DC will experience something on Tuesday, June 12, at 11 AM wholly unfamiliar to many residents: A parade to commemorate a big local sports team’s national championship. The Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup in Las Vegas Thursday, and fans who’ve been with the team for years, as well as those who’ve been with them more recently, will flood downtown DC to celebrate. If you’re planning to go, the city recommends you take Metro–check out all the road closures below–and bring plenty of water. You can text “ALLCAPS” to 888-777 to get updates by text message.
Rosa is a senior editor at Bitch Magazine. She’s written for Washingtonian and Smithsonian magazine.
Andrew Beaujon joined Washingtonian in late 2014. He was previously with the Poynter Institute, TBD.com, and Washington City Paper. He lives in Del Ray.
Helen joined Washingtonian in January 2018. She studied Journalism and International Relations at the University of Southern California. She recently won an Online News Award for her work on a project about the effects of the Salton Sea, California’s greatest burgeoning environmental disaster, on a Native American tribe whose ancestral lands are on its shores. Before joining the magazine, Helen worked in Memphis covering education for Chalkbeat. Her work has appeared in USA Today, The Desert Sun, Chalkbeat Tennessee, Sunset Magazine, Indiewire, and others.
