Local Arts & Festivals: Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival is expanding to a full weekend in Norwich, Sept. 11–13, adding a dedicated Friday night Main Stage kickoff with The Slambovian Circus of Dreams. Local Youth Programs: D.C. Scores is pausing after-school programming at nine D.C. schools, citing its toughest fundraising year and inflation-driven pressure. Public Safety & Accountability: A federal grand jury indicted Melissa Farris over alleged spray-paint vandalism at the World War II Memorial, including “Clean hands, dirty money” and bubble-soap dumping. Tech & Kids Online: Nevada AG Aaron Ford announced a landmark $17.1B multistate Meta settlement over alleged addictive design and child harms, with sweeping safety changes for Instagram and Facebook. National Policy & DC Landmarks: An NPS report on Trump’s proposed monumental arch says it would have “adverse effects” on nearby DC-area monuments, though it argues impacts are “manageable.” Immigration Enforcement: New data says ICE detentions are hitting record levels for people without criminal records. AI & Defense: A federal judge struck down the Pentagon’s ban on Anthropic’s AI models as “illegal and baseless.”