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District Line Daily: House is not a Home

What are we doing for the 5,500 homeless students in D.C.?

by Mitch Ryals July 18th, 2019August 28th, 2020

Happy Thursday, D.C. It’s so hot the pools are open later.

LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:

The number of homeless students in D.C. is trending up.
Pro runners have to be all in to navigate an uncertain and low paying world.
Ward 7 Councilmember Vince Gray will run for re-election as two challengers emerge and a third considers jumping in.
Kids’ essays on violence are now part of the Library of Congress.
Remnants of the Underground Railroad in the D.C. area.

LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Mitch Ryals (tips? mryals@washingtoncitypaper.com)

It’s not easy to seal a marijuana crime. [WCP]
First elected chairman of the D.C. Council, Sterling Tucker, died at 95. [WCP]
The Howard University campus is buzzing about Kamala Harris. [DC Line]
To increase housing supply in D.C., rethink single-family zoning. [D.C. Policy Center]
Councilmember Mary Cheh re-introduced a bill to seal eviction records. [GGW]

YOUNG & HUNGRY LINKS, by Laura Hayes (tips? lhayes@washingtoncitypaper.com)

This new happy hour has $10 pizzas, bean bag chairs, and bocce. [WCP]
Alexandria speakeasy PX from Todd Thrasher to close after almost 13 years. [Washingtonian]
Queen’s English gets 2.5 stars from Tom Sietsema. [Post]
These 16 black chefs are changing food in America. [NYT]

ARTS LINKS, by Kayla Randall (tips? krandall@washingtoncitypaper.com)

Learn about the contemporary local music you need to hear. [Kojo Nnamdi Show]
This Capital Fringe play takes on Love in the Time of Climate Change. [DCist]
A theory about WTOP’s Wernher von Braun fiasco. [Washingtonian]
The Spanish Embassy is now home to a new statue. [Post]

SPORTS LINKS, by Kelyn Soong (tips? ksoong@washingtoncitypaper.com)

Steve Buckhantz is understandably hurt by being unceremoniously dumped by the Wizards after 22 years as the team’s play-by-play voice. [WCP]
MLB games, including one with the Washington Senators, came to a standstill when Apollo 11 landed on the moon 50 years ago. [Post]

HAPPENING TODAY, by Emma Sarappo (tips? esarappo@washingtoncitypaper.com)

Contemporary country singer Thomas Rhett performs at Merriweather Post Pavilion. 7 p.m. at 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. $55–$125.
See the first night ofJoe Coleman‘s genre-fusion cabaret, No Boundaries, at Signature Theatre. 8 p.m. at 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. $38.
Catch Elle Varner—who won a Grammy for her songwriting on Chance the Rapper‘s Coloring Book—at The Howard Theatre. 8 p.m. at 620 T St. NW. $35–$75.

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