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Good morning, D.C. It’s Monday, and it’s gonna be sunny—like 70 degrees.
LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:
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Brian McEntee remembers Dave Salovesh, a lifelong safe cycling activist who was fatally struck on Florida Avenue last week: “There will be a ghost bike where he died, and there will be a memorial ride, and countless calls to finally create the safer streets that Dave demanded. Bike advocacy will march on. It will succeed sometimes, but its success, for me at least, will be far less meaningful without Dave.”
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Just hours after a ghost bike was installed at the scene of the fatal collision, another collision in Anacostia injured six people, including one pedestrian.
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A 16-year-old was shot and killed in a Northwest D.C. home Friday. Police data shows that there have been 51 homicides in the District so far this year.
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For some Anacostia High School students trauma from street violence is a prominent reality. Writing lyrics is therapeutic. Recording them is just as meaningful.
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A man was fatally shot in Prince George’s County early Easter morning. He has not been identified.
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American University graduate student Maria Butina who admitted to working as an unregistered Russian agent is asking for leniency in her prison sentence.
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Caps forward T.J. Oshie is expected to miss the rest of the playoffs. Tonight’s Game 6 against Carolina starts at 7.
LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Mitch Ryals (tips? mryals@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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D.C. is cracking down on drivers who park in bike lanes. [Post]
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D.C.’s homeless encampment cleanups cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and they’re not helping anyone. [Post]
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D.C. is the most expensive place in the country to buy weed. [WCP]
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Driving for Uber is like a “casino where drivers must pay to play the game of work,” according to a Georgetown University study. [NBC]
YOUNG & HUNGRY LINKS, by Laura Hayes (tips? lhayes@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Persian food spices things up in Dupont Circle next month with Vintage78. [WCP]
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District Fishwife is top destination for fish and chips. [WCP]
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Why D.C. chefs are importing corn for their tortillas. [Eater]
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Should we be asking if D.C. has too many restaurants? [Washingtonian]
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Why beer drinkers should be spending more time in Silver Spring. [Post]
ARTS LINKS, by Matt Cohen (tips? mcohen@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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On A-Cold-World*, Ankhlejohn thrills and chills. [WCP]
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How local artist Allison Friedel transforms Metro stations into immersive nature scenes. [Washingtonian]
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At the D.C. Arts Center, a new exhibition brings back the artists from an exhibition it held 30 years ago, including WCP’s Darrow Montgomery. [East City Art]
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At the National Theatre and The Kennedy Center, an archive of clutter that would make Marie Kondo cringe. [Post]
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Book review: The Queen is an in-depth study of the notorious, flamboyant con artist Linda Taylor. [WCP]
HOUSING COMPLEX LINKS, by Morgan Baskin (tips? mbaskin@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Want to live on a boat? [WCP]
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Fierce competition, picky buyers: the state of the D.C. housing market. [Urban Turf]
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A review of ‘Opportunity Zone’ projects in the pipeline. [Bis Now]
SPORTS LINKS, by Kelyn Soong (tips? ksoong@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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The Caps can clinch their series against the Hurricanes tonight after dominating Game 5 over the weekend. [AP]
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Stephen Strasburg pitched eight scoreless innings and the Nats avoided being swept by the six-win Miami Marlins. [Federal Baseball]
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D.C. United has not won a match at Audi Field in over a month. [Washington Times]
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Boxer Dusty Hernández-Harrison is now 32-0-1 with 18 knockouts after he knocked out Fred Jenkins Jr. at the Rosecroft Raceway this weekend. [Twitter]
HAPPENING TODAY, by Kayla Randall (tips? krandall@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Acoustic guitarist Peppino D’Agostino performs at Jammin Java. 7:30 p.m. at 227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna. $20.
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Lakota, Virginia singer-songwriter Maddi Mae performs at Songbyrd Music House. 9 p.m. at 2477 18th St. NW. $7.
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Union Stage hosts a Hulu original comedy tour with comedian Ramy Youssef. 8 p.m. at 740 Water St. SW. Free.
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