WAMU: Local News https://wamu.org/ News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:04:16 +0000 en-US Copyright WAMU 88.5 FM American University Radio - For Personal Use Only Local News from WAMU 88.5 FM American University Radio WAMU 88.5 WAMU 88.5 podcasts@wamu.org News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area. News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area. WAMU 88.5 podcasts@wamu.org 326324 clean No https://wamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wamu-885-tile.png WAMU: Local News https://wamu.org/ https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.6 120991863 How Trump’s rush to build an arch is rewriting construction rules in historic places https://wamu.org/story/26/07/24/trump-triumphal-arch-construction-preservation/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:18:15 +0000 Kellen Quigley, Alison Brody https://wamu.org/story/26/07/24/trump-triumphal-arch-construction-preservation/ no no no 4:00 Kellen Quigley, Alison Brody Get Out There: Cooling down at our favorite ice cream shops in the D.C. region https://wamu.org/story/26/07/24/get-out-there-cooling-down-at-our-favorite-ice-cream-shops-in-the-d-c-region/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:19:06 +0000 Kayla Hewitt, Tamika Smith https://wamu.org/story/26/07/24/get-out-there-cooling-down-at-our-favorite-ice-cream-shops-in-the-d-c-region/ no no no 4:12 Kayla Hewitt, Tamika Smith This Prince George’s County resident fears his dream career may be out of reach with new limits on graduate student loan borrowing https://wamu.org/story/26/07/22/md-graduate-students-face-new-borrowing-limits/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:27:36 +0000 Chris Remington, Esther Ciammachilli, Lauren Sausser https://wamu.org/story/26/07/22/md-graduate-students-face-new-borrowing-limits/ no no no 3:53 Chris Remington, Esther Ciammachilli, Lauren Sausser The past — and future — of Northern Virginia’s ‘Data Center Alley’ https://wamu.org/story/26/07/21/the-past-and-future-of-northern-virginias-data-center-alley/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:39:06 +0000 Tamika Smith, Alison Brody https://wamu.org/story/26/07/21/the-past-and-future-of-northern-virginias-data-center-alley/ no no no 7:06 Tamika Smith, Alison Brody WAMU’s Week Ahead: Data center pushback, Metro Board votes on RFK, our D.C. ice cream roundup https://wamu.org/story/26/07/20/wamus-week-ahead-push-back-data-centers-northern-virginia-montgomery-county-metro-board-vote-rfk-ice-cream-roundup/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:25:46 +0000 Jackson Sinnenberg, Esther Ciammachilli https://wamu.org/story/26/07/20/wamus-week-ahead-push-back-data-centers-northern-virginia-montgomery-county-metro-board-vote-rfk-ice-cream-roundup/ no no no 3:55 Jackson Sinnenberg, Esther Ciammachilli Glen Echo Park’s organ is one hundred. The man keeping it working says it has a lot more music to play https://wamu.org/story/26/07/17/glen-echo-park-organ-100/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:46:57 +0000 Matt Blitz, Tyrone Turner https://wamu.org/story/26/07/17/glen-echo-park-organ-100/ no no no 4:23 Matt Blitz, Tyrone Turner Dave Isay: Connecting with a stranger is a ‘patriotic act’ https://wamu.org/story/26/07/16/storycorp-morning-edition-npr-250-birthday/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:37:59 +0000 Tamika Smith, Alison Brody https://wamu.org/story/26/07/16/storycorp-morning-edition-npr-250-birthday/ no no no 4:01 Tamika Smith, Alison Brody The use of force has become a ‘default tool’ for ICE officers, a new report finds https://wamu.org/story/26/07/16/use-of-force-default-tool-ice-new-report/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:00:48 +0000 Meg Anderson https://wamu.org/story/26/07/16/use-of-force-default-tool-ice-new-report/ no no no 00:03:48 Meg Anderson Unlicensed food trucks have taken over the National Mall https://wamu.org/story/26/07/14/unlicensed-food-trucks-have-taken-over-the-national-mall/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:10:42 +0000 Spencer Bryant, Jackson Sinnenberg https://wamu.org/story/26/07/14/unlicensed-food-trucks-have-taken-over-the-national-mall/ no no no 4:02 Spencer Bryant, Jackson Sinnenberg WAMU’s Week Ahead: D.C. bottle bill, the ‘food truck mafia’, and Glen Echo Wurlitzer’s centennial celebration https://wamu.org/story/26/07/13/wamus-week-ahead-d-c-bottle-bill-vote-the-food-truck-mafia-and-glen-echo-wurlitzers-centennial-celebration/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:44:21 +0000 Jackson Sinnenberg, Spencer Bryant https://wamu.org/story/26/07/13/wamus-week-ahead-d-c-bottle-bill-vote-the-food-truck-mafia-and-glen-echo-wurlitzers-centennial-celebration/ no no no 3:55 Jackson Sinnenberg, Spencer Bryant