The District Report
Last Updated: March 23, 2026 at 6:08 PM
61°F, Isolated Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
r/washingtondc
- Busboys and poets might be the worst resturant experience I’ve had in DC
- Giant fallen tree
- DCA TSA general boarding line at 7 AM today, literally zero people in line.
- DC is my City : Bisons at the National History Museum
- Metro Inspired Art
- Thinking about the Mom who left her son at the platform at metro center
- Thank you to everyone that gave suggestions and locations to help me find my Kraken Rum!Now a new challenge…
- Someone gave me wrong directions on the red line today
- Gotta Get This Off My Chest
- $5 anime inspired portraits by Yushan in DuPont Circle! ❤️
WTOP
- How to watch full episodes of ‘Matt About Town’ on YouTube!
- No reports of ICE at DC-area airports on Day 1 of Trump plan to aid TSA during partial shutdown
- Maryland park closed after 5 devices resembling pipe bombs found
- ‘Spring cleaning’ begins for DC-area water mains
- Cherry blossom watch 2026: Is it peak bloom yet?
- ‘Boom’ heard across Northern Virginia blamed on lightning, ‘echo chamber’ effect
- WATCH: WTOP’s Top Local Headlines for March 23
- ‘Heart to heart’: The strong bond between us and our pets
- Drivers face new lane closures on GW Parkway and Roosevelt Bridge during repairs
- This DC women’s housing organization offers more than somewhere to live
- Trump places statue of Christopher Columbus near the White House
- Manassas City Council seeks community input on possible airport name change
- Man arrested for suspected impaired driving after striking Maryland State troopers
- Police accuse man wanted on multiple felonies of spraying them following Fairfax County car chase
- Ditch the jackets: Summer-like temperatures coming to DC area on first weekend of spring
Arlington Now
- ‘Pilates on the Mat’ fitness studio plans new location in Crystal City
- Boy robbed of shoes, backpack by gun-wielding teens
- Mellow Mushroom pizzeria eyes Arlington for new D.C.-area expansion
- Preservation panel opposes making applicants pay for historic-district submissions
- Solar panels coming to Central Library and three other county facilities
- Reagan National banks on spring break reversing traffic slump
- Morning Notes for March 23, 2026
- Warm, breezy Sunday will raise brush fire danger, forecasters say
- ARLnow Daily Debrief for Mar 20, 2026
- JUST IN: House committee subpoenas Arlington prosecutor in bias investigation
- ACPD: Alexandria man charged for “unprovoked” attack on officers this morning in Clarendon
- Thai restaurant Rien Tong closes for ‘complete transformation’ in Clarendon
- GW Parkway to be resurfaced between Spout Run and Alexandria starting next week
- Poll: The best cleaning service in Arlington
- NEW: Historical-review panel supports partial preservation of Melwood site
DC News Now
- Man found stabbed to death in Suitland home after domestic dispute: Police
- On the Town | Tips for tax season, mistakes to avoid
- 1 hurt after fire causes around $500k in home damages in Montgomery County
- 'iZombie' and 'Supernatural' actress Carrie Anne Fleming dies at 51
- Quadruple amputee cornhole player accused of shooting, killing man during argument in La Plata
- 'Bloomaroo' at The Wharf celebrates spring
- Famous cherry blossom trees around Tidal Basin hit stage 5 bloom
- We start the week windy, chilly and dry
- Gaithersburg man charged after Maryland State Police trooper's cruiser struck on I-270 in Montgomery County
- Baltimore-Washington airport advises passengers to arrive early amid longer wait times
Washingtonian
- 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
- Not Much Situation Monitoring Happened on the Opening Night of Polymarket’s Pop-Up Bar
- This Former DC-Area Musician Just Won an Oscar
- 10 Fun DC Cherry Blossom Tours
- National Guard Troops Will Mill About in DC Until 2029, Administration Once Again Tries to Make James Comey’s Life Miserable, and Spring Is Finally Here
- DC’s Environmental Film Festival Is Back. Here’s Where to Catch a Film.
- City Condos and a Suburban Townhouse: 3 Must-See DC Area Open Houses This Weekend.
Popville
- PSA: It’s Cleaning of the Pipes Time – Your Tap Water Might Smell Like a Swimming Pool from time to time – FEAR NOT!
- “Dance Loft on 14, a unique, affordable housing and arts center project, hangs in the balance”
- Yoga District opened in Union Market!
- JUST IN: Right Proper is coming to the old Brookland Pint space as Right Proper Kitchen in April!!
- About Donsak’s Second Location, it IS taking over the Mai Thai space!!
- I know it’s only Monday but a new Taco (and more) spot just dropped – J&J Mex-Taqueria!!
- Also Falling Down – Fences in Logan Circle
- Heads Up: Tree Down on Piney Branch!
- Friends of the White Whale Society Presents
- “Rev’d Navy Yard (“Indoor Cycling and Powerhouse”) opening mid April”
- Random Reader Rant and/or Revel
- This Weekend in Driving Dangerously – Friday, Saturday and Sunday (including one flipped.)
- Checking in on the Cherry Blossoms, they’ve “reached the 4th of 6 stages on the path to Peak Bloom.”
- About that Big Fire Response on 11th Street, NE
- MPD will enforce Three Juvenile Curfew Zones around Town Starting at 8pm Tonight (Friday)
- Sweet City Ride – Porsche 924S
- Check Out the February 2026 House and Condo Sales from around Washington, DC
- What a Difference 16 Years Makes – 11th and O Street, NW – 2010 to 2026
- Signs of the Times: Streeet and “The arrow isn’t even pointing in the right direction.”
- Rally to Save The Closing Crunch Fitness
The Georgetowner
- 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’
- In Baltimore: ‘Amy Sherald: American Sublime’
- Weekend Roundup: Cherry Blossoms, Art Walks & Opera
- So Long, Saks: Luxe Department Store Chain to Depart Friendship Heights
- Dirty Air Ducts May Be Making Allergy Symptoms Worse at Home, Experts Say
The Washington Informer
- Explore the Roots of a Civil Rights Icon in D.C. Premiere of ‘Young John Lewis: Prodigy of Protest’
- The Black Moms Fair 2026 Tour Kicks Off April 18 in the DMV, Featuring Actress and Maternal Health Advocate Tatyana Ali
- Fibroid Foundation Hosts Fifth Annual Summit
- Things to Do, DMV: Weekday Rundown, March 23-25
- Appeals Court Ends Affordable SAVE Program for 7 Million Student Loan Borrowers
- The Democratic At-Large D.C. Council Race: A Quest to Leverage Experience
- ‘We Will Fight Until Hell Freezes Over’: Urban League, Allies Roll Out Democracy Guide Ahead of 250th Anniversary
- Even a Top Housing Official Turns to Wedding Registry for Home Down Payment as Prices Squeeze Buyers
- KIPP DC’s New CEO, Shannon Hodge, Stands Up for School Choice
- Déjà Win for Zwe Spacetime, Returning to Scripps National Spelling Bee
Greater Greater Washington
- Breakfast links: Ignoring safety benefits, NPS plans DC bike lane removal
- Our endorsements for Montgomery County Council
- Photo Friday: Bursts of color
- National links: Car ownership is less practical amid rising costs
- Breakfast links: DCHA leader heads to Chicago
- Ways to improve Metrorail wayfinding, starting with U Street
- Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #39
- Breakfast links: “Petty” DC traffic camera bill moves forward in US House
- Central Maryland could have world-class transit. We just need better priorities
- Breakfast links: First big private sale progresses for DC federal building
HillRag
- Theater Night: As You Like It @ Folger
- Powerful Pollinators at Discovery Theater
- Celebrating Ten Years of Books from Birth
- Sensory Playtime at SW Library
- Teens Behind the Scenes at the National Theatre
- National Zoo Webcams
- Moonshot Studio at the REACH
- The Poetic Hill: Michael Whelan
- Community Forklift Loyalty Program
- In the Weeds
730DC daily newsletter
The DC Line
- 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.
- District Links: Bowser pushes contracting reform with two new bills; Commanders reach $1M settlement with DC to resolve 2022 lawsuit; and more
- District Links: CFO’s latest revenue estimates fuel dispute with Bowser, Mendelson; DC lifts advisory against recreation in Potomac River; and more
- District Links: Bowser hails first-ever congressionally approved boost to DCTAG grants for students; Books From Birth celebrates 10 years; and more
The 51st
- 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
- Why support billionaire-free news TODAY?
- Spring into action: Your weekly Civics Roundup