The District Report
Last Updated: June 25, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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r/washingtondc
- This is possibly the greatest picture I have ever taken.
- New metro cards are out!
- Judge orders Kennedy Center to explain covering over building signage where Trump name was removed
- Nice Worker at Giant
- To the people shooting fireworks into the crowd of people at Alethia Tanner Park while we were just trying to enjoy Jurassic Park
- Flyover shot
- Holy Moly
- My brother is missing
- Please support the NSO this summer
- The contractor awarded the D.C. reflecting pool work (on the right)
DC News Now
- Police shoot at armed carjacking suspect carrying rifle; 13-year-old accused of involvement
- Police looking for 2 allegedly involved in shooting that injured man at DC gas station
- Car seen dangling off bridge after Germantown crash; part of Great Seneca Highway shut down
- Quiet and warm Thursday afternoon
- Supreme Court rules asylum seekers may be turned around, siding with Trump
- Family, 6 pets displaced after basement fire in Montgomery County
- As DC Courts struggle with judicial vacancies, several new nominees await confirmation in the Senate
- We uncovered the best hidden gems of Prime Day 2026
- Jackknifed tractor-trailer on I-70 in Washington County shuts down lanes near Clear Spring Road
- Security restrictions reshape travel across National Mall ahead of Trump's rally
Washingtonian
- 6 Pride Events for Sapphics in DC This Weekend
- July Issue: Best of Washington
- Photos: Trump’s Rally to Open the Great American State Fair
- A Peek Inside National Geographic’s New Museum
- Explain the Tarp, Judge Tells Kennedy Center; Protesters Want Answers About Deadly DC Chase; and the “Barbie Pool” Lampoons the Reflecting Pool
- First Look: Metro Just Dropped a New 50th Anniversary Merch Collection
- A Deeper Look at Trump’s Kennedy Center Debacle
- Wander a Whimsical Topiary Garden on This Day Trip an Easy Drive From DC
- Trump Really Doesn’t Want You Hearing Beethoven
- Judge Orders Kennedy Center to Explain Tarp
The Georgetowner
- Closing Soon at Round House Theatre: ‘Sally & Tom’
- A New Era of Exploration: Inside the New National Geographic Museum
- Georgetown 275 Event at Waterfront Park, June 28
- Pop — Past and Present — at the Guggenheim
- Weekend Round Up June 25, 2026
- Smithsonian Celebrates Solstice With Adventure-Filled Weekend
- Nancy Silverton of Mozza Wins James Beard Lifetime Honor, Says She’s ‘Not Going Anywhere’
- Mugsy Brings Comfort-Focused Fashion to Georgetown
- Yellow Carpet: National Geographic Museum Welcomes Explorers, Opens This Friday
- Business Ins & Outs: Oak Room, Bernadette’s, citizenM, East Fork; Kafe Leopold
Popville
- Bystander “Shot by Taser by US Marshals” in Columbia Heights
- Here’s Where Bizzeria, from Yellow’s (et al), Michael Rafidi, is coming in Georgetown
- Celebrate America’s 250th — Clyde’s limited edition merch is here
- “removal of wall art around Harriet Tubman Elementary”
- “Justice for Nolberto Meza + Peace To His Soul”
- About those Flyovers Last Night AND REMEMBER Many More Coming
- Today* in Hawks*** Around Town – Pileated Woodpecker chicks
- “Unido Brings Panamanian Coffee and Culture to Buzzard Point” Grand Opening this Saturday!
- Random Reader Rant and/or Revel
- MOOD – Do Not, Under Any Circumstances… And here are the Street Closures for the Great American State Fair
- Sweet City Ride
- Missed Connection – corner of 15th and K NW around 9:30am (Today, Wed.)
- “it was a “mistake” for our block to get shut off” or was it not?
- “West Potomac Park fenced off”
- Fire in Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park Saturday Night
- Checking in on Cinder’s Status in Petworth – Reopening Sitch Not Looking Good
- “The Grace opens July 1, bringing elevated — and well-priced — American tavern favorites to Shaw”
- Tresind & Revelry coming to Penn Quarter
- DC Fresh Finds for June 24, 2026
- END OF AN ERA at Steak ‘n Egg BUT “Tenley Provisions Opens Sofie’s, Bistro Metzger, and El Jefe Woodfired Pizza under one roof—a gathering place for all of Tenleytown.”
Arlington Now
- Free outdoor movies coming to GMU, Columbia Pike starting this weekend
- Luxury living has arrived in Old Town Alexandria
- What $1,500 monthly rent gets you in Arlington: A tight squeeze or roommates
- County Board candidates vow less bureaucracy, more business support
- Federal cuts could imperil progress on homelessness, Arlington leaders warn
- Morning Notes for June 25, 2026
- Obituary: Moudkaii Cagee El (1962-2026)
- ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jun 24, 2026
- Arlington’s new delivery robots prompt mix of curiosity, annoyance from locals
- Marymount hosting free fireworks viewing with food on Fourth of July
- Concepts for new park in Crystal City focus on pedestrians and green space
- Arlington’s 2700 art space celebrates new public art with free meet-the-artist events
- New cafe and wine bar plans to open in Shirlington later this year
- Just Reduced Properties in Arlington: June 24, 2026
- Woman, 77, dies after house fire near East Falls Church
WTOP
- How a Gen Z entrepreneur is bucking lazy stereotypes
- How to spot counterfeit car seats; Va. hospital intercepts unsafe seats before newborns travel home
- WATCH: WTOP’s Top Local Headlines for June 25
- The DC area is the perfect place to live and raise a family — if you’re a tick
- Meet two of the National Zoo’s newest babies — the sloth bears!
- Things to do in the DC area: Giant BBQ Battle, Pride in the Plaza … and more!
- Northwest DC school infested with rodents, educator says
- Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally on the National Mall
- Outgoing Montgomery Co. exec and council hopeful on issues faced by county’s next leaders
- ‘How Shakespeare Saved My Life’: Broadway’s Jacob Ming-Trent brings his story to Folger Theatre
- As storms pick up, Pepco readies for storm season and shares ways to save on summer power bills
- Montgomery Co. jury finds man guilty in 2022 murder involving MS-13 gang members
- New security measures installed along the Reflecting Pool
- How Maryland’s governor was the big winner on Election Day, besides his own primary
- Are you really getting a bargain at outlet stores? A consumer expert says not usually
HillRag
Greater Greater Washington
- DC will soon be speaking in 2024 code words
- Breakfast links: New Metro entrance to pair with park in Crystal City
- Help make it safer for DC students to walk to school
- Family Biking Matters: DC Council funds 11th Street SE bike lane
- Breakfast links: Council results promising in Montgomery, Prince George’s County
- Asphalt and inertia: The deeply flawed $16.4 billion Chesapeake Bay Bridge plan
- Do Something #124: Go vote
- Mosquitoes, already? Blame cars
- Breakfast links: Polls open amid key races in Maryland
- Funding Flash: A land value tax can keep MD 355’s bus rapid transit on track
The Washington Informer
- Aisha: An AI Chatbot That Centers Blackness
- RAMMYS Nominees Showcase Breadth of Culinary Traditions in D.C.
- Maryland’s 2026 Primary Election Results
- The Collins D.C. Council Report: Revenue Raisers, Semi-Open Primaries, and Unfinished Business
- Africa Bears Growing Burden of a Warming World
- How One News Error Shook Baltimore’s Faith Community
- Chef Carla Hall Surprises Audiences in Her One-Woman Show
- Negro Leagues Night Honors Black Pioneers that Reshaped Baseball
- Things to Do, DMV: Weekend Rundown, June 25-28
- 6-25-2026 Informer Edition
730DC daily newsletter
The DC Line
- District Links: Auditor calls for DC to step up monitoring of contractor performance; judge tells Kennedy Center to explain exterior tarps; and more
- District Links: Council OKs amended FY 2027 budget with funding for future semi-open primaries; upcoming Nadeau bill will propose wealth tax; and more
- Allister Chang and Raul Echevarria: The economics underneath DC’s childcare system are breaking down
- District Links: Council set to vote tomorrow on revised budget plans; DC breaks ground on long-awaited Crummell Community Center in Ivy City; and more
- jonetta rose barras: Where is the power center of the new/old political era?
- District Links: McDuffie concedes mayoral race to Lewis George; Silverman set for council return; old machines contributed to election waits; and more
- District Links: Lewis George holds large lead in mayoral primary as White dominates in delegate race; Bowser picks interim DCPS chancellor; and more
- District Links: DC residents head to polls for primary without several longtime incumbents; House panel scrutinizes DC tax bill foreclosures; and more
- District Links: Lewis George campaign vows to appeal $16,000 fine over coordination with labor groups; DC primary season enters final hours; and more
- Dan Kornfield: DC’s next mayor should expand 911 mental health responders
- District Links: Mayoral candidates blast Trump’s threat of a takeover if Lewis George wins; judge denies Kennedy Center request for a stay; and more
- jonetta rose barras: The DC Council’s election year budget panders and jeopardizes
- District Links: Feds sell Old Post Office Building to leaseholder; WaPo poll finds majority of DC voters think city is on the wrong track; and more
- District Links: DC breaks ground on new stand-alone library in Congress Heights; council gives unanimous initial OK to budget legislation; and more
- District Links: Council advances Mendelson’s draft FY 2027 budget; ethics board censures Ward 8’s Trayon White over disclosure forms; and more
- District Links: Mendelson unveils FY 2027 budget plan reversing some of the mayor’s proposed cuts; early voting begins for June 16 elections; and more
- Charter school parents: DC Council must not shortchange almost half of public school students
- District Links: New WaPo poll shows Lewis George ahead in mayoral race; Trump eyes ‘promenade’ to connect Lincoln Memorial to riverfront; and more
- jonetta rose barras: More financial and budgetary mess in DC
- District Links: Officials urge water conservation with new ‘Drought Watch’ designation; Nadeau floats wealth tax ahead of budget votes; and more
The 51st
- 10 ways to volunteer around D.C. this week
- Opinion: Why the D.C. Council should pass child support reform
- Aparna Raj wins the Ward 1 Democratic primary race
- What Juneteenth means to D.C. artists and cultural organizers
- Janeese Lewis George declares victory in D.C.'s mayoral primary
- The five best places to get jollof rice in D.C., from a Ghanaian-American food blogger
- Elissa Silverman wins the At-Large special election
- Robert White wins D.C. delegate race
- Janeese Lewis George poised for victory in the mayoral race
- 14 things to do around D.C. over Juneteenth weekend
- How to mark Juneteenth around D.C.
- Noncitizens can vote in D.C.'s local election, but many are afraid
- Opinion: Washington needs a mayor ready to meet this moment
- Opinion: For affordable bills, we need to put people first, not Pepco
- How D.C.'s political campaigns are (and aren't) using AI