The District Report
Last Updated: July 17, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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r/washingtondc
- Al Gore was right
- Hospital that delivers a third of D.C. babies to close a postpartum unit
- The air quality in DC is really bad right now.
- Charles has passed away
- I hereby nominate this summer for the Worst Summer of All Time
- Why are you outside running?
- Wildfire smoke
- Too many bars with Argentina supporters. Where can I find Spain supporters on Sunday?
- Anti-Abortion/Anti-Hotdog protesters blaring sirens on 14th street
- Joke Itinerary for Visiting Parents?
DC News Now
- PHOTOS: Firefighters tackle trash truck fire in Gaithersburg
- Unhealthy air quality forces outdoor closures, cancellations across the DMV
- Poor air quality through tonight, storms Saturday
- 16-year-old charged as adult in Waldorf armed robbery
- Man dies in late-night shooting in Northeast DC; no arrests made
- National Ice Cream Day 2026: The best ice cream and froyo freebies and deals
- Air quality alerts issued across DMV as smoky haze settles from Canadian wildfires
- Air quality worsens as wildfire smoke blankets the DMV
- Poor air quality expected Friday due to smoke from Ontario fires
- DMV Download | World Cup Watch Party, Lotus & Lilly Festival, and more
Popville
- New Mural in Mount Pleasant!
- Missed Connection – Tiger Fork on Saturday Night. (To be friends.)
- DDOT Approves Two More Sidewalk Robot companies for DC
- Restaurant Rant: “flabbergasted at the behavior of the parents and children”
- “Spicewalla will bring mindblasting flavor for home cooks to Georgetown – beside fellow Asheville brand (and friends) East Fork Pottery” this Fall!
- “Wildfire Smoke Creates Very Unhealthy Air Across D.C. Region; Lung Association Urges Precautions”
- “Botiwalla by Chai Pani, the hit casual eatery from the James Beard Award-winning team, will open in Tenleytown” this Fall!!
- DC Open House List for This Weekend: July 17, 2026
- Update: Driver Detained for Alleged DUI – CarbQue in Adams Morgan (Lanier Heights) – DC Fire EMS made quick work of it!
- Continuing Coverage of Monster Rats in DC Cont. “Glasses are NOT kids glasses.”
- “Code Purple Air Quality Alert for DC”
- “New coffee shop coming to Woodridge/Brentwood!!”
- Random Reader Rant and/or Revel
- Holy Cool – “Smithsonian Dreams” Projections on the Castle this weekend!!
- PoPville T-Shirts continue to Travel the Globe – Gibraltar!
- Missed Connection – Green Line on Sunday coming home from the Mystics game
- “The National Park Service is taking the next step toward authorizing the demolition of the Foundry Branch streetcar bridge in Glover-Archbold Park.”
- More Trash Troubles: “We need someone to take responsibility for these waste bins in front of Dunbar”
- Without Further Ado, The New Seating at Landmark Atlantic Plumbing!
- MidnighTreats coming to U Street at the Ellington!!
Arlington Now
- Local duo rings in new Arlington exhibit on immigrant experiences in Virginia
- Almost 1 in 3 crashes in Falls Church took place at one intersection last year
- Arlington vs. invasive plants: Commission seeks $1M per year for ongoing battle
- Poll: The best hair salon in Arlington
- Momentum builds in Congress for dropping Robert E. Lee from Arlington House’s name
- NOW: County encouraging people to stay inside amid ‘Code Purple’ air quality from wildfire smoke
- New Arlington treasurer expects tax delinquency rate to remain low in 2026
- More public comment requested on Trump’s plan for a triumphal arch
- Morning Notes for July 17, 2026
- NEW: Code Red air quality alert prompts Arlington to move outdoor rec programs indoors Friday
- ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jul 16, 2026
- Former county prosecutor Stamos tapped for U.S. Attorney post
- The TPS Eschaton, Proceeding in Echelon
- Buried in unmarked grave, founder of Green Valley church receives headstone after 123 years
- County Board considers $10M upgrade to Kenmore Middle School fields
WTOP
- FDA approves breakthrough daily pill for cholesterol
- Unhealthy air in DC region with smoky skies from Canadian wildfires
- ‘First step’: DC Council chair proposes $620M bill for new roof, expansion of Audi Field
- Extreme heat meets ‘Measurement Day’ as citizen scientists map weather in Northern Virginia
- Friday Freebies
- WATCH: WTOP’s Top Local Headlines for July 17
- K-beauty is booming: Here’s how the trend is taking root in the DC area
- University of Maryland study warns of rising health costs from Canadian wildfire smoke
- From berry fields to cideries, agritourism is booming in Montgomery County
- Fairfax County to start rounding cash totals after Mint stops penny production
- Fine Arts Commission tells Commanders their stadium design is ‘almost there’
- Maryland election official tells feds voter rolls are secure, removing voters ‘must be certain’
- What do you think about building a Triumphal Arch in DC? NPS wants to hear
- Montgomery Co. police are searching for a suspect in a restaurant bathroom stabbing
- Former federal workers, lawmakers, mark a year after DOGE purge
Washingtonian
- Advocates of $25 Minimum Wage in DC Blame Lawsuit for Ballot Delay
- Smoke and Lettuce Join Forces to Make Your Friday Difficult, Panel Okays Fence Around Lafayette Square, and There’s Even More to Read About the Reflecting Pool
- Filmmaker Haile Gerima on the Power of the Black Community
- 7 Exciting Things to Do with Kids This Summer Around DC
- 4 Places You Can Still Pick Peaches in Maryland and Virginia
- What to Know About the 2026 Mubadala DC Open
- A Perfect Day in Old Town Alexandria
- Trump Speech Rattles Republicans, Networks; Guard Troops Will Be Here Till January 2029; and Pentagon Looks for Troops With Low Testosterone
- Find Fossils at These Beaches Near DC
- Best of Washington 2026
Greater Greater Washington
- Photo Friday: Fun in the sun
- Breakfast links: Grant to support Virginia Railway Express improvements
- Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #53
- What a small sign can – and can’t – tell us about big developments
- Breakfast links: Hotel out, apartments in on Arlington Boulevard
- Woodbridge is building a new homeless shelter. Just don’t try to walk there
- Veo survey captures why shared bikes have become essential transportation in DC
- Breakfast links: How a zoning dispute closed a punk venue in Boyds
- Do Something #127: So many surveys
- Where to watch trains in the Washington region
The DC Line
- jonetta rose barras: Elissa Silverman returns to the DC Council
- District Links: NPS finalizes agreement for removal of historic trestle bridge; panel calls for changes to Lafayette Square fence plan; and more
- District Links: DC Council votes 13-0 to cap resale prices for concert, theater tickets; AI-boosted delivery robots debut in Logan Circle; and more
- District Links: Mendelson pulls his bill to revise RCV process for at-large seats; council to consider $300M for Audi Field expansion, roof; and more
- District Links: Bowser says new reform package would encourage investment in DC housing; DC sees near-record tourism for July Fourth; and more
- Kevin Chavous: DC’s win against Ticketmaster should be just the beginning, but a price cap isn’t the answer
- District Links: Council set to consider emergency bill to adjust RCV tabulation in at-large race; Wellpoint out as DC Medicaid provider; and more
- jonetta rose barras: The story about the slaying of DC’s proverbial white whale
- District Links: Nadeau submits bill to add surtax on passive income for affluent households; proposed arch spurs debate over height limits; and more
- District Links: Court rejects attempt to return Trump name to Kennedy Center; Norton seeks new status for Civil War Defenses of Washington; and more
- District Links: Council unanimously approves key FY 2027 budget legislation; White House criticism of Smithsonian museums draws scrutiny; and more
- District Links: DC Council set for final vote tomorrow on FY 2027 budget legislation; Trump administration renews Smithsonian criticism; and more
- District Links: DC touts two-year-old FEMS transfusion program as lifesaving success; record fireworks show brings air pollution worries; and more
- Kathy Patterson: The mayor and council are killing a key commission created after 9/11
- District Links: DC unveils draft master plan for mixed-use redevelopment of RFK campus; July 4 will feature added security, later fireworks; and more
- District Links: Trump unleashes on DC mayoral nominee Lewis George; Trump eyes Sept. 1 construction start at East Potomac golf course; and more
- District Links: DC Council to consider ticket resale bill minus price cap; charting the extent of Lewis George’s win in mayoral primary; and more
- jonetta rose barras: What a difference a week or two makes to DC budget-making
- District Links: Dems show increased turnout even with some ballots not yet tallied; Allen bill would let next mayor fill two PSC seats; and more
- District Links: Auditor calls for DC to step up monitoring of contractor performance; judge tells Kennedy Center to explain exterior tarps; and more
The Washington Informer
- Lawmakers Push to Reduce Medical Misdiagnoses That Devastate Patients
- Conversation and Book Signing Event with U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn
- The Collins D.C. Council Report: A Summer Recess Well Earned
- Mayor Bowser Presents Cathy Hughes with the Key to the City
- Target’s Bullseye Builds Works to Revitalize Ward 8 Community Garden
- Collage Art in Many Forms at D.C. Commission for the Arts and Humanities’ ‘Rip! Tear!’
- A Holistic Approach to Older Adult Care & Oral Health at Mary’s Center
- Predatory Auto Lending Exploits Black Consumers
- Waymo, The Informer Conduct Conversation About Autonomous Vehicles
- Advocates Decry Impending Elimination of Homeland Security Commission Documents
HillRag
730DC daily newsletter
The 51st
- Check out thousands of photos of midcentury D.C.
- 18 things to do around D.C. this weekend
- Meet our team: George Kevin Jordan
- 11 ways to volunteer around D.C. this week
- The RENTAL Act is full of tenant rights rollbacks. This one was supposed to be removed.
- Opinion: We’ve lost trust in D.C.’s high schools. New graduation rules won’t fix it.
- 15 things to do around D.C. this weekend
- Meet our team: Benny Peterson
- A coward’s guide to biking in D.C.
- How cycling is empowering these D.C. students of color
- 9 ways to volunteer around D.C. this week
- How Metro got its groove back
- D.C. restaurants mobilized to aid Venezuela after devastating earthquakes
- The impact of The 51st's election coverage
- 24 things to do over July 4th weekend that aren’t sponsored by Trump
The Georgetowner
- Pat Oliphant, Fierce Master of Political Cartoons, Dies at 90
- The Cultural Ledger: July in the Lowcountry
- The Wedding of Sarah Leonard and Bill Dean
- Go LoCo at the Loudoun County Fair
- Weekend Round Up July 16, 2026
- DC Artswatch: Fringe, Arena, Ken Cen, Museums, TWB
- News Bytes: Car Crash Update, More DDOT Surprises
- Birchwood Estate: An English Country Masterpiece in Virginia’s Hunt Country
- Green Theory: Move Through Life on Your Own Terms
- Butter Pecan — Not Vanilla — Was the Flavor of Lindsey Graham’s Independent Streak