The District Report
Last Updated: February 16, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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- Wisconsin Ave. Less Than 5 Minutes Ago
- Private Parking towing
- help, I need to hire an immigration lawyer to literally make one phone call
- Trash truck driver ID'd after fatal hit-and-run crash involving e-bike in Northwest DC
- Union Station cabs
- LOST DOGS running down Military Rd
- As America turns 250, Trump should restore Washington DC's original borders
- Is parking on holiday the same as sunday?
- What’s your favorite coffee shop, or one that closed that you miss?
- Monks are gone but still here in spirit
DC News Now
- Plenty of Clouds Around Today and More Fog Tonight For the DMV
- Five key moments from au pair sentencing in Banfield murder trial
- Woman seriously hurt after shooting in Prince George's County
- Custodian found hiding in girls' locker room during basketball game in Berkeley County: Officials
- Accidental fire in DC leaves 4 adults, 2 dogs displaced
- Prince George's County school bus driver scores $50K lottery win
- Victim's daughter stabs suspect during fight in Southeast DC: MPD
- Sterling community gathers to honor firefighter killed in house explosion two years later
- Two rescued after car found in creek in Montgomery County
- House explodes in Centreville, public asked to avoid the area
WTOP
- Hours for summer boardwalk bike rides in Ocean City may be extended
- 1 injured in Centreville house explosion; crews investigate active gas leak with other homes at risk
- Amateur artists have the chance to appear in the National Gallery and win some cash along the way
- Progress at Potomac sewer collapse but overflow risk remains, DC Water says
- WATCH: WTOP’s Top Local Headlines for Feb. 16
- Memorial planned for site of now-removed Fredericksburg slave auction block
- Tre’ Johnson, the former NFL offensive lineman who became a high school history teacher, dies at 54
- New interactive tool tracks data centers across Prince William. Who is it helping?
- Amtrak unveils new Airo fleet of trains
- Two teenagers hospitalized after multi-vehicle Upper Marlboro crash
- No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight
- Suspect charged in Springfield Mall shooting
- Dominique Dawes Academy to open Silver Spring gym on Feb. 21
- Montgomery Co. police investigate death of 87-year-old at senior living facility
- Police: Man killed, woman injured in Petworth hit-and-run involving garbage truck and e-bike
Arlington Now
- No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight
- Liberty District girls, boys basketball tourneys set to begin
- ACFD investigating gas explosion in Pentagon City apartment
- ARLnow Daily Debrief for Feb 13, 2026
- NEW: Avoid contact with Potomac River, Va. Dept. of Health says
- Longtime local real estate company exits residential sales
- Columbia Pike museum brings centuries of Black Arlingtonians’ struggles and triumphs to life
- Virginia redistricting election will go forward while court considers appeal
- Pop-up mahjong social club coming to Ballston next week
- Yorktown girls team sees win streak end in basketball loss to Langley
- Poll: The best eye doctor in Arlington
- Remaining assisted-living residents at Culpepper Garden face looming deadline to move
- D.C.-based Italian restaurant Grazie Nonna plans Ballston location
- Church-based affordable housing bill passes both Va. chambers, approaching finish line
- Arlington Economic Development director warns of ‘constrained resources’ this year
The Washington Informer
- Freight Network Wreaks Economic and Environmental Hazards on Our Neighborhoods
- Industrial Bank to Advance Communities with $75 Million in New Market Tax Credits
- Advocates to D.C. Council: We Need New Leaders at PSC for Lower Ratepayer Bills, Not More Utility Handouts
- Washington Gas Celebrates Black History Month
- Waiting for the Call: A Journey of Resilience Through Chronic Illness
- Capital Access in Action: Navigating the Realities
- Wizards NBA All-Star Friday Night Preview: Bub Carrington to Replace Alex Sarr In Rising Stars Game
- Don Lemon Enters Not Guilty Plea in Minnesota Church Protest Case
- Alsobrooks Sponsors Bill to Examine Fiscal Effects of Federal Mass Firings
- Maryland Federal Leaders Sponsor Bill to Protect Black History
730DC daily newsletter
- Running for the train, not for office
- You know who doesn't skip leg day?
- MAGA to DC: Drop Dead
- Can you hear the people sing? Singing the songs of breakups past
- The big deal with the New Deal murals
- Priced out of justice
- Holding out for a (snow) hero
- Washington Post mortem
- Doing a District shuffle
- DC to GOP: Why are you so obsessed with me?
Popville
- Random Reader Rant and/or Revel – Presidents’ Day edition
- About all the Police in Petworth Friday – “the victims appear to have been struck by a trash truck while operating an electric bike”, one woman killed
- Shooting at 14th and Euclid Street, NW Friday Afternoon
- Lundi Gras Party at St. Vincent Wine this Monday!!
- What the Helen of Troy is this One Dollar Charge?!?
- “‘Coffee Guy’ returns”
- “Parking wars out of hand!” Brookland and Bloomingdale editions
- Prim’s Cafe Grand Opening in Shaw this Saturday!
- Logan Circle: “MPD Makes Arrest in Organized Retail Thefts – “flash mob” style”
- Rye Bunny Signage Spotted at the old Tail Up Goat space!
- DC open house list for this weekend: Feb 13, 2026
- “Hope for a Return: D Light Cafe in Adams Morgan!”
- And Now Baker’s Daughter is “currently closed” at the Eaton Hotel
- Friends of the White Whale Society Presents
- SOMEWHERE® clothing store closed in Union Market
- Random Reader Rant and/or Revel
- “Snow-crete cleared on zoo loop!”
- Continuing Coverage of the Massive Potomac Sewage Spill cont. “An open letter from DC Water CEO David L. Gadis about the Potomac Interceptor”
- Crumbs & Whiskers, DC’s first cat cafe, temporarily closed in Georgetown, Staff says this happened right after they decided to form a union.
- MPD Provides Update on yesterday’s Shooting Homicide in Glover Park (10-year-old girl also shot.)
Washingtonian
- Save up to 30% During AKA’s Annual Suite Spectacular
- Georgetown’s Cat Cafe Has Closed Amid Allegations of Union-Busting
- Photos from Washingtonian’s 2025 Top Doctors Reception
- Bar Japonais Rebrands as Katsumi With More Sushi and Lounge Vibes
- Shopping for an Engagement Ring? Local Jewelers Talk Trends, Options, and Tips.
- Yet Another Shutdown Is Nigh, DC Tax Chaos Looms, and RFK Jr. Says He Used to Snort Coke Off of Toilet Seats
- Arched Doors, Exposed Brick: Inside 4 Rowhouses With Open Houses This Weekend
- 9 Fun-Loving Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day in the DC Area
- As NHL Pride Nights Become Less Consistent, the Washington Capitals Keep Celebrating
- Alexandria’s Most Famous Food Snorter on How She’s Kicking Her “Strange Addiction”
The DC Line
- District Links: DC warns against Potomac River contact amid calls for stronger response to sewage overflows; Trayon White trial rescheduled; and more
- jonetta rose barras: Heavy doses of fiscal fantasy in DC politics
- District Links: Senate votes 49-47 to void DC’s tax decoupling bill; Doni Crawford files to run in special election for at-large seat; and more
- District Links: DPW deploys seasonal workers to address missed trash pickups; Senate slated to vote this afternoon on disapproval resolution; and more
- District Links: Bowser admin lays out ‘hard’ choices for FY 2027 amid rising costs, fiscal limitations; DC unemployment rate hits 6.7%; and more
- 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
Greater Greater Washington
- Photo Friday: Ready for the melt
- National links: Housing costs contribute to less movement between states
- Breakfast links: Lawsuit accuses DC landlords of racketeering
- Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #34
- Do Something #110: Would-be mayors answer GGWash’s questionnaires
- Metrorail’s best and worst performers in a post-pandemic world
- Breakfast links: More apartment plans land at West Falls Church Metro
- Safely charging my EV in DC took a long, winding journey
- Breakfast links: Median home price in region rises to $585,000
- Our testimony on the Starter and Silver Homes Act
The 51st
- Wilson Building Bulletin: A cold dose of reality on D.C.’s budget
- Republicans just f*cked D.C.’s tax-filing season. City leaders could fight back.
- After 75 years, hand dance is still bringing Washingtonians together
- How these D.C. natives are fighting to preserve the city's Black culture
- Excerpts from Proof of Life, a new book highlighting D.C.'s culture
- PHOTOS: When did you first realize the District had changed?
- Ask A D.C. Native: Is D.C. still Chocolate City?
- 16 things to do around D.C. this weekend
- Dive deep into Chocolate City: Your weekly Civics Roundup
- Opinion: Fear shouldn't make our policy decisions
- After snowstorm delays, D.C. is rushing to catch up on trash collection
- Help us grow to meet this moment
- The 51st is expanding
- 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
The Georgetowner
- For a Few Days, Buddhist Monks Bestow Peace and Love Upon D.C.
- Intersections Festival Fires Up Feb. 14
- Where to Celebrate Galentine’s Day
- Weekend Roundup: Fall in Love with D.C.
- Selling Georgetown: Residential Matchmakers in D.C.’s Oldest Neighborhood
- Spring 2026 Gala Guide
- Spring Arts Preview: Visual Arts
- Spring Arts Preview: Jazz, Pop & More
- Spring Arts Preview: Performing Arts
- Pinto Forum Gathers Ward 2 Input on Budget