The District Report
Last Updated: September 3, 2026 at 3:39 AM
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r/washingtondc
- Maryland lost over $800M by failing to collect tolls, penalties from drivers
- Kennedy Center removing landmark sculpture from grounds
- Parts of National Mall closed to visitors until late January 2027
- What is up with this bridge
- Princeton alumnus has 40 unpaid tickets worth $10.5 K
- DCPL Partnerships in Libby?
- DC Undergound - a 3-hour Spotify playlist featuring punk, noise, experimental, inventive, and otherwise beautiful music from Washington, D.C.. What else should I add?
- Anyone else at Patti Smith last night?
- Dystopia
- What are you supposed to do in DC when your property management company effectively abandons your building to pests and filth?
WTOP
- Hot, stormy weather to hit DC region Thursday
- Fairfax Co. transforms old ‘Darth Vader’ office building into affordable apartments
- Traffic backup extends nearly 12 miles after bridge puncture in Howard County
- Man found guilty in murder of Prince George’s Co. antiviolence activist
- Maryland Transportation Authority failed to collect $818.1 million in tolls, penalties
- MARC Train introducing new service between Montgomery County, Baltimore
- A legal battle over the name ‘Terps’ could be coming between U.Md. and a cannabis product company
- Salvadorans worry about deportations ahead of Temporary Protected Status deadline next week
- Independent analysis lowers DC’s projected revenue for fiscal year 2026
- Argan: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
DC News Now
- Hot, humid with strong to severe storms possible Thursday
- PGCPS works to fix late buses and unreliable routes
- Parents allege 6-year-old girl seriously injured at Flower Hill Elementary School in Gaithersburg
- Women's Wednesday | Honoring Flight 93
- Stretch Your Dollar | What to know about your car assessment as some taxes are due next month in Virginia
- Man killed in single-vehicle crash in Glenelg: Police
- Destination DC to lean in on sports tourism in 2027
- Neighbors concerned over alleged squatters in Southeast DC apartment building
- Man convicted of killing local activist Cornelius McDonald outside Largo restaurant
- DC officer hospitalized after being struck by vehicle while riding motorcycle
Arlington Now
- ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 2, 2026
- Police warn of fake bank calls, bogus toll texts and other common scams
- Fatal crash on S. Glebe Road, other recent collisions under Vision Zero review
- JUST IN: D.C. woman charged in carjacking near Rosslyn
- More ‘stumbling stone’ installations to honor dozens enslaved in Arlington
- Small Business Focus: The Wandering Shelf
- WEATHER ALERT: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for Arlington and D.C. area
- Noble Fox restaurant and bar opens in Rosslyn with views of Potomac
- Just Reduced Properties in Arlington: September 2, 2026
- Jury duty questionnaires are headed to 35,000 Arlington and Falls Church mailboxes
- Arlington’s 9/11 memorial 5K returns this weekend, bringing road closures
- APS students’ testing scores improve in four of five categories
- Morning Notes for September 2, 2026
- ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 1, 2026
- Restaurant and bar ‘legend’ Bobby Lee dies, bringing final end to Mister Days
HillRag
Washingtonian
- A Look Back at How We’ve Covered the Deep Throat Garage
- Guest List: 5 People We’d Love to Hang Out With This September
- Artechouse Is Back and Bringing 14 New Digital Worlds to DC
- National Guard Numbers Are Down; US Strike Kills Wedding Guests; MapQuest Is Back on the Scene
- Every Drink Is Always $5 at This New DC Bar
- Southern Maryland Patuxent River Waterfront
- McLean Is in Potomac. Potomac Is in McLean. Why?!
- The Push to Make Workplaces More Menopause-Friendly
- The Supremes OK Trump’s Ballroom; Latino Museum Finds a New Home; White House Bowling Alley Gets a Glow-Up
- This Professor Wants You to Gentle Parent Your Dog
Popville
- N.H. 48 Indian Kitchen Opens Tomorrow (Thursday) at 5pm!
- Missed Connection – “two treadmills down from me at Planet Fitness”
- Checking in on the Turf in Logan Circle cont. Not Looking Great
- Signs of the Times: Little Free Opinions
- Is This a Common Charge?
- “Tenants at this 10-story building have been without air conditioning and working elevators since early July and face shocking, dangerous housing conditions.” OAG files lawsuit
- New Ambrosia Signage (Vietnamese Restaurant) Up at the Former Tony Cheng’s Space in Chinatown – Check Out the Menu, Grand Opening in about 3 Weeks!
- DC Fresh Finds for September 2, 2026
- “Scuttlebutt confirmed for Pure Green’s new Dupont location”
- “Big blue statue is being removed from the Kennedy Center!” – “Temporary Closures of Certain Parkland and Public Use Limitations, Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway”
- Great Garden Haul – Sugar bomb cherry tomatoes, Cherokee purple tomatoes, giant crimson tomatoes and more!
- Step Childe Harold Sign Covered Up!
- Random Reader Rant and/or Revel
- The Prestigious Electric Coney 0.5K Race is this Labor Day!!
- Gelato to Georgetown as DOLCEZZA Returns to Where it all Began in new Storefront this Winter!
- Down Goes Another 7-Eleven – Next Up Takoma
- New Marketing Campaign at DC USA in Columbia Heights: “Eat Street”
- “Looks like Room 808 is expanding” in Petworth
- “DPW Smart Bins Reaches 1 Million-Pound Collection Milestone Thanks to Residents’ Food Waste Recycling Efforts”
- “Lesson learned: Wendy’s no, Snappy’s yes!”
The Washington Informer
- The March Returns. So Does the Fight for the Vote
- An Inside Look: Ward 8 Speaks to Democratic Mayoral Nominee Janeese Lewis George
- D.C. Attorney General Sues Delta Pearl Owner as Tenants Endure Heat, Rats, Broken Elevators and Unsecured Building
- Cuba’s Crisis Reaches D.C. Families One Blackout at a Time
- D.C. Kicks Off 10th Annual 202Creates Month
- Lights Out: Study Finds Wards 7, 8 Disproportionately Affected by Light Pollution
- Afro Plus Fest Returns to DMV for Three-Day Celebration of Black Music and Culture
- Casualties of War
- Black Mayors: Climate Change is in America’s Top Five Crucial Issues
- Gary Fell Into Darkness. Black Churches Refused to Leave It There
Greater Greater Washington
- Infill housing delayed is climate action denied
- Let Montgomery County’s Planning Board do its job
- Do Something #133: Listen up
- Breakfast links: Audit reveals hundreds of millions in uncollected Maryland tolls
- Lewis George isn’t DC Mayor yet. What are your ideas for when she is?
- Our 2026 ANC Voter Guide
- Breakfast links: How fast are WMATA’s escalators?
- Bikeshare Beat: No fireworks for CaBi in July as ridership slips
- Breakfast links: Ride On to see route adjustments
- Photo Friday: Center your perspective
730DC daily newsletter
The DC Line
- 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
- District Links: New estimates cite $1.4B cost to keep National Guard in DC into 2029; Trump blasts Pirro for dropping Reflecting Pool case; and more
- District Links: Budget battle continues as Mendelson faults Bowser for ‘harmful’ criticism of council; Kennedy Center suspends tour program; and more
- District Links: Bowser appointee resigns as chair of utility regulatory body; regional House members challenge Trump’s golf course plans; and more
- Joon Bang: DC spends just 0.3% of its budget on its older residents. It’s time for a Dignity Fund.
- District Links: Local, federal officials outline plans for next month’s Grand Prix race; Trump set to announce plans for Dulles makeover; and more
- District Links: Bowser opts not to sign FY 2027 budget; IG releases report on MPD data; DDOT tries ‘cool pavement’ to tackle heat islands; and more
- District Links: Preservationists decry proposed changes to federal review process; draft IG report cites breakdowns in MPD crime reporting; and more
- District Links: DC reopens Ward 7’s Rosedale Pool after $6.8M expansion; Metro sees ridership drop after reconfiguring bus routes; and more
- jonetta rose barras: Are DC elected officials once again inviting congressional meddling with their actions? Maybe.
The 51st
- Opinion: D.C.'s Black teens deserve better than curfews
- 12 ways to build a better D.C. this week
- The drama in the local Democratic party didn’t end with the primaries
- The Players Lounge has survived five decades of change. Here's its secret.
- What Dolly Parton did for D.C. kids
- 13 things to do around D.C. this weekend
- What's more punk than ... a sewing machine?
- 20 ways to build a better D.C. this week
- Eyeing the midterm elections, D.C. is taking the fight for statehood to the states
- Mount Pleasant residents say 'hell no' to trees of heaven
- The broken promise of D.C.’s Commission on Poverty
- After standing up to Trump, D.C. bishop has a new children's book about bravery
- 11 things to do around D.C. this weekend
- 23 ways to volunteer around D.C. this week
- The Phillips Collection’s new exhibit puts local artists on a global stage
The Georgetowner
- Onstage Georgetown: September 2026
- Stars and Stripes Staffers’ Firing Paused Upon Court Request
- Business Ins & Outs: Uniqlo, Ellizabetta La Strega, Alfie’s, Cafe Tulúm, Flavor Hive, Bizzeria
- Purveyor of Polka Dots Yayoi Kusama, 97
- Auction Block: Works by Eakins, Dubuffet and Goldin
- DC JazzFest Is One Week Away
- Jane Austen Films, Ball at Dumbarton House
- Dolly Parton, 1946-2026
- Weekend Round Up August 27, 2026
- Freedom 250 Grand Prix Wins New Fans Over the Weekend