The District Report
Last Updated: July 15, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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- Wonderland Ballroom streatery is being taken down
- ICE back in DC
- PSA for any renters without AC or water
- 6000 series > 7000
- In a city intent on killing rats, she set out to rescue one
- Did you hit JD Vance's motorcade? if so, happy to be your witness
- What's going on i DC???
- DC Council unanimously approves bill targeting ticket resellers
- View from the Washington Monument Earth Cam: Last Month Versus Today
- The Trump Administration’s $1.7 Billion National Guard Deployments Fail To Reduce Urban Crime
WTOP
- From AI cameras to drones, Fairfax Co. uses new technology in policing
- Another round of sweltering heat smacks the DC area
- Heartbroken homeowner praises camera alert after dog turned on toaster, caused fire
- Trial delayed for former stepfather charged with sexually assaulting missing teen in Spotsylvania Co.
- Emmy Award-winning documentary looks back on legendary DC radio station
- Capitals to play Penguins in 2026-27 home opener
- Loudoun County could remove burned-out skeleton of home owned by man charged in 2025 deadly arson
- Legal challenge seeking to block Virginia’s reproductive rights constitutional amendment dismissed
- Flights grounded at DC-area airport due to security concerns for Iraqi leader
- WATCH: WTOP’s Top Local Headlines for July 15
- 3 killed, 2 injured in three-vehicle crash in Adelphi
- DC Sports Reality Check: Tickets, streaming and betting — the rising cost of being a sports fan
- Council members push back on plan to keep National Guard troops in DC into 2029
- Prince George’s Co. to property owners: Maintain your land or pay up
- Montgomery Co. council considers barring ICE and Border Patrol officers from certain county jobs
Popville
- Missed Connection – the 99 Northeast Regional train
- “Live music returns to Carter Barron Amphitheater”!!
- “D.C. Votes To Protect Fans as The RESALE Act Passes! – establishes a 10% resale price cap, bans speculative ticket sales, increases accountability for professional resellers, and delivers comprehensive consumer protections for live entertainment fans across the District”
- I, Prince of Petworth, Hereby Shout From the Rooftops: Pepco do better. DC, MD and VA must ensure huge data companies pay the price, not the people.
- “Wonderland Ballroom streatery is being taken down.” Hopefully A New One Goes Up by their 22nd Anniversary next month!!
- In less pleasant progress, “So much for green spaces”
- Checking in on the Connecticut Avenue Deckover – We’ve got visible Deck!
- DC Fresh Finds for July 15, 2026
- About all those Dump Trucks and Massive Security/Police Presence Outside the Willard Hotel
- “Shooting outside the vet in Adams Morgan”
- Today* in Hawks*** Around Town – Peregrine Falcon at the National Cathedral
- Tenley Liquor Down
- Random Reader Rant and/or Revel
- Tiffany’s Bar & Bistro Celebrates One Year Anniversary on H Street, NE Tomorrow (Wed.)!!
- Great Garden Haul – Tomato Haul in Petworth
- Missed Connection – 11 July @ 2pm, Bethesda Metro Shuttle
- “Is it just me having trouble with Capital Bikeshare’s broken IT system or should we be asking the AG to dig a little deeper?”
- “Truly mind numbing levels of incompetence.” (TRULY. Read to the end.)
- BREAKING: Red Light Bar & Detroit Pizza moving from 14th and R to the old Pica Taco space at 14th and Florida!!
- ALERT, ALERT, ALERT – Action at the old Makan/Meridian Pint space in Columbia Heights!!
The Georgetowner
- Birchwood Estate: An English Country Masterpiece in Virginia’s Hunt Country
- Green Theory: Move Through Life on Your Own Terms
- Butter Pecan — Not Vanilla — Was the Flavor of Lindsey Graham’s Independent Streak
- Veep and Family to Add Middleburg Residence
- Panelists Call for Experience-Driven Development
- ANC 2E: Budget, Nightlife, Licenses and a Farewell
- Council Unanimously Approves Revised FY27 Budget
- Onstage Georgetown: July 2026
- Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘The Arthur Miller Tapes’
- Virginia Bakery’s Red Truck Showcased at Union Station
Arlington Now
- Arlington carjacking suspect arrested after chase, rollover crash in D.C.
- New apartment building at Red Lion Hotel site set to open next year
- Art Focus: new day rates make Arlington’s Printmaking Studio more accessible than ever
- Lululemon space in Clarendon listed as ‘available soon’ on leasing chart
- Just Reduced Properties in Arlington: July 15, 2026
- Arlington leaders wary of state-funded study on merging N. Va. bus networks
- ‘Explosive diarrhea’ parasite reported in N. Va., but it’s not an outbreak, authorities say
- Falls Church looks toward overhaul of snow removal rules for businesses
- Morning Notes for July 15, 2026
- ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jul 14, 2026
- Vote on potential gas-powered leaf blower ban scheduled for this weekend
- NEW: Arlington ranks as America’s fittest ‘city’ for a ninth straight year
- JUST IN: Big delays at DCA amid “VIP” ground stop
- BREAKING: Police investigating armed carjacking in Cherrydale
- WEATHER ALERT: Heat Advisory issued for Arlington and D.C. area
DC News Now
- Triple-digit heat today, hazy skies through Friday
- Fairfax soccer coach charged with embezzlement over Italy camp scheme: Police
- Driver hospitalized after car crashed into trees in Forestville
- Suspect in armed carjacking strikes two vehicles while fleeing USPP, police say
- Juvenile taken to hospital after being struck while riding bike in Herndon
- Firefighters rescue dog from abandoned well in Anne Arundel County
- DMV Confidential | Murder of Andre Lamont Cox Jr.
- Man allegedly tries to rob Beltsville bank with stolen kitten
- Challenging record heat Wednesday afternoon
- 3 dead, 2 hurt after crash involving motorcycle in Prince George's County
Greater Greater Washington
- Veo survey captures why shared bikes have become essential transportation in DC
- Breakfast links: How a zoning dispute closed a punk venue in Boyds
- Do Something #127: So many surveys
- Where to watch trains in the Washington region
- Breakfast links: Arlington buses now accept WMATA’s reduced fare program
- It’s a drone video of the Purple Line
- Breakfast links: Tunnel to help stop wastewater from overflowing in DC
- Photo Friday: Cool down
- National links: Transportation money decreased stress for Los Angeles residents
- Breakfast links: Trump’s arch moves forward despite height
The Washington Informer
- Advocates Decry Impending Elimination of Homeland Security Commission Documents
- 7-16-2026 Informer Edition
- 2026 Primary Election Results Certified, New Countywide Leadership Changes
- NFL’s Source Program Connects With D.C. Businesses Ahead of 2027 Draft
- Popular Democracy Commemorates the 14th Amendment With Let’s Get Free Celebration
- D.C. Mourns Vernon Hawkins, Organizer Who Helped Shape Five Decades of Black Civic Life
- ‘Michael’s’ Billion-Dollar Success Meets a Stunning Family Reversal
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Marks 55th Annual Legislative Conference with Theme of ‘Rooted, Ready, and Rising’
- Designing Your Second Half: Why Intention Matters More Than Hustle
- After Gas Explosion Displaced Dozens, D.C. Takes Ward 1 Landlords to Court
Washingtonian
- No Phones Allowed at DC’s Newest Dance Club
- DC Just Passed a Bill to Protect You From Ticket Scalpers
- Permanent DST on the Horizon? Plus: Iraqi Leader’s Visit Causes Local Airport Chaos, and Alleged Scheme to Destroy License-Plate-Reading Cameras Goes Awry
- A Private Renovated Waterfront Eastern Shore Estate
- We’re Back at War, Apparently; Another ICE Shooting; Man Tries to Rob Bank With Kitten
- Dumb.co’s Flip Phones Let You Reclaim Your Brain
- Maryland Delegate Lily Qi’s Journey From Shanghai to Annapolis
- 27 Things to Do in the DC Area This Week and Weekend
- King Arthur Baking Company to Open Storefront and Baking School in Alexandria
- White House Hopes to Fence Off More of DC, Rapper Sues Area Fraudsters, and Cat Survives Being Thrown From Car on Wilson Bridge
730DC daily newsletter
HillRag
The DC Line
- District Links: Mendelson pulls his bill to revise RCV process for at-large seats; council to consider $300M for Audi Field expansion, roof; and more
- District Links: Bowser says new reform package would encourage investment in DC housing; DC sees near-record tourism for July Fourth; and more
- Kevin Chavous: DC’s win against Ticketmaster should be just the beginning, but a price cap isn’t the answer
- District Links: Council set to consider emergency bill to adjust RCV tabulation in at-large race; Wellpoint out as DC Medicaid provider; and more
- jonetta rose barras: The story about the slaying of DC’s proverbial white whale
- District Links: Nadeau submits bill to add surtax on passive income for affluent households; proposed arch spurs debate over height limits; and more
- District Links: Court rejects attempt to return Trump name to Kennedy Center; Norton seeks new status for Civil War Defenses of Washington; and more
- District Links: Council unanimously approves key FY 2027 budget legislation; White House criticism of Smithsonian museums draws scrutiny; and more
- District Links: DC Council set for final vote tomorrow on FY 2027 budget legislation; Trump administration renews Smithsonian criticism; and more
- District Links: DC touts two-year-old FEMS transfusion program as lifesaving success; record fireworks show brings air pollution worries; and more
- Kathy Patterson: The mayor and council are killing a key commission created after 9/11
- District Links: DC unveils draft master plan for mixed-use redevelopment of RFK campus; July 4 will feature added security, later fireworks; and more
- District Links: Trump unleashes on DC mayoral nominee Lewis George; Trump eyes Sept. 1 construction start at East Potomac golf course; and more
- District Links: DC Council to consider ticket resale bill minus price cap; charting the extent of Lewis George’s win in mayoral primary; and more
- jonetta rose barras: What a difference a week or two makes to DC budget-making
- District Links: Dems show increased turnout even with some ballots not yet tallied; Allen bill would let next mayor fill two PSC seats; and more
- District Links: Auditor calls for DC to step up monitoring of contractor performance; judge tells Kennedy Center to explain exterior tarps; and more
- District Links: Council OKs amended FY 2027 budget with funding for future semi-open primaries; upcoming Nadeau bill will propose wealth tax; and more
- Allister Chang and Raul Echevarria: The economics underneath DC’s childcare system are breaking down
- District Links: Council set to vote tomorrow on revised budget plans; DC breaks ground on long-awaited Crummell Community Center in Ivy City; and more
The 51st
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- The RENTAL Act is full of tenant rights rollbacks. This one was supposed to be removed.
- Opinion: We’ve lost trust in D.C.’s high schools. New graduation rules won’t fix it.
- 15 things to do around D.C. this weekend
- Meet our team: Benny Peterson
- A coward’s guide to biking in D.C.
- How cycling is empowering these D.C. students of color
- 9 ways to volunteer around D.C. this week
- How Metro got its groove back
- D.C. restaurants mobilized to aid Venezuela after devastating earthquakes
- The impact of The 51st's election coverage
- 24 things to do over July 4th weekend that aren’t sponsored by Trump
- Ask A D.C. Native: Do you consider Washington D.C. the North or South?
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- Here are the 2026 Democratic primary results