The District Report
Last Updated: April 12, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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- What a beautiful day for the Cherry Blossom 10 mile run
- Shy/Nervous Hound - DC Veterinarian Recommendations
- Metro ‘hair toucher' in DMV suspect charged with stalking | NBC4 Washington (~4 min)
- Kennedy Center nixes top lawyer’s cover band from venue
- People on loud dirt bikes doing laps and driving on side walks in Shaw right now
- What’s the deal with Carl’s Cordless Phone Cord Store?
- Ride share drivers of DC, how far is too far?
- Washington, DC/Spring/The Patterson Mansion
- snapped a pic of the cutest dog and its owner at the Netherlands Carillon
- Brookside Gardens appreciation post
DC News Now
- Teen boy grazed in leg during shooting near Nats Park in DC: Police
- Virus or just allergies? Here's how to tell, according to experts
- Manassas woman convicted for maintaining home used for drug trafficking
- Warm & dry Sunday, tracking near record-breaking heat this week
- Driver trapped under overturned vehicle after Germantown crash taken to hospital
- Man dies after being run over twice in St. Mary's County
- CODI Alert issued for missing 16-year-old last seen walking in Arlington
- DC firefighters rescue woman from apartment fire in Southeast
- Police investigating deadly crash on Georgia Avenue near Glenmont Shopping Center
- 1 dead, 2 critically hurt in Southeast DC shooting
WTOP
- Sumo, style, and Samoyeds: Japanese Street Festival takes over Pennsylvania Avenue
- Road closures this weekend in DC for Japanese festival and Cherry Blossom race
- Montgomery Co. hosts summer food pantries for pets
- Superintendent’s Shuffle runs down student meal debt for MCPS
- Man linked to 2015 cold case arrested on multiple sex offense charges, police say
- From bottle caps to bird baths: How the DC-area can prevent mosquitoes this season
- 3 people rescued from Potomac River after boat crashes into tree
- Security is part of the picture for DC ahead of America250 celebrations on the National Mall
- DC man sentenced to 18 years for 2021 shooting of innocent bystander
- ‘Paging Dr. Carle’: Washington Spirit player passes MCAT exam
- ‘I almost cried’: American University students celebrate safe return of Artemis II crew
- ‘Don’t Fairfax Me’: How Virginia’s largest county became center of antiredistricting campaign
- Prince George’s Co. Fire and EMS Camp Trailblazers builds pipeline of girls interested in the field
- Advocates question effectiveness of DC’s teen curfews as expiration looms
- Trump’s Washington arch plan includes golden-winged figure, eagles, lions and ‘One Nation Under God’
Arlington Now
- ARLnow Daily Debrief for Apr 10, 2026
- Arlington-based inclusive theater troupe opens new show this weekend
- JUST IN: New renderings show 250-foot ‘triumphal arch’ proposed for Memorial Circle
- Governor signs Arlington legislators’ bills on elections, eviction prevention, tourism districts
- Bowl’d Masala and Mezeh open at Pentagon City mall
- Poll: The best plumber serving Arlington
- Numerous Arlington athletes earn all-state honors for winter season
- New pet relief areas coming to Shirlington amid streetscape renovations
- Man charged with manslaughter after fentanyl overdose in Penrose
- Arlington will have funds to cover this year’s unusual elections, county manager promises
- Morning Notes for April 10, 2026
- ARLnow Daily Debrief for Apr 9, 2026
- Listing of the Day: 1404 N Herndon Street
- More contenders for redrawn 7th Congressional District make case to Arlington Democrats
- Arlington’s top prosecutor seeks better pay for staff, noting increased police salaries
The Washington Informer
- In Her Last Budget Proposal, Bowser Opts for Future Growth
- Hip-Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa Dies as Legacy Faces Praise and Painful Allegations
- The Yellow Brick Road Leads Back to The National Theatre
- AI Takes Over the Workday: Half of U.S. Workers Now Using It on the Job
- Things to Do, DMV: Weekday Rundown, April 13-15
- Leadership Transition Underway at GWBCC Following CEO Departure
- 2026 DC Spelling Bee Supplement
- Joint Center Warns White House AI Plan Leaves Black Entrepreneurs at Risk
- New Report Finds Black-Led Nonprofits Told to Drop Race from Their Work or Risk Losing Support
- George Washington University to Host Third Annual Future of Finance and Trade in Africa Conference
Popville
- JUST IN: Again, HOW exactly?!? AU Park Crash
- HAPPENING NOW: Barbed Wire Going Up Around the Chinese Embassy. EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS.
- “Mayor Bowser Presents FY27 Budget”
- Missed Connection – Wednesday, 4/8, Rye Bunny.
- What The… Captain Cookie Quietly Closed in Cleveland Park
- “MPD is seeking the operator of a dirt bike that struck two children Saturday night and fled the scene.”
- These are the very BEST* Dive Bars in Washington DC
- End of an Era: Devon & Blakely closes Pennsylvania Ave location after 15 years.
- Did Somebody Say $1 Taco?!? Hell Yes – Check Out El Chucho’s Progressive Taco Happy Hour!!
- HBCU – “Welcome to the YARD” – Union Station edition
- DC Open House List for This Weekend: April 10, 2026
- “Bandit Running x Asics popup this weekend near Logan Circle”
- Heads UP: The Cherry Blossom 10 Miler is this Sunday! (5K is Saturday)
- Car B Que outside American Ice Last Night Near 9:30 Club – Quick Work by DC Fire and EMS per usual
- Pura Vida Miami Signage Up in Logan Circle!
- Random Reader Rant and/or Revel
- The Wait is almost Over – PopUp Bagels Opens First DC Location Friday Morning!
- Sweet City Ride – GTO
- You’ve Heard of Little Free Libraries – A Little Free Herb Garden Just Launched!!
- “Help Mother of 3 Support Family after husband taken by ICE”
The DC Line
- District Links: Bowser outlines FY 2027 budget plan with cuts to child care, paid leave programs; Trump administration unveils arch designs; and more
- jonetta rose barras: A gang of spoilers in DC’s election includes the council chair
- District Links: Bowser marks milestone in tennis center’s $23M expansion ahead of summer opening; housing draws attention in mayoral race; and more
- District Links: Construction in DC falls to 15-year low; fiscal expert lays out structural problems DC faces amid stalled growth; and more
- District Links: Council accommodates FY 2027 budget delay; ‘teen takeovers’ spur political tensions; operator pledges Cedar Hill progress; and more
- Emmett Johnson: DC’s broken promise to our youngest children
- District Links: Council set to consider April 14 budget submission date; Trump budget plan includes funds for beautification projects in DC; and more
- jonetta rose barras: Will stability win out over any push for change in the DC Council chair race?
- District Links: DC hails literacy boosts from 5-year federal grant; Mendelson draws ethics complaint; panel OKs White House ballroom plans; and more
- District Links: Council OKs 90-day moratorium on electricity shutoffs, postpones vote on curfew zones; FY 2027 budget release delayed; and more
- District Links: Council set to consider juvenile curfew extension, veto override; DC Streetcar makes its final run today; and more
- District Links: Bowser touts ‘Kids Ride Free’ milestones; former DOJ attorneys join call to dismiss federal lawsuit against DC’s AR-15 ban; and more
- District Links: Council set to consider veto override, revisit expanded curfew; Trump admin prepares to empty Energy Department’s current HQ; and more
- District Links: GOP bill on codifying ‘Making DC Safe and Beautiful’ executive order passes with 5 Democrats in support; peak bloom arrives; and more
- District Links: House set to vote on bill to codify Trump’s ‘DC Safe and Beautiful’ order; White seeks consideration of veto override; and more
- 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
Washingtonian
- Trump Set Aside $10 Billion to Beautify DC. Where Should the Money Go?
- Melania Trump Helpfully Revives Epstein Story, Spanberger Vetoes Fairfax Casino Bill, and Hunter Biden Wants Cage Match With Trump Sons
- Lawyer Debra Katz on Two Keepsakes That Inspire Her
- Why Did Grindr Launch a DC Policy Wing?
- 11 Great Concerts and Music Festivals in the DC Area This Spring
- Iran Has the Strait Edge, CDC Sits on Covid Vax Study, and Hair-Touching Pardoned J6 Rioter Arrested for Stalking Local Journalist
- Three Former Psychiatric Institute of Washington Employees Indicted in Patient’s Death
- This November Wedding Featured Styles Inspired by Old Hollywood Glamour
- Apocalypse Postponed, Perhaps Indefinitely; DOJ Investigates Cassidy Hutchinson; and Noah Lyles Got Married
- Why Maryland Scientists Are Studying Farts
Greater Greater Washington
- Photo Friday: Sweet Virginia Breeze
- Breakfast links: DC mayoral candidates issue different housing production goals
- What if we’d followed a 1912 plan to build streetcar tunnels around the White House?
- Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #42
- Breakfast links: On-demand rides to replace some Arlington buses
- The financial costs of the pedestrian death crisis are still stratospheric
- Share your photos from GGWash’s 18 years!
- Breakfast links: “Customer terminals” could replace WMATA fare machines
- We polled Ward 1 on the DC Council primary race
- Do Something #116: Short and sweet
730DC daily newsletter
The 51st
- D.C.’s new rules are pushing streateries off the street
- In D.C.’s mayoral race, everyone wants more housing
- What to do in D.C. on any day of the week
- Supporting The 51st on Local News Day
- Find your action: Your weekly Civics Roundup
- 13 things to do around D.C. this weekend
- Some personnel news
- Opinion: Parks are crucial public spaces. The National Park Service owes us better.
- Does your tap water smell like chlorine? There’s a reason why.
- Wilson Building Bulletin: Pepco and politics
- 13 things to do around D.C. this weekend
- A new map is fueling a debate on housing and displacement in D.C.
- Supper club solidarity: Your weekly Civics Roundup
- Opinion: Regulators aren’t the main reason for your spiking energy bills
- D.C. healthcare cuts leave low-income residents with fewer options and worse care
The Georgetowner
- Kara Swisher Dishes on Tech and Power at George Town Club
- Shakespeare Theatre Company to Honor Actor Wendell Pierce With ‘Will Award’
- A Buzzy Moment for D.C. Dining: RAMMYS Finalists and James Beard Semifinalists Revealed
- The Pulse of Color: Vosoba Paints Rock Creek
- Convening at Keegan: ‘The Minutes’
- Weekend Roundup: Petals, Performances & Park Parties
- Afternoon Tea at the Four Seasons Is Picture-Perfect
- Main Street Cheers Jenn Crovato and Awards 8 Grants
- Celebrating Contemporary Native Art at the National Museum of the American Indian
- Crime, Budget and Airbnb at Center of Georgetown’s ANC