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Scoop: Actor Jon Bernthal buys $3.75M house in D.C.

"The Punisher" and "His & Hers" star is planting roots around his hometown.

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Hollywood hotshot Jon Bernthal recently dropped $3.75 million on a home in Chevy Chase, D.C., real estate sources tell Axios — a sign &quot;The Punisher&quot; is planting roots back home.Why it matters: In a town where senators count as celebrity sightings, &quot;The Bear&quot; and &quot;Walking Dead&quot; star showing up at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Wizards games" data-vars-click-url="https://x.com/WashWizards/status/2013376385692123593" data-vars-content-id="2295a3de-c2ba-4f2e-9250-797a8bff49f7" data-vars-headline="Scoop: Actor Jon Bernthal buys $3.75M house in D.C." data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://x.com/WashWizards/status/2013376385692123593" target="_blank">Wizards games</a> and beloved <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="red-sauce joints" data-vars-click-url="https://www.popville.com/2026/01/dcs-own-spotted-jon-bernthal-filomena/" data-vars-content-id="2295a3de-c2ba-4f2e-9250-797a8bff49f7" data-vars-headline="Scoop: Actor Jon Bernthal buys $3.75M house in D.C." data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.popville.com/2026/01/dcs-own-spotted-jon-bernthal-filomena/" target="_blank">red-sauce joints</a> qualifies as actual star power.

Exclusive: D.C.'s snowstorm failures lead resident to run for mayor

Rini Sampath blasts the top candidates for mayor as political insiders

A D.C. resident fed up with the city&#x27;s snow response is running for mayor.Why it matters: Rini Sampath, 31, is entering the growing field as a political outsider, telling Axios she will focus on government efficiency.

Jesse Jackson's D.C. legacy

Jesse Jackson became the city's top statehood advocate in the 1990s

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Jesse Jackson" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/17/jesse-jackson-dies-civil-rights-leader" data-vars-content-id="b1dd9a96-8568-4f90-a3f2-f61a2e5d6fda" data-vars-headline="Jesse Jackson&#x27;s D.C. legacy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/17/jesse-jackson-dies-civil-rights-leader" target="_self">Jesse Jackson</a> once considered running for D.C. mayor, before becoming the city&#x27;s first shadow senator in the 1990s, lending the statehood cause a national spotlight.Why it matters: Jackson, who died on Tuesday at 84, leaves a local legacy of activism.

Peak bloom may hit later due to our brutal winter

Plus: New saplings arrive at the Tidal Basin.

Peak <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="cherry blossom" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2023/02/22/cherry-trees-plum-trees-dc" data-vars-content-id="1fb62a16-0fe9-4c55-b09f-fc3c6b06ea11" data-vars-headline="Peak bloom may hit later due to our brutal winter" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2023/02/22/cherry-trees-plum-trees-dc" target="_self">cherry blossom</a> bloom could arrive later than recent years thanks to D.C.&#x27;s record-breaking cold.Why it matters: It&#x27;s been a brutal winter — <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="snowcrete" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/28/snow-emergency-extended-as-snowcrete-slows-dc-cleanup" data-vars-content-id="1fb62a16-0fe9-4c55-b09f-fc3c6b06ea11" data-vars-headline="Peak bloom may hit later due to our brutal winter" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/28/snow-emergency-extended-as-snowcrete-slows-dc-cleanup" target="_self">snowcrete</a>, the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="sewage spill" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/02/13/sewage-spill-potomac-river-safety-fishing-swimming-future" data-vars-content-id="1fb62a16-0fe9-4c55-b09f-fc3c6b06ea11" data-vars-headline="Peak bloom may hit later due to our brutal winter" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/02/13/sewage-spill-potomac-river-safety-fishing-swimming-future" target="_self">sewage spill</a> — and the District could use some floral joy ASAP.

Trump-stacked commission eyes Pennsylvania Avenue overhaul

The last overhaul of the 1.2-mile stretch came in the 1970s.

Development

Federal officials want to move on a &quot;once-in-a-generation opportunity&quot; to remake Pennsylvania Avenue.Why it matters: America&#x27;s Main Street — once considered <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the most prized commercial stretch of D.C." data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/04/23/most-expensive-street-commercial-real-estate" data-vars-content-id="ee09af7a-ef24-4fe0-954d-efd19df4ef85" data-vars-headline="Trump-stacked commission eyes Pennsylvania Avenue overhaul" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/04/23/most-expensive-street-commercial-real-estate" target="_self">the most prized commercial stretch of D.C.</a> — needs some sprucing up.

D.C. developments to watch in 2026

We have updates on 11th Street Bridge Park, Bezos Learning Center and more.

It&#x27;s a new year for D.C. — time to check in on some real estate projects happening around town.Why it matters: The DMV&#x27;s skyline is constantly evolving, with future developments always in the pipeline — think <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Therme" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/03/20/therme-wellness-saunas-thermal-baths-waterslides-renderings" data-vars-content-id="1fe03bad-c81f-4d19-8861-065f86b5198d" data-vars-headline="D.C. developments to watch in 2026" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/03/20/therme-wellness-saunas-thermal-baths-waterslides-renderings" target="_self">Therme</a>, or a new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Southwest neighborhood" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/02/03/federal-offices-national-mall-wharf-residential" data-vars-content-id="1fe03bad-c81f-4d19-8861-065f86b5198d" data-vars-headline="D.C. developments to watch in 2026" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/02/03/federal-offices-national-mall-wharf-residential" target="_self">Southwest neighborhood</a> — but it can take years to see progress.

What architecture experts like — and don't — about Commanders' stadium designs

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Washington Commanders" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/13/washington-commanders-stadium-architect-hks" data-vars-content-id="6ebe4606-62fc-482a-b6a9-e97be35cda47" data-vars-headline="What architecture experts like — and don&#x27;t — about Commanders&#x27; stadium designs" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/13/washington-commanders-stadium-architect-hks" target="_self">Washington Commanders</a> just released renderings of their future stadium at the RFK site — and the exterior, ringed by a white colonnade, appears to satisfy <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Trump allies&#x27; request for classical features" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/07/trump-allies-classical-design-new-commanders-stadium" data-vars-content-id="6ebe4606-62fc-482a-b6a9-e97be35cda47" data-vars-headline="What architecture experts like — and don&#x27;t — about Commanders&#x27; stadium designs" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/07/trump-allies-classical-design-new-commanders-stadium" target="_self">Trump allies&#x27; request for classical features</a>.Why it matters: The first look from architect HKS says a lot about the $3.7 billion project, and how it could integrate — or not — into D.C.&#x27;s skyline for decades to come.

East Wing expansion plans revealed as Trump team pushes for fast-track approval

The White House's plans now also include a two-story West Wing colonnade.

Politics & Policy

The new East Wing addition is slated to be two stories, and rise to the same height as the White House, according to plans the architect for President Trump&#x27;s ballroom revealed Thursday. <ul><li>The glowup could now also include adding a second-story addition to the existing West Wing colonnade so the two wings are symmetrical. </li></ul>

Former Key Bridge Marriott site to be developed into housing, hotel, green space

Expect housing, a hotel and public green space.

The developer of the former <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Key Bridge Marriott" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/06/12/key-bridge-marriott-demolition" data-vars-content-id="541de2a8-ee00-4da4-a56f-995d187070e2" data-vars-headline="Former Key Bridge Marriott site to be developed into housing, hotel, green space" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/06/12/key-bridge-marriott-demolition" target="_self">Key Bridge Marriott</a> site has released plans to reimagine the area.Why it matters: The future of the prime piece of land — which sits by the Key Bridge in Rosslyn, overlooking the Potomac — has been a local point of chatter since Marriott vacated the building several years ago.

Maryland becomes new data center battleground as demand soars

Northern Virginia isn't the only local hotbed of industry activity — or opposition.

The data center wars are heating up in Maryland.Why it matters: When DMV residents think of data centers — and the opposition to them — they likely think of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Northern Virginia" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/10/13/data-centers-us-pushback" data-vars-content-id="93f7b497-f512-471e-8748-dbe4b238afe9" data-vars-headline="Maryland becomes new data center battleground as demand soars" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/10/13/data-centers-us-pushback" target="_self">Northern Virginia</a>, home to the world&#x27;s biggest collection and much local <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="pushback" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/12/12/data-centers-northern-virginia-historic-battlefields" data-vars-content-id="93f7b497-f512-471e-8748-dbe4b238afe9" data-vars-headline="Maryland becomes new data center battleground as demand soars" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/12/12/data-centers-northern-virginia-historic-battlefields" target="_self">pushback</a> against their spread.

Trump's new ballroom architect has fingerprints all over D.C.

He's defended Brutalism and called out Trump's travel ban on immigrants.

There&#x27;s a new architect spearheading the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="White House ballroom" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/31/white-house-ballroom-trump" data-vars-content-id="fee6cb43-720a-4789-a9a5-176878520e83" data-vars-headline="Trump&#x27;s new ballroom architect has fingerprints all over D.C." data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/31/white-house-ballroom-trump" target="_self">White House ballroom</a> project — and his fingerprints are already all over Washington.The big picture: It&#x27;s the latest installment in a story that&#x27;s sent angry thumbs flying across <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Beltway" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/10/21/trump-white-house-east-wing-renovation-backlash" data-vars-content-id="fee6cb43-720a-4789-a9a5-176878520e83" data-vars-headline="Trump&#x27;s new ballroom architect has fingerprints all over D.C." data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/10/21/trump-white-house-east-wing-renovation-backlash" target="_self">Beltway</a> group chats, and comes as President Trump&#x27;s plans for the East Wing project grow <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="larger and costlier" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/trump-white-house-ballroom.html" data-vars-content-id="fee6cb43-720a-4789-a9a5-176878520e83" data-vars-headline="Trump&#x27;s new ballroom architect has fingerprints all over D.C." data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/trump-white-house-ballroom.html" target="_blank">larger and costlier</a>.

Poll: Should Dulles be overhauled at the "speed of Trump"?

The president says his administrations has an "amazing plan" for a glow up.

Dulles is already undergoing a big <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="renovation" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/07/23/dulles-airport-master-plan-expansion" data-vars-content-id="0a3b06a1-d4b7-4194-8994-a301a04340c5" data-vars-headline="Poll: Should Dulles be overhauled at the &quot;speed of Trump&quot;?" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/07/23/dulles-airport-master-plan-expansion" target="_self">renovation</a>, but the Trump administration has its own ideas for &quot;a complete refresh&quot; — and wants it done &quot;at the speed of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Trump" data-vars-click-url="https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-launches-new-initiative-revitalize" data-vars-content-id="0a3b06a1-d4b7-4194-8994-a301a04340c5" data-vars-headline="Poll: Should Dulles be overhauled at the &quot;speed of Trump&quot;?" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-launches-new-initiative-revitalize" target="_blank">Trump</a>.&quot;Why it matters: It&#x27;s another example of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="&quot;Decorator-in-Chief&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/15/trump-white-house-remodel-plans" data-vars-content-id="0a3b06a1-d4b7-4194-8994-a301a04340c5" data-vars-headline="Poll: Should Dulles be overhauled at the &quot;speed of Trump&quot;?" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/15/trump-white-house-remodel-plans" target="_self">&quot;Decorator-in-Chief&quot;</a> vowing to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="&quot;beautify&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/25/trump-dc-crime-federal-takeover" data-vars-content-id="0a3b06a1-d4b7-4194-8994-a301a04340c5" data-vars-headline="Poll: Should Dulles be overhauled at the &quot;speed of Trump&quot;?" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/25/trump-dc-crime-federal-takeover" target="_self">&quot;beautify&quot;</a> the area.

Friendship Heights is in the midst of a housing and retail revival

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Friendship Heights" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2022/12/02/friendship-heights-apartments-affordable-housing" data-vars-content-id="f15ce53a-0d43-4b5e-b0de-1d08727eeaad" data-vars-headline="Friendship Heights is in the midst of a housing and retail revival" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2022/12/02/friendship-heights-apartments-affordable-housing" target="_self">Friendship Heights</a> is experiencing a wave of new development.The big picture: The openings are part of a push to resuscitate the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="neighborhood" data-vars-click-url="https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2023/10/23/friendship-heights-alliance-natalie-avery.html" data-vars-content-id="f15ce53a-0d43-4b5e-b0de-1d08727eeaad" data-vars-headline="Friendship Heights is in the midst of a housing and retail revival" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2023/10/23/friendship-heights-alliance-natalie-avery.html" target="_blank">neighborhood</a> from a corridor filled with aging buildings and retail closures into a bustling mixed-use destination.

Washington furious over Trump's East Wing demo

The agency that has to sign off on the president's ballroom plans is closed for the shutdown.

The sight of bulldozers smashing into the White House&#x27;s East Wing — almost three weeks into a federal shutdown — is sending shockwaves among certain circles in Washington, with some wondering: Is this even allowed?Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="President Trump" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/20/trump-white-house-east-wing-construction-ballroom-photos" data-vars-content-id="c139284c-d248-433f-844f-ccbb2c0a64bb" data-vars-headline="Washington furious over Trump&#x27;s East Wing demo" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/20/trump-white-house-east-wing-construction-ballroom-photos" target="_self">President Trump</a> originally claimed his <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ballroom" data-vars-click-url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/20/white-house-begins-demolishing-east-wing-facade-build-trumps-ballroom/" data-vars-content-id="c139284c-d248-433f-844f-ccbb2c0a64bb" data-vars-headline="Washington furious over Trump&#x27;s East Wing demo" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/20/white-house-begins-demolishing-east-wing-facade-build-trumps-ballroom/" target="_blank">ballroom</a> project wouldn&#x27;t &quot;interfere&quot; with the current White House structure.<ul><li>And the $250 million <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="addition" data-vars-click-url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/20/white-house-begins-demolishing-east-wing-facade-build-trumps-ballroom/" data-vars-content-id="c139284c-d248-433f-844f-ccbb2c0a64bb" data-vars-headline="Washington furious over Trump&#x27;s East Wing demo" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/20/white-house-begins-demolishing-east-wing-facade-build-trumps-ballroom/" target="_blank">addition</a> — which POTUS is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="funding" data-vars-click-url="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115408594704490513" data-vars-content-id="c139284c-d248-433f-844f-ccbb2c0a64bb" data-vars-headline="Washington furious over Trump&#x27;s East Wing demo" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115408594704490513" target="_blank">funding</a> — seems to be increasing in scope: Trump said it&#x27;ll fit <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="999 people" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/us/politics/trump-white-house-east-wing-demolition-ballroom.html" data-vars-content-id="c139284c-d248-433f-844f-ccbb2c0a64bb" data-vars-headline="Washington furious over Trump&#x27;s East Wing demo" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/us/politics/trump-white-house-east-wing-demolition-ballroom.html" target="_blank">999 people</a> when it&#x27;s finished by the end of his term, up from original estimates of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="650" data-vars-click-url="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/07/the-white-house-announces-white-house-ballroom-construction-to-begin/" data-vars-content-id="c139284c-d248-433f-844f-ccbb2c0a64bb" data-vars-headline="Washington furious over Trump&#x27;s East Wing demo" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/07/the-white-house-announces-white-house-ballroom-construction-to-begin/" target="_blank">650</a>.</li></ul>

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Trump-stacked commission eyes Pennsylvania Avenue overhaul

D.C. developments to watch in 2026

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East Wing expansion plans revealed as Trump team pushes for fast-track approval

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