The District Report
Last Updated: September 18, 2026 at 7:56 AM
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- Missing person
- Kenneday Center is still here…
- Rally at the Kennedy Center Friday - Popville. “These are dark times, everything feels urgent, and we’re exhausted but we just cannot let them do this.”
- Looking for a sports team looking for a home bar
- Judge Blocks Kennedy Center Demolition For Now
- Glad I got to see it over the summer 😭
- No Big Deal, Just Armed Troops and FBI Outside My Kindergartener's School
- Kennedy Center blocked.
- Park Service quietly awards contracts to work on Trump’s takeover of East Potomac golf course
- Trump says Kennedy Center could be 'ripped down' if he doesn't get 'recognition'
DC News Now
- Less humid Friday, nice Saturday, soggy Sunday
- Man admits to killing missing Maryland boy 33 years ago
- 2 men shot near Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro Station: Police
- White trial continues with more testimony from government informant
- Multiple Waterside Drive closures coming to Northwest DC for roadway rehabilitation
- Lanham rideshare driver arrested on rape, kidnapping charges; additional victims sought
- Trump says Kennedy Center could be 'ripped down' as new photos show him looking at possible demolition plans
- Report: Food insecurity in DC area is at its highest in 5 years
- Metro Yellow Line service suspended for two weekends for track work
- Man charged with murder following death of 2-month-old baby girl in DC
WTOP
- Early voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress
- Virginia’s attorney general says DHS may have violated state election law after whistleblower report
- On Day 3 of the Trayon White trial, defense questions FBI informant and his credibility
- Prince George’s Co. police announce charges in 1993 missing child case
- Judge orders Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes
- Arlington, Fairfax counties vote to end use of Flock cameras and related technology
- Former Virginia youth minister accused of sexually grooming boys
- Things to do in the DC area: Pumpkin Festival, H Street Festival … and more!
- A general and Nobel Laureate’s Leesburg home is a step closer to NPS affiliation
- Man accused of ties to bin Laden and tortured after 9/11 has 20-year Guantanamo detention reviewed
Arlington Now
- Va. attorney general says DHS may have violated state election law after whistleblower report
- ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 17, 2026
- Where to celebrate Oktoberfest in Arlington and Falls Church, starting this weekend
- Grants for Arlington theater, music and art groups set for County Board approval
- County staff seek to crack down on karaoke at Big Tony’s
- Sprouts supermarket opening next week on Langston Blvd
- Trump Administration Incompetently Extends TPS for El Salvador, Perhaps Ukraine Too
- New ‘near miss’ report targets street safety on Washington Blvd, S. Glebe Road
- Beyer warns Congress ‘may not receive another warning shot’ on AI
- Falls Church leaders seek future Eagle Scouts to refresh Civil War site
- Morning Notes for September 17, 2026
- Park Service quietly awards contracts to work on Trump’s revamp of East Potomac golf course
- ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 16, 2026
- Juntos somos más (Together we are more): Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in Arlington
- Arlington Scouts rescue teens from sinking boat in rural Tennessee
The Georgetowner
- Business Ins & Outs: Bombas, Alfie’s, Café Tulúm, Flavor Hive, Bizzeria, Uniqlo
- STC Kicks Off Its Season With a Coup — Straight From London’s West End
- Fall 2026 Performing Arts Preview
- An Actor Wins World War II at GALA
- September 2026 News Bytes
- Fall 2026 Gala Guide
- Fall Arts Preview: Visual Arts
- So Gen Z: Bethesda Sisters’ Platform Links Physical, Digital Worlds
- Weekend Round Up September 17, 2026
- ‘Smut: An 1883 Obscenity Trial and Its Echoes Today’
The DC Line
- District Links: Judge orders advance notice of major changes to Kennedy Center amid demolition worries; DC Council eyes ride-hailing laws; and more
- District Links: Bipartisan bill would upgrade faded MLK plaque at Lincoln Memorial; former AG crashes tenants’ protest against his client; and more
- District Links: Judge again blocks adding Trump’s name at Kennedy Center; new report warns of heightened food insecurity in DC region; and more
- District Links: Two local landlords reach $9.3M in settlements over AG’s price-fixing allegations; Trayon White’s federal trial set to begin; and more
- District Links: House panel presses DC on use of AI to identify vacant homes; feds sue UDC over in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants; and more
- District Links: DC officials celebrate $41M expansion of historic Southeast Library; Virginia senators renew push to limit DCA flights; and more
- District Links: Expanded news site NOTUS rebrands with sunny new name; interim publisher and CEO lands permanent post at WaPo; and more
- District Links: Lonnie Bunch announces retirement from embattled Smithsonian; ousted Kennedy Center chair buys recently removed sculpture; and more
- District Links: AG files suit over ‘shocking’ conditions at Ward 5 apartment building; Trayon White’s juror comments draw prosecutors’ ire; and more
- District Links: DC sees 30% decline in opioid overdoses amid Naloxone distribution; Supreme Court allows White House ballroom construction; and more
- District Links: J.O. Wilson, Barnard ribbon-cuttings mark first week back for DCPS students; Meta settlement could mean up to $130M for DC; and more
- District Links: Officials mark school year’s start with renaming, expansion of Ward 3 high school; new campaign aims to defend DC autonomy; and more
- District Links: DC reports modest rise in student test scores; six MPD employees accused of overtime fraud; Bowser names interim PSC chair; and more
- District Links: Kennedy Center renovations prompt NSO concert season at Lisner, other area venues; judge derails FBI move to Reagan Building; and more
- District Links: Bowser returns another budget bill unsigned to council; Trump admin asks Supreme Court to enable ballroom work to continue; and more
- C4DC: What DC Public Schools needs in its next chancellor
- District Links: National Guard deployment, federal surge hit 1-year mark; GOP bill aims to repeal DC motorcycle helmet law; and more
- ‘CrazySexyCool’ is more than a high-energy jukebox musical — it’s a portrait of survival
- District Links: Initiative to ban foie gras slated for DC’s November ballot; Appeals Court orders halt to White House ballroom construction; and more
- jonetta rose barras: Slouching toward the DC general election with controversy
Washingtonian
- 12 Entertaining Film Festivals Coming to the DC Area this Fall
- Can the Affordable Bar Make a Comeback?
- Judge Blocks Kennedy Center Demolition for Now
- Michelin Adds 4 New Restaurants to Its DC Guide
- Trump Escalates Kennedy Center Demolition Threats
- A Popular Chevy Chase Thai Restaurant Is Adding a Luxe Sushi Menu
- JD Vance Likens “Emily in Paris” to Shakespeare, House Leaves Town, and the Obamas’ Dog Sunny Died
- Modernizing Memory Care
- Yes, Waterside Drive Off Rock Creek Parkway Is Closing for Two Months
- Baguettes Were Incorporated Into the Centerpieces at This Gilded, Baroque-Inspired Wedding
Popville
- MiShi Sushi and Izakaya Pop-Up Launches Today at BirdSong in Chevy Chase
- “Petworth Resident Loses Home To Fire” Fundraiser Launched for the Troxler Family
- “These are dark times, everything feels urgent, and we’re exhausted but we just cannot let them do this.” Rally at the Kennedy Center Friday
- “we need an explanation for what appears to be a serious failure of coordination among the District and its utility providers.”
- Panera Signage Up in NoMa!
- “Sol Mexican Grill 19th St NW CLOSED?”
- EXCLUSIVE Breaking Chicken news: Little Engine opening a 2nd location in the former Pupatella space on 18th Street
- JUST IN: “MICHELIN Guide Washington D.C. New Additions” Two From Adams Morgan, One from Mount Pleasant and one from NoMa. Congrats to all!
- “Helicopter Circling Park View?”
- Archeological Finds Vol. 124 – Office NEW Washington Sun – “The Washington Sun was a weekly newspaper that started in the mid 1960s”
- SWEET CITY RIDE
- Behold, My New Favorite Little Free Library!
- Random Reader Rant and/or Revel
- “Washington Commanders Unveil First Look at New Stadium Seating Bowl” Check out some renderings
- Pepco Pain Cont. $722 for a one bedroom!?!
- Notes from your Neighbors [Deep exhale]
- About those sticker notes on the camper van in AdMo – “That van hasn’t moved in probably at least 10 months.”
- NYC’s Holy Burger Now Open on Sherman Ave!! Have a look inside and peep the menu too!
- “Luigi the Russian Tortoise is Loose in Spring Valley.”
- “CARLA will be a neighborhood bar inspired by Adams Morgan’s international and rich nightlife history”
Greater Greater Washington
- Do Something #135: Read our ANC endorsements
- Step through this magical portal to a DC with 800,000 people
- Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #59
- Breakfast links: Roosevelt Bridge trail to shut down for a year
- GGWash’s 2026 ANC endorsements
- Renovations proceed at Shaw Library before funds expire
- Breakfast links: Virginia issues $2.5 million fine for Microsoft data center emissions
- The Connecticut Avenue deckover should tell Dupont’s artistic story
- Breakfast links: DC pilots better trash cans
- Data centers throw away their heat. The neighborhood next door could be using it.
The 51st
- Amid the Kennedy Center drama, here's how to support the local arts scene
- 15 things to do in D.C. this weekend
- An empty lot in Ward 7 was due to get a grocery store decades ago. What’s happening now?
- Behind the scenes at D.C.'s viral oxtail pizza carryout
- At trial, a tale of two Trayon Whites emerges
- Food insecurity in the D.C. area hits a new high
- 14 ways to build a better D.C. this week
- 12 things to do in D.C. this weekend
- Two ex-campaign workers say a former (and perhaps future) Council candidate stiffed them
- What to know about Trayon White’s looming bribery trial
- Ask A D.C. Native: How can dating here suck less?
- More than 34,000 Salvadorans in the D.C. area fear for their future
- 14 ways to build a better D.C. this week
- Janeese Lewis George gets a preview of the mayoral life
- Have you tried pawpaws yet? Here’s where you can forage — or buy — D.C.’s ‘tropical’ fruit
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The Washington Informer
- ‘A New Democracy’ for America
- He Studied a Black Church in Canada. Now He’s the Pastor
- Board Votes to Temporarily Close Kennedy Center, Judge Says Congress Controls Building Naming
- 9-17-2026 Informer Edition
- DC Chamber of Commerce Names John Wall as Inaugural 2026 Community Icon Awardee
- Supporting the Organizations That Strengthen Our Communities
- Four Prostate Cancer Survivors Share Their Journeys, Emphasize Power of Screenings
- Trump’s Patriots
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