The District Report
Last Updated: February 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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- National Gallery of Art
- It's been over two-weeks since the snow, when are people going to stop saving parking spots?
- Well that’s one way to do it
- DC Water is taking emergency measures with the immediate and ongoing closure of all northbound lanes of 14th Street between L Street NW and Thomas Circle, due to the imminent risk of collapse posed by an abandoned sewer tunnel beneath the roadway
- What we know about the massive sewage leak in the Potomac River
- From my lens: Washington National Cathedral
- US Attorney Pirro walks back threats to arrest lawful gun owners following backlash
- Who orders Andy’s?
- Meanwhile projected onto the Kennedy Center last night – “Property of the American People” and more
- Shouldn’t DC have gridlock alert days like NYC?
Arlington Now
- NOW: Procession of monks arrives in Arlington, bringing road closures and crowds
- Where to book a table for Valentine’s Day in Arlington and Falls Church
- Starbucks exits Pentagon City mall, closing two locations
- Suspects arrested in Buckingham stabbing, Green Valley break-ins
- Beyer faces challenges on his age and possible redistricting shakeup in reelection bid
- Yorktown boys fall in key basketball showdown as playoffs approach
- Vietnamese coffee shop coming to Lee Harrison Shopping Center
- Bluemont Park tennis courts close for renovations starting next week
- APS superintendent defends snow day decisions, but acknowledges communication issues
- Morning Notes for February 9, 2026
- Measles exposure reported at Reagan National Airport
- ARLnow Daily Debrief for Feb 6, 2026
- Walk for Peace brings rolling road closures to Arlington on Monday and Tuesday
- Super Bowl LX in Arlington: 11 places to eat, drink and watch the game
- Proposed congressional maps in Virginia would split Arlington in two
Popville
- Buddhist monks’ Walk for Peace arrives at the Washington National Cathedral Tuesday
- Missed Connection – The Phillips Collection – Feb. 5th
- Helluva Way to Wake Up “multiple cars broken into at McLean Gardens”
- “Thank you to a good neighbor after a crash Friday night – Looking for some more info.”
- “Update on Apple the Yorkie – Dog Cruelty Victim – doing fantastic.”
- Has Your Trash Still Not Been Collected? You are not alone. “Our goal is to be fully back to normal this week.”
- Saint Georges Boulangerie is still coming to the old Radici space!!
- “Compass Coffee 14 and U St Location Closed” (the old Wydown space)
- “Fire confined to 7th floor apartment in 10 story occupied building, 9 residents displaced”
- Speaking of Messes – “Emergency Lane Closures Due to Risk of Collapse—14th Street NW”
- Bit of a Metro Mess this Morning Due to A Cracked Rail earlier at Dupont Circle
- Merinaz, Luxury Waxing, Lashes, Threading & PMU* Coming Soon
- Random Reader Rant and/or Revel
- Meanwhile Projected onto the Kennedy Center Last Night – “Property of the American People” and more
- Just How Windy was it in DC Today? VERY
- “Water main break on the Mall in front of NMAI (4th & Jefferson)”
- DDOT “crews have cleared and made passable 20+ miles of protected bike lanes and trails across DC”
- MORE Props to Good Peeps: “Thank you to this generous stranger, and to the incredible teachers for their quick thinking, care, and compassion.”
- Heads Up: “Huge ice chunks hanging off apartment building in Petworth”
- About that Huge Emergency Response in Woodley Park: “trespasser struck by a train”
WTOP
- 1 shot inside Wootton High School in Rockville, person in custody
- Virginia voter guide: 2 seats in General Assembly up for grabs in special election
- 3 measles cases confirmed in DC — possible exposures at Reagan National, March for Life
- DC Water closes lanes on 14th Street NW as crews stabilize old sewer tunnel
- Do you really need more protein? Nutrition expert says most Americans already get enough
- WATCH: WTOP’s Top Local Headlines for Feb. 9
- Monks’ ‘Walk for Peace to DC’ brings rolling road closures across Northern Virginia
- How ‘Heated Rivalry’ is sparking new conversations about queer visibility on the ice in DC
- Books the DC Public Library recommends for Black History Month
- Maryland Gov. Moore excluded from governors’ events at the White House
- Fauquier Co. backed Trump, again: How do voters feel the president is doing?
- Ilia Malinin’s stunning free skate secures US figure skating team gold at Milan Cortina Olympics
- At this Ledo Pizza, the Super Bowl Sunday chaos keeps the day busy and fun
- FBI reports progress dismantling overseas scam rings through local tips and global cooperation
- Stereophonic, the most Tony-nominated play of all time, comes to National Theatre
DC News Now
- Shooting inside Wootton High School in Montgomery County; school placed on lockdown
- Witness helps victim pursue her stolen vehicle in Anne Arundel County
- Police complaints in DC increase
- Bitter cold gone; steadily warming up
- National Pizza Day: Where to get discounts and BOGOs on Feb. 9
- 1 hospitalized after car slammed into tree, caught fire in Potomac
- Buddhist monks continue 'Walk for Peace' through Alexandria: See live tracker
- Man injured in Northeast DC shooting; police searching for gray SUV
- 14th Street closed due to risk of century-old DC sewer tunnel collapsing
- Tractor-trailer overturns on Capital Beltway, blocks lanes in Montgomery County
Washingtonian
- 29 Things to Do in the DC Area This Week and Weekend
- 19 Romantic Restaurants From Our 100 Very Best Restaurants List
- Ilia Malinin Gave Himself the “Quad God” Nickname. He’s Not Wrong.
- 5 Valentine’s Day Date Ideas in the DC Area
- Actually, the Washington Post Layoffs Were a Bigger Bloodbath Than You Thought
- Where to Find Heart-Shaped Treats This Valentine’s Day
- It’s National Pizza Day—Here’s Where to Score Deals Around DC
- Washington Post Lays Off Will Lewis, Another Shutdown Looms, and the Buddhist Monks Are in the Area
- Free Concerts and Events at Millennium Stage
- 60 Great Breakfast, Brunch, and Weekend Lunch Spots From Our 100 Best Restaurants List
The Georgetowner
- History & Real Estate at Q&A Cafe
- Super Bowl LX: Seahawks Take Home 2nd Lombardi, Bad Bunny Makes History
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Meets Georgetown Main Street
- Tech Tip: Understanding Tax Season Scams
- Downtowner DC
- Snow, ICE, Tunnel Updates at February ANC Meeting
- CAG’s ‘Hidden Dreams’ Highlights Overlooked Women of 1963 March on Washington
- This Weekend: Singing in Russian and 4 Romance Languages
- Big Band, Bigger Swing: James Bazen Lights Up Blues Alley
- Washington Welcomes Watergate Museum
The Washington Informer
- As Disapproval Resolution Advances, Four Black Women Mull Return of ‘Recess at the Capitol’
- Ben Crump Brings the Courtroom to Crime Fiction in ‘Worse Than a Lie’
- Bad Bunny Turns Super Bowl Halftime Show Into Cultural Power
- Washington Gas Celebrates Black History Month
- Financial Tip of the Month, February: Create a Realistic Budget
- Wizards Trade for Anthony Davis But Star Expected to Sit Out Rest of Season, What This Means for Washington Headed Into All-Star Break Next Weekend
- Commander Linebacker Bobby Wagner Named 2025 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, Dedicating the Honor to His Mother
- Trump Sparks Firestorm With Racist Obamas Video, Removes Post After Backlash From Allies and Critics
- UDC at 175: A Legacy Celebrated, a Mission Renewed
- Community Conversation Explores Pros and Cons of AI
Greater Greater Washington
- No bicycling for me — but I appreciate even one fewer car
- Breakfast links: Zoning for housing passes Virginia Senate
- Photo Friday: About those parking scarecrows
- National links: Why public trash cans sometimes cost thousands
- Breakfast links: Tenants still lack working elevators in eight-story DC building
- Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #33
- Do Something #109: Hearings on hearings
- Drivers endanger kids in Northern Virginia. Here’s where
- Breakfast links: Georgetown residential conversions in the works
- Marylanders agree: It’s time to do something about high housing costs
HillRag
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The DC Line
- District Links: Senate Dems blast $1.65 million daily cost of National Guard deployment in DC; Lewis George outlines child care plan; and more
- jonetta rose barras: Breaking federal tax breaks for DC residents and businesses
- District Links: Council votes to step up battle with mayor over access to agency budget requests; House backs disapproval resolution; and more
- District Links: Washington Post cuts a third of its staff though widespread layoffs; Senate panel advances disapproval resolution; and more
- District Links: DC leaders warn of disruption if Congress upends local tax code with disapproval resolution; Kennedy Center plans spur worry; and more
- District Links: DC continues to clear ‘snowcrete’ amid post-storm criticism; Kennedy Center will close 2 years for renovations, Trump says; and more
- District Links: Congress poised to consider disapproval of DC’s law to ‘decouple’ from federal tax changes; Trump pushes IndyCar race in DC; and more
- District Links: Bowser cuts ribbon on all-affordable, net-zero apartment building in Truxton Circle; family’s lawsuit demands 911 records; and more
- District Links: Councilmembers say heavy ice hampered cleanup by damaging city’s small plows; new estimate puts DC population at 691,310; and more
- District Links: Norton confirms her retirement after 18 terms as DC delegate; Evans looks to return to DC Council as chair; and more
- District Links: Norton draws praise for legacy as ‘true warrior’ after her campaign files termination report; Orange launches mayoral bid; and more
- District Links: Bowser declares state of emergency ahead of snow, freezing rain; Trump admin reviews funding for DC, other ‘sanctuary’ areas; and more
- jonetta rose barras: Another cloaked and messy week in the DC government
- District Links: Bowser touts major residential conversion on Connecticut Avenue, incentives for 2 more projects; council shuffles oversight; and more
- District Links: Bowser admin highlights new $20.9M middle school addition in Ward 8; anonymous DC National Guard member describes deployment; and more
- District Links: Council names ex-staffer Doni Crawford to interim at-large seat; feds extend National Guard’s deployment in DC through 2026; and more
- District Links: DC selects team for Chevy Chase redevelopment with housing, library and community center; Cedar Hill hospital’s CEO resigns; and more
- jonetta rose barras: Corrupting ethics and transparency in the DC government
- District Links: Commanders publish first renderings of new roofed stadium on RFK campus; House OKs spending bill with DC provisions; and more
- Meet RenRiot: A band reshaping DC’s rock landscape one riff at a time
The 51st
- Baby steps: Janeese Lewis George pledges universal affordable child care for D.C.
- Snowpolitics: Candidates for D.C. office weigh in on the snowstorm response
- Wilson Building Bulletin: The D.C. Council lawyers up against Mayor Bowser
- Opinion: D.C. must restore TANF to pull more children out of poverty
- Opinion: If D.C. can’t clear all roads, it shouldn’t send students to class
- Your guide to Black History Month in D.C.
- Palentine's spirit: Your weekly Civics Roundup
- D.C. deserves better than Bezos
- Republican bill targeting D.C. could make paying taxes this year very chaotic
- Did D.C. drop the ball on snow-clearing, or were conditions uniquely bad?
- Goodbye Gas? Inside the battle over your home heat
- What you need to know about the big sewage spill in the Potomac
- Queer Eye spotlights D.C.'s LGBTQ history, and those working to preserve it
- 17 things to do around D.C. this weekend
- Train to protect your neighbors: Your weekly Civics Roundup