Local Headlines: Black Lives Matter fence’s guardian seeks to preserve artwork: ‘I want it seen’

Far bluer than ever, Northern Virginia confronts its shrunken influence in a split General Assembly; Maryland man in domestic dispute killed by police; officer seriously hurt; She's a 56-year-old former figure skater. Now she's coaching kids and Capitals. ; Va. Sen. Kiggans, congressional hopeful, leads hot-button GOP bills banning 'divisive concepts' in school, restricting trans athletes; Public libraries across the U.S. are taking note of this Richmond branch's parent-and-child-friendly design; A message in a bottle that traveled 3,200 miles helped heal a Maryland boy's grief; Birthday of deceased son of Rep. Jamie Raskin marked by acts of kindness; D.C.-area forecast: Trending milder until the weekend, when cold air returns; Arrest made in council candidate's carjacking, D.C. police say; We wanted the calming sound of running water. It turns out birds like it, too. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Essential news and more for DMV residents.     (Matt McClain/The Post) Black Lives Matter fence's guardian seeks to preserve artwork: 'I want it seen' Nadine Seiler, the self-appointed curator of protest displays from the fence near the White House, seeks to spread the works' message to a wide audience. By Ellie Silverman ●  Read more »   Far bluer than ever, Northern Virginia confronts its shrunken influence in a split General Assembly The D.C. suburbs are almost entirely represented in Richmond by Democrats, who have lost much of the political sway they enjoyed over the past two years. By Teo Armus ●  Read more »   Maryland man in domestic dispute killed by police; officer seriously hurt Circumstances surrounding the fatal incident in an Anne Arundel County townhouse remain murky. By Paul Duggan ●  Read more »   She's a 56-year-old former figure skater. Now she's coaching kids and Capitals. Wendy Marco is the founder of Cold Rush Hockey in Northern Virginia. She has become the go-to skating coach in the area not only for kids but NHL players as well. By Samantha Pell ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Va. Sen. Kiggans, congressional hopeful, leads hot-button GOP bills banning 'divisive concepts' in school, restricting trans athletes The bills faced sharp criticism during a Thursday hearing. By Meagan Flynn ●  Read more »   Public libraries across the U.S. are taking note of this Richmond branch's parent-and-child-friendly design 'To have a space where children and parents are centered is truly rare in America. Parents are so used to everything being hard in this country.' By Casey Parks ●  Read more »   A message in a bottle that traveled 3,200 miles helped heal a Maryland boy's grief The bottle surfacing in Ireland was a salve for Sasha Yonyak, 14, whose friend died two years after they had tossed it off the side of a fishing boat in Ocean City, Md. By Sydney Page ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Birthday of deceased son of Rep. Jamie Raskin marked by acts of kindness Tommy Raskin, the son of Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) who died by suicide a week before the Jan. 6 insurrection, would have been 27 on Sunday. His family organized a day of community service in his memory. By Antonio Olivo ●  Read more »   D.C.-area forecast: Trending milder until the weekend, when cold air returns Thursday and Friday will probably be rainy. By Jason Samenow ●  Read more »   Arrest made in council candidate's carjacking, D.C. police say A teenager has been arrested in the carjacking of D.C. Council candidate Nate Fleming, police said. By Martin Weil ●  Read more »   We wanted the calming sound of running water. It turns out birds like it, too. Imagine a fountain turned on its side. That's our backyard water feature. Perspective ●  By John Kelly ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Carolyn Hax for Post columnist Carolyn Hax's latest advice column every day. Sign up »

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