Afternoon Buzz: As office-centric downtowns struggle, suburbs cater to the laptop crowd

D.C.-area schools to step up security in wake of Texas school shooting; D.C. elections: Where the Democratic attorney general candidates stand; Blue crab population in Chesapeake Bay hits record low; Union Station operator blasts Amtrak bid to take over by eminent domain; I was a kid when a classmate was shot and killed. That trauma lasts.; Judge Florence Pan nominated to Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit; After splashy opening, Whittle School faces financial struggles ; MS-13 leader describes killings of two teens over bad assumptions; Lawsuit alleges Alexandria has been polluting Potomac with coal tar; Remembering Florence Merriam Bailey, the bird woman of Washington; Stephen Strasburg is back on the bump, and that's a start for the Nats; Who's afraid of Daniel Snyder? NFL owners, apparently.; Changes are coming to 16th Street Heights ; The D.C. punk family is putting on a benefit for drummer Kent Stacks; Why we are opening a new abortion clinic in Maryland; I am an unhoused person. Here's what happened to me in Adams Morgan.; Virginia learned the hard way that lower standards don't benefit students ; Facing the truth in the Land of Lee; An ode to spring in the Washington region ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Local news you don't want to miss.     (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) As office-centric downtowns struggle, suburbs cater to the laptop crowd Developers are adding outdoor co-working space — bocce ball, anyone? — to attract remote workers to stores and restaurants. By Katherine Shaver ●  Read more »   D.C.-area schools to step up security in wake of Texas school shooting School systems in the D.C. region indicated they would add a security presence for reassurance. By Martin Weil and Nicole Asbury ●  Read more »   D.C. elections: Where the Democratic attorney general candidates stand Three candidates are hoping to become the Democratic nominee for D.C. attorney general on June 21. By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »   Blue crab population in Chesapeake Bay hits record low A new survey shows the number of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay dropped to 227 million, marking the "lowest abundance observed" in more than three decades of tracking the crustaceans. By Dana Hedgpeth ●  Read more »   Union Station operator blasts Amtrak bid to take over by eminent domain The company that owns subleasing rights at Washington's Union Station says Amtrak is attempting an "unlawful condemnation" and making a "grossly inadequate" $250 million offer. By Luz Lazo ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   I was a kid when a classmate was shot and killed. That trauma lasts. The trauma from the Uvalde shooting will reach further and last longer than anyone will be able to see. Another Texas shooting showed me that. Perspective ●  By Theresa Vargas ●  Read more »   Judge Florence Pan nominated to Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Pan became a federal judge last year, after more than a decade on D.C.'s Superior Court. By Rachel Weiner ●  Read more »   After splashy opening, Whittle School faces financial struggles The Whittle School & Studios opened nearly three years ago with aims for a global network of campuses. For now, its founder has a humbler goal: to stay open in Washington. By Nick Anderson ●  Read more »   MS-13 leader describes killings of two teens over bad assumptions The gang falsely believed one of the teens to be a spy for rivals, the other a police informant. By Salvador Rizzo ●  Read more »   Lawsuit alleges Alexandria has been polluting Potomac with coal tar City officials said they have worked with Virginia officials to remediate the remnants of contamination at a former gas plant in Old Town. By Teo Armus ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Remembering Florence Merriam Bailey, the bird woman of Washington Florence Merriam Bailey's "Birds Through an Opera-Glass" inspired a new way of birding. Perspective ●  By John Kelly ●  Read more »   Stephen Strasburg is back on the bump, and that's a start for the Nats They're "baby steps," but Strasburg was feeling good after a rehab start. The Nationals need that to continue. Perspective ●  By Barry Svrluga ●  Read more »   Who's afraid of Daniel Snyder? NFL owners, apparently. By tolerating Snyder, NFL owners are only hurting themselves. Perspective ●  By John Feinstein ●  Read more »   Changes are coming to 16th Street Heights WHERE WE LIVE | Bordering Rock Creek Park on its northwest corner, the Northwest Washington neighborhood contains multitudes. By Hope Hodge Seck ●  Read more »   The D.C. punk family is putting on a benefit for drummer Kent Stacks The drummer for punk pioneers Scream is undergoing treatment for lung cancer. His band will perform at Black Cat on June 2. By Hau Chu ●  Read more »     Opinions Why we are opening a new abortion clinic in Maryland Opinion ●  By Morgan Nuzzo ●  Read more »   I am an unhoused person. Here's what happened to me in Adams Morgan. Opinion ●  By Gasim Hashim ●  Read more »   Virginia learned the hard way that lower standards don't benefit students Opinion ●  By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Facing the truth in the Land of Lee Opinion ●  By Laura Brodie ●  Read more »   An ode to spring in the Washington region Opinion ●  By Richard B. Karel ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Local Headlines for important local stories in D.C., Va. and Md., around 8 a.m. on weekdays. Sign up »

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