Hey! Get excited for Capitol Hill's first-ever porch fest! thehillishome.com/2026/10/the-...

US DOT is proposing a federal rule change to give more transit money to places with higher marriage & birth rates www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... Such a rule would direct money to places with more driving, more homeowners, more white people, & wealthier people www.urban.org/urban-wire/d...

Lol. Well, 75% of North American bird species are in decline, so you really can’t go wrong appreciating any and all birds atm 🦉

Luke O'Neil@lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hate it when you see what you think is a cool bird and you look it up later and it’s called like the Common Dumb Asshole. “Birders throughout history have hated its guts. It can’t even fly right.” I thought I saw an interesting guy.

Let books be. Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, an annual observation started more than 40 years ago in response to a sudden surge in attempts to censor or remove books in libraries, schools, and bookstores. Sound familiar? Find ways to get involved and spread the word: https://bit.ly/4yvixbB.

Election Day is Nov. 3. 🗳️ Get ready with DC Public Library. Learn more about the election and make your voting plan before you head to the polls. https://bit.ly/4dH3WQ8

The “Black Modernism” architectural walking tour is taking place now, starting at Benning Rd metro station. Still time to go and catch up if you leave asap. dcpreservation.org/event/tour-n...

Walking Tour: Northeast Modernist Architecture

Please join the DC Preservation League for this walking tour exploring Black Built Modernist Buildings along Benning Road in Washington, DC. This tour will be led by Imania Price…

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Several armed burglaries have occurred recently in our community and the suspects appear to be juveniles. Police are offering a $10,000 reward for info that leads to their arrest. mpdc.dc.gov/release/mpd-...

“the National Capital Planning Commission agreed almost unanimously that the Commanders needed to make changes to the plan” 🙏 dc.citycast.fm/business-dev...

Kingman Park Neighbors Gain Ground in the RFK Garage Fight · City Cast DC

Councilmembers and federal planners pushed the Commanders to rethink "Garage G2" after hours of neighbor testimony.

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Eastern’s homecoming parade is one of my favorite neighborhood events 💕

“We already have an established neighborhood, and it's called Kingman Park… And you're putting the biggest parking deck in the history of Washington, D.C., in between that neighborhood and the water." www.wusa9.com/article/news...

The new Commanders Stadium would have "the largest parking garage ever built in DC history, with 3,600 parking spaces at nine stories high.” Residents are rightly outraged for what is way, way too much parking for a dense urban neighborhood. 3,600 spots is not "transit first." #washingtondc

D.C. Residents Push Back on RFK Stadium Master Plan

Testimony revealed deep anxieties over massive parking structures, transit gaps and environmental protections surrounding the 180-acre campus.

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“Parking, energy among top concerns for neighbors as RFK Stadium development moves forward” www.wusa9.com/article/news...

Many thanks to everyone who testified before the DC Council today and/or submitted remarks opposing the proposed parking garages in the RFK Master Plan. The record remains open until October 12! lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/hea...

There have been recent changes at and around the new RFK Stadium Site. Due to ongoing construction, a temporary U-turn lane has been installed, connecting WB traffic from C St directly to Independence Ave SE. Be aware of traffic signal adjustments, as more closures are planned.

“It’s inexcusable that Mayor Bowser and the DC Council didn’t work with WMATA to address transit access to RFK before jamming through a heinous deal.” AGREED!

Greater Greater Washington@ggwash.org · 2w ago

The new Commanders stadium needs to be served by hardcore bus prioritization and world-class walkability and bikeability if DC wants a chance at avoiding a traffic nightmare every Sunday.

One of America’s great wildlife recoveries is coming undone. Across the Chesapeake this year, Bryan Watts and his colleagues at William & Mary’s Center for Conservation Biology recorded the worst osprey breeding season they have ever documented.

Ospreys are disappearing along the East Coast. Scientists think they know why.

At the center of a widening crisis for one of the nation's great wildlife comebacks is a fish most Americans would hardly recognize.

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Happy World Car-Free Day to all who celebrate!

World Car-Free Day on 22 September a great opportunity to reduce air pollution

Every year on or around 22 September, cities across the globe celebrate World Car-Free Day, encouraging motorists to give up their cars for a day. The event highlights the numerous benefits of going c...

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When the ambition to destroy culture is bottomless, the anger must be even deeper, culture critic Philip Kennicott writes. When there is new governance in Washington, the Kennedy Center must be among the things investigated, because it was always the bellwether. Read more: https://wapo.st/4y85I6T

🚨 We’re calling it: Summer is over in DC. After 50 days of 90+ heat and one of our 10 hottest summers on record, the pattern has finally flipped. 70s today. 60s Tuesday and Wednesday. And no sustained heat in sight. Welcome, fall. 🍂 Link: www.capitalweather.com/we-declare-s...

We declare summer over. Welcome autumn.

A sharp turn toward cooler weather means summer is over in DC, just as autumn officially arrives.

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Join CM Felder and Project Exec Hanlon will be hosting an RFK site walkthrough on Weds Sept 30, 5-6:30 PM. Meet at East Cap & 19th.

More ‘great news’ for neighbors of RFK: “Through innovative technology and acoustics designed to maximize crowd energy, the stadium will deliver one of the loudest environments in sports”. www.bizjournals.com/washington/n...

Washington Commanders reveal interior design of planned $3.8B domed stadium with wraparound seating bowl - Washington Business Journal

New renderings from the Washington Commanders show a wraparound seating bowl for the planned 70,000-seat domed stadium that maximizes crowd noise and allows for clear slight lines.

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The Commanders’ parking designs came out last week (www.ncpc.gov/files/projec...). Looks cheap and depressing. They’ll be presenting this at the NCPC meeting in October. Please write the NCPC and/or sign up to testify (www.ncpc.gov/participate/...).

“Change in Hill East: Plans for RFK, Reservation 13 and the DC Armory” (overview) www.hillrag.com/2026/09/13/c...

The desecration of DC: from a giant arch to a nuke-proof bunker, Trump’s legacy-building blingfest is an architectural atrocity

The desecration of DC: from a giant arch to a nuke-proof bunker, Trump’s legacy-building blingfest is an architectural atrocity

A bloated ballroom, a six-storey military HQ, a helipad-cum-cocktail patio, a gilded angel on a giant arch honouring himself … our architecture critic deplores the decorator-in-chief’s mutilation of Washington

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Nice ride on the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail this morning with CM Felder’s office, @waba.org, Bike House, Ward 7 neighbors and others.

CM Felder’s office is organizing a bike ride tomorrow, Sunday 9/13. Meet at The Fields, 10 AM 🚲

Commanders’ NFL Personal Seat Licenses: “The team and Events DC have said PSL sales could raise up to $975 million toward [stadium] construction… A researcher who's studied their resale value says buyer beware.” www.wusa9.com/article/news...

“The transfer agreement does not approve the demolition of the Armory building” www.notus.org/metro/dc-arm...

D.C. Is on Track to Control Armory Land Near RFK Stadium

A planning commission voted to transfer jurisdiction of the land, the first step in giving the city authority over it.

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'Roaring winds toppled scores of trees, some onto wires, cars, & homes, rocked commercial jets stranded on Reagan National Airport’s runways, blew transformers & cut power to >150,000 customers across the region. “I’ve never seen a storm like that in my life”' www.capitalweather.com/how-thursday...

How Thursday night’s DC storms became so violent — and produced nonstop lightning

Fierce storms blasted DC with damaging winds, torrential rain, and extraordinary lightning, fueled by extreme atmospheric instability.

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Give your local urban forester a hug, a beer/cool water, or a heartfelt thank you today. I’m sure they need it & would appreciate it.