Welcome to Thursday, D.C. It’s gonna rain.

LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:

• Check out the Plant Issue, on stands today.

• The chef of San Lorenzo was allegedly caught with 191 grams of cocaine in Delaware. Just last month, Massimo Fabbri served Barack Obama and other members of his former administration.

• George Washington University says the company that owns most of its hospital, Universal Health Services, isn’t meeting its commitments. GW wants a new arrangement.

• Chefs and farmers are forming partnerships to ensure longevity for local agriculture and better quality food in what food editor Laura Hayes calls “Farm to Table 2.0.”

• A rowhouse in Logan Circle collapsed while it was being renovated. One person was taken to the hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.

• A rainy 2018 means bad news for the cleanliness of the Anacostia River.

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

• Events DC spent $150,000 lobbying Congress for control of the RFK campus. [WCP]

• Rep. Andy Harris is at it again. But this time it’s sex, not weed. [Post]

• The Washington Posthas a new ombudsman. [CJR]

• D.C. cop charged with bribery. [Post]

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

• Airline caterers at DCA vote on whether to strike for better pay, benefits. [WCP]

• What did Chef Kwame Onwuachihave to say on late night TV? [Eater]

• Critic Tom Sietsema revisits Hitching Post in Petworth. [Post]

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

• DCA welcomes a Made In D.C. retail kiosk today. [DCist]

• Local rapper GoldLink ushers in his new album era with projections on U Street. [Washingtonian]

• The descendants of the Smithsonian’s founding donor tour the institution for the first time. [WAMU]

• The filming of a miniseries will shut down D.C. streets this weekend. [WTOP]

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

• Gonzaga high school teacher Ariel Laguilles reflects on his 400-mile run in Spain and his journey to becoming an ultramarathoner. [WCP]

• Kevin Durant posted an Instagram photo from a hospital bed announcing that he had surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon. “Basketball is my biggest love and I wanted to be out there that night because that’s what I do,” Durant wrote about playing in Game 5. [USA Today]

• Barry Svrluga at the Post examines why attendance is down at Nats Park this season. [Post]

• With help from local partners, the U.S. State Department is promoting inclusion in sports across the world. [WCP]

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

• Washington Performing Arts presents the 5th annual Politics & Art: District Vox, a showcase concert of local singers, vocal ensembles, bands, spoken word artists, and actors. This edition will feature local Latinx artists sharing stories and poetry at the John A. Wilson Building.5:30 p.m. at 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free.

• Writer Dan Albert discusses his book Are We There Yet?, a meditation on car culture and its tight grip on the United States, at Solid State Books. 7 p.m. at 600 H St. NE. Free.

• Palestinian musician Huda Asfour leads a bi-monthly improvisational jam session at Bossa Bistro. 8 p.m. at 2463 18th St. NW. $5.

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