in Arlington
- Arlington View’s new neighborhood plan targets lack of open space, poor traffic flow
- New Maman cafe in Ballston plans to open next month
- Centreville man, 19, arrested after series of armed robberies at Arlington businesses
- A $25 minimum wage in D.C. could shift business to N. Va., restaurant association says
The Washington Informer
- 3-26-2026 Informer Edition
- Americans Cut Back on Food, Dining, Spending as Costs Climb and Refunds Become Essential
- D.C. Traffic Camera Fight Heads to Full House as Norton Calls Bill ‘Paternalistic’ and ‘Petty’
- Van Hollen Leads Dems Group Warning OPM Changes Could Strip Federal Workers of Due Process Protections
- Young People, Trades, Entrepreneurship: Lewis George and McDuffie Reveal Their Mayoral Vision for Workforce Development
- Washington Performing Arts Celebrates 60 Years, Highlights Transformational Power of Supporting Artists
- What’s Really Driving Energy Costs: Pepco Points to Causes and Solutions
- TILGHMAN: The Real Work Begins After the IEP Meeting
- Black Press Week: Tradition, Technology, Rising Talent
- City Cruises and OCTFME Celebrate District Culture with Capital Sound Series
The 51st
- Dance & taxes: Your weekly Civics Roundup
- Everything to know about Malcolm X Park’s closure
- The Trump administration is about to kill a popular D.C. bike lane
- With sharp attacks and high stakes, the mayoral race kicks into gear
- As streetcar shutdown looms, H Street commuters face the end of the line
- House Republicans move to kill D.C. traffic cameras — despite some using them back home
- 16 things to do around D.C. this weekend
- Florals and freeing D.C.: Your weekly Civics Roundup
- After last year’s record attendance, the Washington Spirit return to the pitch
- With seminars and sample ballots, D.C. is teaching residents about ranked-choice voting
- Classical education: The feds are getting more involved in how D.C.’s public schools look
- Wilson Building Bulletin: The politics of congestion
- Opinion: D.C.’s lax utility oversight is costing customers
- Where is your money going? We asked dozens of D.C. residents.
- 18 things to do around D.C. this weekend
HillRag
Greater Greater Washington
- Breakfast links: Lane reduction could improve “dicey” pedestrian safety around Seven Corners
- How DC’s mayor and council chair thwarted every effort to better the streetcar
- Do Something #114: Swing and a miss
- Is it Groundhog Day in the Maryland General Assembly?
- Breakfast links: Lawsuit looks to preserve Kennedy Center
- What to watch in the 2026 Maryland General Assembly
- A devastatingly unambitious draft
- Breakfast links: Ignoring safety benefits, NPS plans DC bike lane removal
- Our endorsements for Montgomery County Council
- Photo Friday: Bursts of color
730DC daily newsletter
The DC Line
- District Links: Mayor signs bill on release of MPD footage of use of force by feds but vetoes related bill; lawsuit fights bike lane removal; and more
- jonetta rose barras: Who can create a new path for DC’s congressional delegate? (Part 2)
- District Links: Bowser aims to boost hospitality sector with reform bill; House set to vote on ‘Make DC Safe and Beautiful Act’ this week; and more
- District Links: Bowser admin seeks development proposals for St. E’s East, Georgia Avenue parcels; field for DC’s June elections takes shape; and more
- District Links: Bill to block DC’s traffic cameras clears House panel; feds demand DCPS changes to better serve students with disabilities; and more
- District Links: House panel set to vote on bill to halt DC’s automated traffic enforcement; focus shifts to cleanup at site of sewer spill; and more
- jonetta rose barras: Who can create a new path for DC’s congressional delegate?
- District Links: DC joins lawsuit against HUD changes to fair housing enforcement; Kennedy Center board votes for 2-year closure to renovate; and more
- District Links: Mayoral front-runners square off at forum; DC creates waitlist for child care subsidies; Grenell departs Kennedy Center post; and more
- District Links: Bowser looks to amend DC’s 2018 law restricting short-term rentals; AG Schwalb announces new STEER Act lawsuits, judgments; and more
- District Links: National report touts DC as a leader in transforming high schools; DC Council sues Bowser over access to budget request docs; and more
- Matthew Baharmast: Identity is DC’s most neglected infrastructure
- District Links: Bowser decries congestion pricing while releasing long-shelved study; group warns of bacteria levels in stream near spill; and more
- District Links: DC Water faces new class action lawsuit over Potomac sewage spill; DC Bar files disciplinary case against DOJ’s Ed Martin; and more
- District Links: DC vows to continue Ticketmaster case as part of multistate coalition; route unveiled for IndyCar race on National Mall; and more
- District Links: DC Court of Appeals orders further review of Pepco’s multiyear rate plan; MPD assistant chief placed on leave; and more
- jonetta rose barras: Livin’ la Vida Conundrum in DC
- District Links: Park Service predicts end of March or start of April for peak bloom; NCPC plans April vote on White House ballroom project; and more
- District Links: CFO says tax season for 2025 will proceed under local code; council adopts bills on MPD transparency when working with feds; and more
- T. Michelle Colson: Young DC natives face unique challenges accessing workforce opportunities in their home city. We can change that.
The Georgetowner
- N Street Village Gala Spotlights Journeys from Homelessness to Hope
- 60 Years of Jubilation: Washington Performing Arts Gala Raises $680K
- Miró Meets America: Exploring Artistic Exchange and Influence
- City Wildlife Saves D.C.’s Urban Animals
- Business Ins & Outs: PopUp Bagels, Luv Rose Boutique, Pop Mart, Meta, Compass
- A Toast to Trailblazers: Georgetown Women Shine at Inaugural Event
- Georgetown in Bloom: The 2026 Spring Art Walk
- Georgetown Welcomes Cherry Blossom Season
- Social Scene: The Ireland Funds Raises Over $1.5 Million at D.C. National Gala
- Social Scene: Lombardi Gala Gathers Friends, Supporters to ‘Be the Breakthrough’