DowntownerDC: Commanders Are Heading Back to D.C.
By • August 11, 2025 0 451
Commanders Heading Back to the District
The District Council voted earlier this month to approve a deal that would bring the Washington Commanders, D.C.’s NFL team, back to the District of Columbia. The Council voted 9-3 to approve the plans for a stadium where RFK Stadium still sits: 2400 East Capitol St. NE, to be exact. The nearly 200-acre property is set to become a mixed-use development with retail shops, housing, sports fields, parking and, of course, the Commanders stadium.
It’s Official: Our Traffic Is the Nation’s Worst
Washington, D.C., has yet another accolade to add to our list — except this one shouldn’t exactly be celebrated. D.C. has taken the top spot of worst traffic in America from Los Angeles. The average commute to work in the District is 33.4 minutes. On a regular weekday, traffic congestion lasts over six and a half hours. Those numbers result in commuters spending the equivalent of more than two months in traffic every year.
Pirro Confirmed as U.S. Attorney for the District
New U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro.
On Aug. 2, the Senate voted along party lines to confirm former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, a role she has filled since May on an interim basis, appointed by President Trump to replace Edward Martin Jr. Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Tim Scott of South Carolina and Roger Wicker of Mississippi, as well as Democratic Sens. Peter Welch of Vermont and Ruben Gallego of Arizona, did not vote.
‘New Kind of Food Hall’ Opens on 14th St. NW
More than 25 restaurants will be part of Wonder, a food hall offering dine-in, takeout and delivery options that opened last month at 1925 14th Street NW. Expect to see chefs like José Andrés and restaurants like Di Fara Pizza, serving Brooklyn pies, and Marcus Samuelsson’s Streetbird at this “new kind of food hall,” which hopes to disrupt traditional food delivery. There are plans for almost 10 D.C.-area locations by the end of the year.
Albert Pike Statue to be Restored, Reinstalled
Microabrasive cleaning of the controversial Albert Pike statue. Courtesy NPS.
In line with other Trump administration interventions, the National Park Service announced that it will restore and reinstall a statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike (1809-1891) that was pulled down during riots in the summer of 2020. The controversial statue, formerly at 3rd and D Streets NW, honors Pike for his Freemasonry leadership, including three decades as Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite’s Southern Jurisdiction.
