The District Report
Last Updated: September 2, 2026 at 3:56 AM
76°F, Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
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- Blue, big sculpture at Kennedy Center, being removed
- Ben’s Chili Bowl saw the AI shawarma menu and said hold my chili
- Mark Hoppus Rocking a 9:30 Club T-Shirt in latest interview!
- Woman spat on my baby at FL/WV Ave Intersection.
- Lost Dog SE DC
- I pulled all of DC's 2025 parking citation data. The city wrote a ticket roughly every 30 seconds, all year.
- Night scenes in the DC area
- A New Commanders Stadium Is Coming. How Will Anybody Get There?
- Renwick Gallery in DC
- Smithsonian chooses Arts and Industries Building for National Latino Museum
DC News Now
- Heat, humidity and storm chances stick around through Friday
- Neighbor who filmed deadly Arlington explosion transforms blast site into luxury homes
- Teen critically injured in Prince George's County shooting; PGPD investigating
- ICE arrests more than a dozen people while responding to deadly shooting at Fauquier County quinceañera: Officials
- Man arrested months after 2-year-old boy injured during Benning Road apartment shooting
- Stretch of National Mall closed until January for turf restoration
- Report finds decrease in use of force incidents involving MPD in 2025
- 2 men arrested after 764 pounds of khat seized from baggage at Dulles airport: Officials
- FCPS calls for return of crossing guards at high schools after student hit in Reston
- Maryland paid family leave program registration open, paycheck impacts coming
WTOP
- Crossing guards return to 11 Fairfax Co. high schools after crash involving student
- DC area in a heat wave through Thursday, raising severe storm risk
- A love triangle and a witness: New details in Great Falls, Va. stabbing death
- Q&A: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore talks election integrity, rising utility costs, more
- Q&A: Dan Cox, Maryland’s GOP candidate for governor, on redistricting, mail-in voting, data centers
- Car thefts spike in Montgomery County, defying national trend
- ‘The best place to cycle in the whole city’: Blind riders fear changes at Hains Point
- WTOP’s Neal Augenstein thanks Fairfax Co. employees who rescued missing cat
- A mysterious new disease is poised to devastate Maryland’s beech trees
- Montgomery County police: Disbanding of alcohol enforcement unit won’t be a green light for drunk drivers
Arlington Now
- ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 1, 2026
- Restaurant and bar ‘legend’ Bobby Lee dies, bringing final end to Mister Days
- Yorktown and Wakefield football teams show potential despite first-game losses
- ACPD: Woman carjacked near Rosslyn
- Libertarian takes on Rep. Beyer, pledging to cut government waste, support civil liberties
- Ask Eli: The summer market felt slow. Was it?
- Cellphones and laptops are now allowed inside Arlington courthouse
- Arlington rents decrease slightly year-over-year, following nationwide trends
- Arlington employment drops 4.5%, tying with D.C. for nation’s biggest decrease
- Morning Notes for September 1, 2026
- ARLnow Daily Debrief for Aug 31, 2026
- Obituary: William F. Sullivan
- Arlington native is crowned Miss USA, the first mother to win pageant
- Five displaced after fire in basement of Green Valley home
- Xi’an Famous Foods opens to big crowds in Clarendon
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.
Popville
- 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!”
- New Post Office for H Street, NE/Carver Langston
- JUST IN: Ambrosia Vietnamese Restaurant Opens in Tony Cheng’s space in Chinatown!!
- Down Goes Service Bar’s Streatery on U Street
- Today* in Corgis*** Around Town
- Signs of the Times: The Old ‘Eatmore Fried Chicken’ space becoming Fast & Fresh kitchen
- Random Reader Rant and/or Revel
- “Friends of the National Arboretum’s Music in the Meadow concert is this Friday and tickets are currently on sale for just $5!”
- Sweet City Ride
- Missed Connection – Desert Five Spot
- Heads Up: “transcript from the jury duty scam call”
- About that Giant Tour Bus Outside Boundary Stone in Bloomingdale Friday Night – Oh Just the Tedeschi Trucks Band Hanging Out!!
- “El District 24 opened for business!” Check Out Their Menu
- “DC Nepali Restaurateur Launches Month-Long Fundraiser for Nepal Flood Victims”
The Washington Informer
- Leaders of the New School
- System, Families Rally After 10,000 Students Lack Bus Routes During PGCPS Opening Week
- Black Women Lead On and Off the Stage in Co-Production of August Wilson’s ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
- Mosaic Theater Company Kicks Off Season with ‘Somewhere Over the Border’
- Pepco Holdings Names Rodney Oddoye as New President and CEO
- D.C. Artists Boldly React to Current Public Policy Actions
- Nearly 30 Years After Tupac Shakur Was Gunned Down, a Jury Says Keffe D Was Responsible
- Howard Captures First MEAC/SWAC Challenge Title
- 2026 DC JazzFest Celebrates the ‘Future of Jazz,’ Highlights Local and Global Talent
- D.C. Says Nonprofit Founder Took $125,000 Meant for Addiction Treatment, Then Paid Back Nothing
Washingtonian
- 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
- 5 Great Travel Deals
- Garlands of Wisteria Were Draped Over the Ceremony Aisle of This Open-Air Wedding
- This Fashion-Forward Black-and-White Wedding Featured a Runway-Inspired Ceremony Setup
- Where to Eat Ethiopian Food Around the DC Area Right Now
Greater Greater Washington
- 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
- National links: Dead malls aren’t easy to redevelop
- Breakfast links: Former NASA site in Greenbelt joins national wildlife refuge
- Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #57
- DC should build 250,000 homes by 2050
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
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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