Friends - it’s not just for ⁦The 51st⁩. All of DC benefits when ⁦Martin Austermuhle⁩ is on a #dclocalnews payroll— 51st.news/probably-the-o…

We recently completed the Linnean Outfall and Gully Restoration Project which established a new stable channel for a previously severely eroded gully in NW. Our work prevented an estimated 85 tons of suspended sediment from entering Soapstone Creek each year. Stormwater from

Banneker Pool sometimes feels more like a club than a public pool, with Bad Bunny and Charli XCX blasting across the deck. That's thanks to Marcus Truman, the pool operator and vibe curator at D.C.'s see-and-be-seen summer hangout. 51st.news/banneker-pool-…

Now is a great time to follow and support Street Sense Media

And never ever sleep on Street Sense Media, ever. Best reporting on homelessness, hands down. Sam Plo Kwia Collins, Jr. from Washington Informer is also everywhere, especially in wards 7 and 8. (But then in city hall, and then at a press conference; the man moves around town.)

1/ Have you ever worked in a job where you responded to a natural disaster? From volunteer aid workers to building contractors and first responders, I'm looking to interview folks who have had on-the-ground disaster response jobs for a grist story

Yesterday during my evening commute on the D82 bus, I struggled and couldn’t get my bike into the front rack (mortifying lol 🫠). Want to give a huge shoutout to WMATA driver Aaron, who came out and helped me and was so incredibly nice about it!! Metro Forward Randy Clarke

Have you witnessed ICE picking up people in D.C.? Did you film it or otherwise try to help? I’d love to chat with you for a story! I’m available on Signal at username maustermuhle.09. Thanks!

D.C. officials would probably welcome and support Trump focusing on fixing up federal sites and properties in the city. I mention it a lot, but the Meridian Hill Park Fountain is emblematic of how the federal government and Congress have failed D.C., not the other way around.

When crisis feels overwhelming, history shows we can unite + fix it. Catch a clip below, from my new PBS film Clearing the Air: The War on Smog. Premieres Aug 26, 9pm. I hope you’ll watch. #ClearingTheAirPBS pbs.org/wgbh/americane…

BIG news! Fat Bear Week will take place from September 23-30. The chubby cubby appetizer, Fat Bear Junior, will kick off on September 18-19. Stay tuned for bracket reveals, bear bios, and more details.

If you thought that Rock Creek Park was getting less mowing than usual during the spring and summer, you were right. In late June Mayor Muriel Bowser raised the issue with federal officials, who confirmed that "mowing has been a particular challenge this season."

Ahead of a D.C. Council hearing tomorrow on a bill from Brianne K. Nadeau to create a 10-cent refundable deposit for bottles and cans, her office organized a boat trip up the Anacostia River to show how many bottles come off of streets and sidewalks and end up in the water.

Alaska Native communities in the Western part of the state are being evacuated after extreme weather led to widespread devastation that has reportedly resulted in 1,000+ displaced and at least one confirmed death. This is a crisis and the response has been completely lacking.

🚲 Check out new bike lockers at Foggy Bottom & Eastern Market stations! Soon, 450 lockers, 50 oversized ones, and 100 self-locking racks will be available at 73 stations. Add in 75 repair stations and 600 new U-racks, and it’s a major upgrade.

Total heartbreak of a loss for the Washington Spirit. But they’re such an amazing team, and I’m looking forward to cheering them on next season.

James always had a smile and a kind word to share with everyone around him. Truly an enormous loss for DC and for the Informer family.

This is devastating. This is horrible. This is the very antithesis of what America is. Every Republican should lose in 2026 because of this. Every single one. This is on them. This is on all of them.👇

Some stories we have to tell in this city are a gut punch. This one hurts bad. nbcwashington.app.link/yhVkPR4YMZb

Bowser administration Department of Energy & Environment issues statement on sewage spill falsely claiming the it’s being contained in the canal. In fact it continues to flow directly into Potomac River at 40 million gallons a day.