Starting July 1, 2026, Medicare’s GLP‑1 Bridge will let select Part D enrollees get Wegovy, Zepbound or Foundayo for $50 a month — but strict BMI and health rules apply.

A Tulum‑style "Mar & Bar" called Café Tulúm is slated for Georgetown’s Grace Street, with indoor seating and a 12‑seat streatery listed on licensing paperwork. There’s no opening date yet.

At Sacred Heart in Bowie, descendants and researchers marked Juneteenth while unveiling storyboards and pressing to memorialize hundreds of unmarked graves found on the church hill.

A man was arrested Wednesday in Washington, D.C., in connection with a November armored‑truck robbery in Clinton that investigators say took more than $500,000. Police recovered a firearm and are seeking tips.

Montgomery County police say a shot was reported at Wheaton Regional Park after two men were seen fighting over a gun; a shell casing was recovered and the investigation is active.

Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson pushed back after President Trump attacked Utah’s mail‑in voting, pointing to audits and high return rates while the SAVE America Act faces Senate hurdles. Local officials say the state’s system increased turnout and tightened rolls.

The Education Department is temporarily boosting the autopay interest discount to 1 percentage point starting July 1, 2026. Borrowers have a limited enrollment window to qualify.

A lender filed a foreclosure notice on the Alabama Avenue parcel tied to the Congress Heights redevelopment, putting the project's office component at risk.

Smithsonian’s Starstruck VR experience opens in Penn Quarter — a 40-minute, science-driven walk through a 3D universe built from real telescope data.

Plans to convert 1000 and 1050 Thomas Jefferson St. NW into nearly 300 apartments would add one of Georgetown’s largest multifamily projects in decades.

Georgetown's Kafe Leopold will close on Sunday, June 21, 2026, ending a 21-year run. The owners posted a farewell thanking patrons for two decades of support.

A 228–230-room citizenM hotel is planned for 3401 Water St in Georgetown, converting a historic warehouse into a tech-forward, Marriott-backed property.

Ponte Gadea filed designs to add a rooftop terrace, penthouse and atrium to the landmark National Savings & Trust building at 1445 New York Ave NW. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts will review the proposal.