The District Report
Last Updated: September 9, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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r/washingtondc
- Politics News Site NOTUS Rebrands as The Washington Sun (and will now carry Capital Weather Gang content)
- Singapore man pleads guilty to orchestrating $240 million bitcoin theft from DC resident
- Pepco bill with Solar panels - $36 in Jul/Aug period
- ALERT! Missing DC mom
- Bikers by American History Museum blocking fire hydrant with tape over license plates…
- Smithsonian head Lonnie Bunch to retire amid Trump administration effort to reshape institution
- The renovated Southeast Library is gorgeous
- It is still a beautiful city, we’re just not having it beautiful moment
- Abortion resources
- National Guard Member Arrested in DC
WTOP
- ‘It’s shocking that we went so long without it’: The first responders’ network built on 9/11 communications failures
- ‘I’ll miss you, tree’: A Dupont Circle tree stump becomes a memorial
- Houston-bound Southwest flight from Reagan National lands at BWI after bird strike
- Road closures for DC Bike Ride 2026
- City of Alexandria’s newest landscapers draw an audience
- National Guard crime task force member arrested in DC, accused of drawing gun on fellow Guard member
- Singapore man pleads guilty to orchestrating $240 million bitcoin theft from DC resident
- Fairfax Co. weighs next steps for selling naming rights to high school sports facilities
- Meet Casey, a friendly, social and heart-stealing cat
- Preparations are underway for DC Council member Trayon White’s bribery trial
DC News Now
- Trending hotter, more humid Wednesday and Thursday
- Alexandria leaders look to remove Flock cameras amid privacy concerns
- National Guardsman admitted to pointing pistol toward fellow soldier in DC, court documents say
- Woman arrives at Southern Avenue Metro station with graze wound after Southwest DC shooting, police say
- Purcellville issues boil water advisory after water main break
- DC police officer fatally shoots dog while arresting man wanted in deadly stabbing
- DC Councilmember Trayon White prepares to go on trial for federal bribery charge
- FCPS talks pedestrian safety one week after student struck by driver in Reston
- Goats grazing invasive plants in Alexandria as part of pilot program
- Man arrested after Addison Road Metro station shooting leaves 18-year-old dead
Arlington Now
- County’s four high-school football teams all score second-week wins
- ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 8, 2026
- APS enrollment is down 1.6% from the start of school last year
- Contract awarded for rehab of I-395 bridge over Potomac River
- New bakery selling bread, pastries and coffee planned in Westover
- Ten Things I Learned in the First Summer Season of My Roofing Company
- Clarendon Day returns this month with vendors, live music and more
- Americans Stand Ready: National Preparedness Month
- Arlington housing nonprofit says the math doesn’t work for the poorest renters
- Families of wage earners detained by ICE to receive up to $2K from Arlington County
- Cast ballots early and in-person, Arlington Democrats chair urges voters
- Morning Notes for September 8, 2026
- ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 4, 2026
- Almost 4,000 still without power in Arlington after severe ’25-year’ storm
- ACPD opens investigation into ICE allegedly injuring man on Columbia Pike
The Georgetowner
- August 2026 Real Estate Sales
- Downtowner DC: Lewis George, Audi Field, Bigbelly, Flock, Ramsay
- Gloria Steinem, 1934-2026
- Members’ Vote: Georgetown BID Board of Directors Election
- Business Ins & Outs: Dolcezza Gelato, Adriana Hoyos, Ellizabetta La Strega, Delhi Belly
- Dine Well and Do Good: Blue Duck Tavern Supports Nepal Relief
- Dine Well and Do Good: Blue Duck Tavern Supports Nepal Relief
- DC JazzFest Opens on a High Note at The Hamilton Live
- Relish: Unique Retail Shopping in Unique Cady’s Alley
- Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage’
The DC Line
- 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
- 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
Popville
- “Free Coffee at Peregrine Wednesday, September 9!” Happy 18th Anniversary to Peregrine Espresso!!
- Missed Connection – “L’Enfant Plaza!”
- “They’re removing the top half of the tree at Dupont Circle.”
- “NoMa Scammer – It’s sad because many of us want to be sympathetic and kind to strangers”
- Drama in Dupont Circle – This could easily be a 6 Part Netflix Docudrama!
- JUST IN: “Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III Announces Retirement”
- Does Anyone Recognize Where these photos from 2005 were taken. Is this where DC USA in Columbia Heights is now located?
- “The Red Hen’s Robert Cain revamps Boundary Stone’s menu ahead of pub’s 15th anniversary”!!
- “Nesso Plaza is coming to Tenleytown!”
- Ghostburger Closed their Shaw Location after Six Years.
- Notes from your Neighbors: “Be a better neighbor.”
- Great Metrobus Mural in Cleveland Park
- Step Childe Harold Out – First Round DC IN! “Dupont’s newest neighborhood bar” Opening September 12th!!
- Random Reader Rant and/or Revel
- Driving Dangerously: Flipped on Friday Night, Alleged Drunk Driver and the Aftermath near Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park
- In other Wistful Tree News: “Tree fell and yes we heard it…make a sound.”
- “Homage to our DC version of ‘The Giving Tree'” in the middle of Dupont Circle
- “footage of a man slashing tires on 15 cars”
- “Full Red Line service resumes on Monday, Sept. 7”
- Random Reader Rant and/or Revel – Labor Day edition
Washingtonian
- A Perfect Day in Logan Circle
- 29 Things to Do in the DC Area This Week and Weekend
- 5 Mobile Coffee Shops to Know Around DC
- 9 Smart Ways to Save Money Around DC
- Where to Pick Your Own This Harvest Season
- A Witchy Italian Restaurant Opens in Foggy Bottom
- An Engagement Session at Glenstone
- A New Stumpy for DC? Plus: Trade War With Canada Heats Up, and David Rubenstein Buys KenCen’s Former “Blue” Sculpture
- Meet DC’s 2026 Tech Titans
- This Blood Cancer Awareness Month Support Students with a Vision to Cure Blood Cancer
The Washington Informer
- Lonnie Bunch Leaves Smithsonian After Months of White House Pressure Over How America Tells Its History
- Maryland Terrapins Roll to 62-0 Shutout In Season Opener
- Three Skills I Wish for My Kindergarten Students This Year
- Afro Plus Fest Plans Continue After Storms Cause Damage Across Prince George’s
- First the Gulf, Now the Lake: Trump Renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’
- Seenager Takeovers: D.C. Seniors Are Showing Us How It’s Done
- When Family Changes, Your Estate Plan Should Too: The Intersection of Family Law and Estate Planning
- DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Announces DC Art Now 2026 Exhibition Celebrating 40 Years of the Art Bank
- Washington Teachers’ Union Community Conversations
- More Than a Year Later, National Guard Troops Still Patrol D.C. as ACLU Demands Their Exit
Greater Greater Washington
- Events: Talk public restroom access at our monthly happy hour
- What Lancaster, Pa., can teach the Washington region about densification
- Breakfast links: Red Line summer shutdown ends
- Photo Friday: Coming down heavy
- National links: How to unbury a stream
- Breakfast links: Bus, rail delays follow storm
- To understand rooftop solar, I built a 2,000-degree furnace in my studio apartment
- Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #58 with guest puzzlemaker Daniel Marcin
- Breakfast links: MARC to add Montgomery County-Baltimore connection
- Infill housing delayed is climate action denied
HillRag
730DC daily newsletter
The 51st
- 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
- 15 things to do in D.C. over Labor Day weekend
- 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