Matt Blitz

In December, the Trump administration terminated the lease held by a non profit to manage D.C.’s 3 public golf courses.  It also left the future of one of America’s most historic mini golf courses in doubt. Listen & take a peek @tyronefoto’s photos. wamu.org/story/26/02/12…

I was out the other day when a @streetsensedc vendor told me to check out D.C.’s wheelchair basketball team — The Punishers. So, I did! They’re one of the nation’s best and headed to the national tournament this week. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/…

Unfortunately they didn’t let us bet on “WiFi not working, all tvs off” at @Polymarket’s Situation Room pop up bar on K Street.

The viral, much-anticipated @Polymarket “Situation Room” is not going as planned. Due to a power issue, most of the TVs aren’t working. This globe is, though. Doors open to public at 8p

This @Polymarket bar is 100% just going to be filled with journalists trying to interview other journalists. washingtonian.com/2026/03/19/pol…

NEW: DC has narrowly avoided a national security crisis 3 times in 6 years. The Pentagon, the White House, the Capitol building: They’re all screwed if something happens to Potomac. It’s an obvious vulnerability. With no plan to fix it. notus.org/climate-enviro…

Sign local sports coverage matters: Ilia Malinin skipped some national outlets after his performance tonight but stopped for @JummyNBC because the Washington D.C. outlet has covered him closely for years.

Tune in shortly! I'm the first guest up on the @politicshour with Kojo Nnamdi and Tom Sherwood @nnamdikid @tomsherwood | @wamu885 @myvpm wamu.org/show/the-polit…

The Baltimore Banner's EIC Audrey Cooper announced in an email to staff that The Banner will expand its coverage to include D.C.-area sports teams, including the Nationals and Commanders.

JUST IN: Judge William Newman, Arlington's first Black County Board member, has died arlnow.com/2026/02/11/jus…

(Media) SCOOP: Weeks ago, the owner of the Washington City Paper had offered to purchase @washingtonpost's sports and local sections, keeping their desks alive. The Post reporters were laid off and the desks were shut down instead. More in this week's issue of Regulator...

Much of the mourning for the late great @washingtonpost has rightly focused on how democracy dies in darkness at the national level, which is hugely important. But the evisceration of Metro coverage is every bit as devastating because there is no comparable news outlet keeping local governments and institutions honest. Eight of my 20 years at the Post were spent on Metro, which was the heart and soul of the Post under the legendary @dongrahamdc1. The undertakers now running the paper have all but wiped out the metro staff, leaving just 12 reporters, according to reports, to cover a region of 6.5 million people. We had twice that many journalists in Fairfax alone back in the day. And it mattered. Reporters are the eyes and ears of the community, keeping tabs on people in power. We were there for every supervisors meeting, every school board meeting. We pored through planning commission documents and campaign filings. When county officials wasted taxpayer money, raised taxes on overstretched homeowners, gave sweetheart zoning deals to developers who filled their election coffers, we were there. When teachers who sexually abused students were quietly transferred to other schools to do it all over again, we were there. We were there for the more uplifting stories too, the cops who broke a cold case, the educators who turned around a struggling school, the residents who rallied to help neighbors in trouble, the student athletes who won the big game, the entrepreneurs who started something new. Our friend @SariHorwitz who has won more Pulitzers than I can count, wrote so movingly online about the Post (facebook.com/share/p/1AZLTT…). To recognize how indispensable local coverage is, you need only look at her holy-shit investigations of a broken child welfare system, rampant police shootings and the corporate-fed opioid crisis, stories that opened eyes and led to change. Democracy is not just what happens at the White House and the Capitol but in our own backyards. The Post has just turned the lights down at home too.

The Winter Olympics' opening ceremonies are tonight. Natalie Yuravlivker & I got into the Olympic spirit by learning how to curl at the Potomac Curling Club. Plus, other ways to learn how to be an Olympic champion... or just have fun! wamu.org/story/26/01/30…

Rachel is one-of-a-kind & true talent. Her stories are the best examples of how to write engaging, impeccably sourced, & “delicious” stories. Plus, she’s such a joy in the newsroom. The Post’s loss can be another outlet’s huge gain. Hire Rachel!

Truly heartbreaking and wrong. Democracy needs journalists to hold the powerful accountable, now more than ever. The Post layoffs hurt D.C. and the entire region. Residents deserve better.

@TheArtist_MBS Hey Michael, so sorry to hear this... You always got to the pulse of D.C., and your reporting at the Post was always spot on. Thanks for your service.

I was laid off today as part of The Post's job cuts. I don't know what the future holds, but it was the honor of a lifetime to cover D.C.'s local communities over the past 6 years. If you're hiring or want to reach out, DM me or email: mbricesaddler(@)gmail(dot)com

We are always there. We should always be there. 📰

I'm taking requests for specific Sports pages to tweet from The Post's collection of color PDFs, which dates back to April 2002.

Seven professional sports teams (not to mention many D-1 college teams) and no local sports section…

This is the type of investigation and reporting that only local journalists can do. What happens when we lose the ability to hold the powerful accountable? #SaveThePost