District Line Daily: Media Blackout - Washington City Paper

Welcome to Monday, D.C., and happy belated Father’s Day to the dads out there. Expect temperatures in the 80s and maybe some thunderstorms in the afternoon.

LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:

Natasha Cloud followed through with her “media blackout” to raise awareness of the shootings that have affected a Southeast elementary school, giving a powerful statement after the Mystics lost to the defending WNBA champion Seattle Storm, 74-71.
D.C. police officer Pearce Then is charged with sexually abusing another officer for an alleged incident at a health spa where he volunteers. Then’s alleged attack on the female officer occurred during a therapeutic treatment session. He has pleaded not guilty and is suspended from the force.
One inmate is dead, and seven others were taken to the hospital due to what authorities suspect were drug overdoses.
Zoe Spears’body was found in the street near the same area where her friend Ashanti Carmon was killed in March. Both women are transgender. Police have not arrested any suspects.
The Posteditorial board says Mayor Muriel Bowserisn’t making public charter schools a priority, and that’s leading to the closure of a much-needed preschool in Southwest.

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

D.C.’s alcohol control board OKs challenge to the liquor license for Trump’s hotel based on allegations of his shitty character. [WCP]
Trump still hasn’t paid his $7 million bill for his four-day inaugural celebration in 2017. [Post]
Chairman Phil Mendelson and Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen take to the Posteditorial pageto make their case against CFO Jeff DeWitt in the budget dispute. [Post]
Community members are giving the D.C. attorney general an earful about the potential release of drug kingpin Rayful Edmond. [Post]
Fairfax unlikely to testify in front of the state legislature about the accusations that he sexually assaulted two women. [WAMU]
D.C.’s vaccination rate for measles is way too low. [Post]

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

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

Meet five of the Halcyon Arts Lab Fellows featuring work at By the People Festival. [WCP]
Ari Shapiro gets into The Cat in the Hat for Adventure Theatre MTC. [DC Theatre Scene]
A pioneering Cuban fashion brand is popping up this week. [Washingtonian]

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

Mallory Pughgot her first World Cup start, and the U.S. women’s national soccer team scored a 3-0 win over Chile. Carli Lloyd punctuated her two goals with a polite, surely not controversial, golf clap. [Deadspin]
A report by The Athletic suggests that former POTUS Barack Obama is trying to recruit Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri to D.C. [NBC Sports Washington]
The U.S. Golf Association honored African-American golf pioneer Lee Elder, who helped desegregate the Langston Golf Course in D.C., with the Bob Jones Award. [USGA]
Caps re-sign forward Carl Hagelin, 30, to a four-year, $11 million deal after trading away Matt Niskanen for Radko Gudas. [NBC Sports Washington]

HAPPENING TODAY, by Kayla Randall (tips? krandall@washingtoncitypaper.com)

The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage hosts a performance from the Navy’s premier jazz ensemble, The U.S. Navy Band Commodores. 6 p.m. at 2700 F St. NW. Free.
Garage rock-inspired band The Technicolors perform at Songbyrd Music House.8 p.m. at 2477 18th St. NW. $12–$15.
The Freer Gallery of Art continues its run of The Peacock Room in Blue and White, an exhibition room full of blue-and-white Chinese porcelains. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Jefferson Drive at 12th Street SW. Free.

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