News & Politics Metrobus Wants Drivers to Tell Passengers the Fare. Drivers Say That’s Dangerous. Who’s Right? WMATA is looking to recoup millions in lost revenue from fare evasion—but does “quoting the fare” put drivers in harm’s way? Metro, WMATAAugust 21, 2026
Shopping | Things to Do A New Horror and Sci-Fi Bookstore Is Coming to Alexandria Find niche horror subgenres, spooky book clubs, and chocolate at Long Dark House. August 19, 2026
News & Politics DC Just Adopted Ranked-Choice Voting. The DNC May Undermine It. DC leaders are calling on the Democratic National Committee to reject its proposed ban on RCV in presidential primaries. 2028 Election, Democratic Party, Ranked-choice votingAugust 14, 2026
News & Politics Several Smithsonians Closed Due to “Mechanical Issue” It is unclear what the issue is, and why it is affecting only certain museums. National Mall, Smithsonian MuseumsAugust 6, 2026
News & Politics Viral Goat Lil Bob: What to Know A DC man with a goat was detained by Metro police. There's more to the story. August 5, 2026
News & Politics Pirro Gave Up on Other Reflecting Pool Prosecutions, Too Documents show prosecutors declined to pursue misdemeanor charges against three other people charged with vandalism. Jeanine Pirro, Reflecting PoolAugust 3, 2026
News & Politics Why 600,000 Mosquitoes Are Being Released in DC This Summer A Silver Spring pest control company is releasing mosquitoes that don't bite, to stop the ones that do. MosquitoesJuly 27, 2026
News & Politics Meet the Prince George’s County Hairstylist Behind Zendaya’s “The Odyssey” Looks Coree Moreno started doing hair at 11. Now he is styling Hollywood stars. Fashion, Style, The OdysseyJuly 23, 2026
News & Politics Temporary Military Monument Coming to National Mall Digital screens in front of the Lincoln Memorial will list the names of 41 million service members. National MallJuly 21, 2026
Things to Do What to Know About the 2026 Mubadala DC Open The world-class tennis tournament has top players and a new fan zone. DC Open, TennisJuly 16, 2026
