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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.

The history behind Trump's newly paved Rose Garden

The look is just the latest controversial White House revamp.

Politics & Policy

President Trump&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Rose Garden" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2020/08/22/white-house-rose-garden-flotus-melania-trump" data-vars-content-id="4da98a7f-f7fa-477e-ab0a-143d33b65674" data-vars-headline="The history behind Trump&#x27;s newly paved Rose Garden" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2020/08/22/white-house-rose-garden-flotus-melania-trump" target="_self">Rose Garden</a> revamp is complete — and it is, per POTUS, &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="very white" data-vars-click-url="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/04/trump-touts-rose-garden-remodel/85505619007/" data-vars-content-id="4da98a7f-f7fa-477e-ab0a-143d33b65674" data-vars-headline="The history behind Trump&#x27;s newly paved Rose Garden" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/04/trump-touts-rose-garden-remodel/85505619007/" target="_blank">very white</a>.&quot;Why it matters: Garden-lovers are thorny about the paving-over, though the White House Historical Association tells Axios that controversial remodels are all part of presidential tradition.

When Pope Francis visited D.C. in 2015

Pope Francis was the first pontiff to address a joint session of Congress

History

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Pope Francis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/04/21/pope-francis-dies-easter-monday-vatican" data-vars-content-id="2fe9f67b-0127-48f4-86f5-20df0e459fb1" data-vars-headline="When Pope Francis visited D.C. in 2015" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/04/21/pope-francis-dies-easter-monday-vatican" target="_self">Pope Francis</a>, who died Monday at age 88, last visited D.C. in 2015 during a six-day tour of the U.S.Flashback: Washingtonians welcomed the pontiff at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, two-and-a-half years after he was elected at the Vatican.

Long before Moo Deng, D.C.'s celebrity hippo changed America's zoos

William Johnson "Billy" Hippopotamus changed American zoos.

Culture

Long before <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Moo Deng" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/10/05/moo-deng-baby-pygmy-hippos-united-states-zoos" data-vars-content-id="f6324368-8304-4cef-8e4b-418ffc4b8d4a" data-vars-headline="Long before Moo Deng, D.C.&#x27;s celebrity hippo changed America&#x27;s zoos" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/10/05/moo-deng-baby-pygmy-hippos-united-states-zoos" target="_self">Moo Deng</a> mania, another baby hippo took the world by storm: D.C.&#x27;s own William Johnson &quot;Billy&quot; Hippopotamus, who was gifted to President Calvin Coolidge in the 1920s.Why it matters: In the world of celebrity hippodom, Billy walked so Moo Deng could run.

New D.C. memorials in the works to honor diverse locals

Works are planned for Petworth, Langdon and other neighborhoods.

D.C. is planning four new memorials to celebrate diverse Washingtonians across the city.The big picture: The memorials are part of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Commemorate DC" data-vars-click-url="https://publicinput.com/cwtap" data-vars-content-id="6e803111-4363-45c7-9b5a-880712d67bd4" data-vars-headline="New D.C. memorials in the works to honor diverse locals" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://publicinput.com/cwtap" target="_blank">Commemorate DC</a>, a District program working to bring public art installations honoring locals of color to neighborhoods where these types of works tend to be less concentrated.<ul><li>They will be located in Petworth, Langdon, Deanwood, and Congress Heights.</li></ul>

Hidden treasures at the Library of Congress, revealed

James Madison's crystal flute is just the start.

Historical treasures, many previously hidden in the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Library of Congress" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/04/13/daddy-yankee-gasolina-library-of-congress-history" data-vars-content-id="783782d8-d0da-4d7e-afe8-08c0a8467a18" data-vars-headline="Hidden treasures at the Library of Congress, revealed" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/04/13/daddy-yankee-gasolina-library-of-congress-history" target="_self">Library of Congress</a>&#x27; vast vaults, will be on display as part of a new exhibition starting June 13.Why it matters: The Library of Congress holds over 178 million items in its collections, and thanks to a $10 million donation from philanthropist <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="David Rubenstein" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2023/10/26/pandas-leaving-national-zoo-david-rubenstein-habitat" data-vars-content-id="783782d8-d0da-4d7e-afe8-08c0a8467a18" data-vars-headline="Hidden treasures at the Library of Congress, revealed" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2023/10/26/pandas-leaving-national-zoo-david-rubenstein-habitat" target="_self">David Rubenstein</a>, some of its most precious pieces will be displayed in a new gallery.

A CIA mission, Howard Hughes: The secret history of the Baltimore bridge's crane

The Chesapeake 1000, aka "Chessy," was used in a covert CIA mission.

The enormous crane being used to clear the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="collapsed Baltimore bridge" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/04/05/biden-visit-baltimore-bridge-collapse-recovery" data-vars-content-id="5d840e9a-6ee6-41f8-b5bf-e86806d73a3f" data-vars-headline="A CIA mission, Howard Hughes: The secret history of the Baltimore bridge&#x27;s crane" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/04/05/biden-visit-baltimore-bridge-collapse-recovery" target="_self">collapsed Baltimore bridge</a> Baltimore bridge has a backstory that reads like a Spielberg spy movie: Cold War espionage, a covert CIA mission, and … Howard Hughes?The big picture: A huge <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="crane" data-vars-click-url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/03/29/baltimore-bridge-collapse-crane-cleanup/" data-vars-content-id="5d840e9a-6ee6-41f8-b5bf-e86806d73a3f" data-vars-headline="A CIA mission, Howard Hughes: The secret history of the Baltimore bridge&#x27;s crane" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/03/29/baltimore-bridge-collapse-crane-cleanup/" target="_blank">crane</a> — one of the East Coast&#x27;s largest — arrived in Baltimore last month to help remove the precarious jumble of debris from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Dim sum, tea, art shows, and other D.C. Women's History Month events

Women's History Month brings a bunch of cool events to the table.

Things to Do

,,Women&#x27;s History Month brings a bunch of cool events to the table.Why it matters: The celebration of female contribution and creativity spans art, theater, food, and more.

The Mount Vernon actor who brings Washington's world to life

It's a nuanced form of acting that's part method, part improv, and all rooted in PhD-level research and accuracy.

You probably know <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mount Vernon" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2023/09/01/george-washington-ice-cream" data-vars-content-id="f306629d-1c49-44f8-ae6c-3ea8d23751bf" data-vars-headline="The Mount Vernon actor who brings Washington&#x27;s world to life" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2023/09/01/george-washington-ice-cream" target="_self">Mount Vernon</a> as George and Martha Washington&#x27;s historic estate near Alexandria, but it&#x27;s also one of the D.C. area&#x27;s largest living stages.Why it matters: A cast of six &quot;historical interpretive actors&quot; keeps 18th-century history alive through a nuanced form of acting that&#x27;s part method, part improv, and all rooted in PhD-level research and accuracy.

George Washington's birthday parade goes big in Alexandria this year

The annual <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="George Washington Birthday Parade" data-vars-click-url="https://washingtonbirthday.com/" data-vars-content-id="b2c18e41-17b6-4c59-9514-3f5db36c5884" data-vars-headline="George Washington&#x27;s birthday parade goes big in Alexandria this year" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://washingtonbirthday.com/" target="_blank">George Washington Birthday Parade</a> is back in Alexandria on Monday — a tradition now in its 101st year.Why it matters: The Presidents Day procession is always a festive time in Old Town, and this year everyone&#x27;s going extra big for Alexandria&#x27;s 275th anniversary.

D.C.'s Black history mapped in new interactive tool

The map shows how Black Washingtonians shaped the nation's capital.

D.C. recently launched a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new interactive map" data-vars-click-url="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f47da636fde84cfc855ff60b059d1adc" data-vars-content-id="77948438-b641-4c87-9f5a-3c1d58211264" data-vars-headline="D.C.&#x27;s Black history mapped in new interactive tool" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f47da636fde84cfc855ff60b059d1adc" target="_blank">new interactive map</a> tracing over two centuries of African American history and culture in Washington.Why it matters: The map, which marks nearly 300 city locations of significance, shows how Black Washingtonians shaped the nation&#x27;s capital, which was known until recently as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="&quot;Chocolate City.&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications/goodbye-to-chocolate-city/" data-vars-content-id="77948438-b641-4c87-9f5a-3c1d58211264" data-vars-headline="D.C.&#x27;s Black history mapped in new interactive tool" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications/goodbye-to-chocolate-city/" target="_blank">&quot;Chocolate City.&quot;</a>