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I didn’t hear directly that DCHA’s Executive Director was leaving.

I learned from a Chicago news report.

That alone says a lot.

🚇💰 “Metro is always going to be cheaper than driving a car.” Rising gas prices and a drop in crime have Metro officials preparing for more people to choose Metrorail or the bus. nbc4dc.com/948w8y6

This local media merger will put one company in charge of TV stations reaching at least 60% of the households across the country! Not good! nbcnews.com/business/media…

Nexstar, parent company of WDCW/WDVM in DC, announces the FCC and DOJ have approved its $6 billion merger with TEGNA, parent company of WUSA. Company says some stations will be combined. Deal endorsed by Trump as Nexstar execs promised to be “the anti-fake news.”

DC POLICE CHIEF ANNOUNCES 3 JUVENILE CURFEW ZONES: The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announces the establishment of three Juvenile Curfew Zones. The Juvenile Curfew Second Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 gives the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department the authority to order a Juvenile Curfew Zone in an area where large groups of youths are gathering or intend to gather in a manner that poses a risk of substantial harm to public safety. The perimeter of the Navy Yard Juvenile Curfew Zone is as follows: To the north: · Interstate 695 and Virginia Avenue, SE from South Capitol Street to 8th Street, SE To the east: · 8th Street, SE from Virginia Avenue to the Anacostia River To the south: · Anacostia River To the west: · South Capitol Street, SE from the Anacostia River to I-695 The perimeter of the Chinatown Juvenile Curfew Zone is as follows: To the north: · I Street from 6th Street to 9th Street, NW To the east: · 6th Street from I Street to E Street, NW To the south: · E Street from 6th Street to 9th Street, NW To the west: · 9th Street from E Street to I Street, NW The perimeter of the U Street Corridor Juvenile Curfew Zone is as follows: To the north: · V Street from 13th Street to Vermont Avenue, NW · Vermont Avenue from V Street to Florida Avenue, NW · Florida Avenue from Vermont Avenue to V Street, NW · Florida Avenue from 9th Street to 7th Street, NW To the east: · 9th Street from V Street to Florida Avenue, NW · 7th Street from Florida Avenue to T Street, NW To the south: · T Street from 7th Street to 13th Street, NW To the west: · 13th Street from T Street to V Street, NW All three Juvenile Curfew Zones will be in effect from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Friday, March 20, Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22, 2026. Within a Juvenile Curfew Zone, persons under 18 are prohibited from gathering in a group of nine (9) or more in any public place or on the premises of any establishment unless engaged in certain exempted activities, which are listed here. The Metropolitan Police Department reminds the public that a citywide curfew is in effect for all juveniles under 18 beginning nightly at 11:00 p.m., lasting until 6:00 a.m. the following morning. #MPD

A farmers market at a D.C. high school is addressing the lack of fresh foods and grocery options east of the river. Here's how you can attend. nbc4dc.com/HCoCDPB

Hey DC, which neighborhood is the most walkable?

#BREAKING: Education Department shifting student loan responsibilities to Treasury thehill.com/homenews/educa…

Breaking: Jeff Bezos is in talks to raise $100 billion for a new fund that would buy manufacturing companies and use AI to automate them wsj.com/tech/jeff-bezo…

A reporter asked Donald Trump why he didn’t notify Japan that the U.S. would attack Iran: “We wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor? Okay, right?”

José Andrés' maximalist steakhouse opens in downtown D.C. today. 🥩Call it a big night out for the bro-tein set: caveman cuts, a raw beef bar and Japanese wagyu program. Or as José roars: "I will eat whatever makes me feel like a lion!" axios.com/local/washingt…

NEW: When the DC Streetcar opened in 2016, it was to be the start of something greater. But this month — just after marking its tenth birthday — the service will shut down entirely, @adambsanders reports: 51st.news/streetcar-h-st…

This is where the old RFK stadium used to stand; now you can actually see across the Anacostia River and straight down East Capitol Street. Wild.

NEWS: I'm told by @CMBrookePinto's office that D.C.'s expanded juvenile curfew law – which lets police enforce an earlier 8 p.m. curfew in designated areas – *does not* have the votes on the D.C. Council to be extended past its April 15 sunset or to pass on a permanent basis.

Trump: I could've done the Federal Reserve building for $25 million and made it beautiful. Look what I've done to the White House

President Trump welcomes the Prime Minister of Japan to the White House 🇺🇸🇯🇵

. @NeNeLeakes clocked DC’s dating scene. “I don’t think I’d want to go out with a guy that’s in politics,” she told me. “I don’t have time for you to come home being that serious … stuffed in their suits.” More Housewives content in today’s Playbook 👇 politico.com/newsletters/pl…

President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening shared an AI-generated video of the White House ballroom on TRUTH Social. wjla.com/news/nation-wo…

It was a long, harsh winter in D.C. We can finally call it over. After a long and often harsh season — punctuated by persistent cold, stubborn snow and ice, and a late-season chill this week — the pattern ahead has shifted. Milder air is taking hold, and there are no meaningful signs of a return to sustained cold or accumulating snow. That means we can officially declare the winter of 2025-2026 behind us. We’ve made it a tradition to mark the onset of spring once the threat of prolonged cold and lasting snow has passed. The forecast now clearly favors warmer days, budding trees and a steady march toward spring — even if a few bumps remain along the way. The forecast ahead is promising for flowers — and for fans of warmer weather. Highs surge into the 60s on Friday and reach the 70s by Sunday. But a warning: Springlike weather doesn’t mean sustained warmth. Next week, for example, daily highs bounce between the low 50s and mid-60s — a reminder that spring is a season of swings. Still, there is little sign of any return to sustained wintry weather.

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